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Play2Chill (WAR:P2C) Beneish M-Score : 2.14 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Play2Chill Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.14 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Play2Chill's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

WAR:P2C' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.26   Med: 1.88   Max: 1666.8
Current: 2.14

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Play2Chill was 1666.80. The lowest was -6.26. And the median was 1.88.


Play2Chill Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Play2Chill's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Play2Chill Beneish M-Score Chart

Play2Chill Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.49

Play2Chill Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.49 -6.26 -2.42 1.88 2.14

Competitive Comparison of Play2Chill's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Play2Chill's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Play2Chill's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Play2Chill's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Play2Chill's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Play2Chill Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Play2Chill for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 2.7444+0.528 * 0.6194+0.404 * 4.8907+0.892 * 0.8432+0.115 * 0.6
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.635+4.679 * 0.360298-0.327 * 0.7401
=2.14

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was zł0.20 Mil.
Revenue was 0.223 + 0.205 + 0.244 + 0.344 = zł1.02 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.701 + 0.535 + 0.68 + 0.839 = zł2.76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł5.19 Mil.
Total Assets was zł5.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł0.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł0.15 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.157 + 0.098 + 0.123 + 0.097 = zł0.48 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = zł0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.333 + -0.328 + -0.284 + -0.464 = zł-1.41 Mil.
Total Receivables was zł0.09 Mil.
Revenue was 0.235 + 0.249 + 0.319 + 0.402 = zł1.21 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.784 + 0.641 + 0.397 + 0.202 = zł2.02 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł3.50 Mil.
Total Assets was zł3.53 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł0.03 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł0.76 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł0.13 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł0.00 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(0.199 / 1.016) / (0.086 / 1.205)
=0.195866 / 0.071369
=2.7444

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(2.024 / 1.205) / (2.755 / 1.016)
=1.679668 / 2.711614
=0.6194

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (5.188 + 0.012) / 5.229) / (1 - (3.496 + 0.028) / 3.528)
=0.005546 / 0.001134
=4.8907

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=1.016 / 1.205
=0.8432

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(0.012 / (0.012 + 0.028)) / (0.012 / (0.012 + 0.012))
=0.3 / 0.5
=0.6

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(0.408 / 1.016) / (0.762 / 1.205)
=0.401575 / 0.632365
=0.635

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((0 + 0.147) / 5.229) / ((0 + 0.134) / 3.528)
=0.028112 / 0.037982
=0.7401

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(0.475 - 0 - -1.409) / 5.229
=0.360298

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Play2Chill has a M-score of 2.14 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Play2Chill (WAR:P2C) Business Description

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Play2Chill SA is an independent game development company in Poland. The company is engaged in production of games for desktop computers, consoles and mobile devices.

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