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AlphaGen Intelligence (XCNQ:AIC) Beneish M-Score : -1.47 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is AlphaGen Intelligence 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 -1.47 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XCNQ:AIC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.47   Med: 1.65   Max: 6.85
Current: -1.47

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AlphaGen Intelligence was 6.85. The lowest was -1.47. And the median was 1.65.


AlphaGen Intelligence Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AlphaGen Intelligence'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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AlphaGen Intelligence Beneish M-Score Chart

AlphaGen Intelligence Annual Data
Trend Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
- - 2.71 4.06

AlphaGen Intelligence Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -0.57 4.87 4.06 0.59 -1.47

Competitive Comparison of AlphaGen Intelligence's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, AlphaGen Intelligence'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.


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

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

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



AlphaGen Intelligence 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 AlphaGen Intelligence 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 * 0.1288+0.528 * 0.9826+0.404 * 1.0088+0.892 * 5.3744+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.1618+4.679 * -0.505674-0.327 * 0.5723
=-1.47

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$0.16 Mil.
Revenue was 0.132 + 0.39 + 0.95 + 0.839 = C$2.31 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.088 + 0.258 + 0.607 + 0.48 = C$1.43 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$0.57 Mil.
Total Assets was C$3.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$2.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.58 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.06 Mil.
Net Income was -0.352 + -0.085 + -0.837 + 0.5 = C$-0.77 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.005 + 0.005 + -0.035 + 0.319 = C$0.29 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.265 + 0.582 + -0.211 + 0.341 = C$0.45 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$0.24 Mil.
Revenue was 0.167 + 0.109 + 0.102 + 0.052 = C$0.43 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.112 + 0.078 + 0.048 + 0.024 = C$0.26 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$0.60 Mil.
Total Assets was C$3.02 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.37 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$2.30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$1.07 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.06 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)
=(0.164 / 2.311) / (0.237 / 0.43)
=0.070965 / 0.551163
=0.1288

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)
=(0.262 / 0.43) / (1.433 / 2.311)
=0.609302 / 0.620078
=0.9826

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 - (0.57 + 0) / 2.996) / (1 - (0.596 + 0) / 3.021)
=0.809746 / 0.802714
=1.0088

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
=2.311 / 0.43
=5.3744

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))
=(0.371 / (0.371 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
=1 /
=1

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)
=(1.996 / 2.311) / (2.296 / 0.43)
=0.863695 / 5.339535
=0.1618

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)
=((0.06 + 0.583) / 2.996) / ((0.063 + 1.07) / 3.021)
=0.214619 / 0.375041
=0.5723

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
=(-0.774 - 0.294 - 0.447) / 2.996
=-0.505674

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.

AlphaGen Intelligence has a M-score of -1.47 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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AlphaGen Intelligence (XCNQ:AIC) Business Description

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AlphaGen Intelligence Corp focuses on the development of AI for gaming and entertainment, and the metaverse.

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