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Skycap Investment Holdings (XCNQ:SKY) Beneish M-Score : -1.96 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Skycap Investment Holdings 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XCNQ:SKY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.96   Med: -1.96   Max: -1.96
Current: -1.96

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Skycap Investment Holdings was -1.96. The lowest was -1.96. And the median was -1.96.


Skycap Investment Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Skycap Investment Holdings'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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Skycap Investment Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Skycap Investment Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
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Skycap Investment Holdings Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Skycap Investment Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Skycap Investment Holdings'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.


Skycap Investment Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Skycap Investment Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Skycap Investment Holdings 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 Skycap Investment Holdings 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 * 3.7434+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.6626+0.892 * 0.4016+0.115 * 0.3367
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.0228+4.679 * -0.28806-0.327 * 0.1783
=-1.96

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$0.70 Mil.
Revenue was 0.021 + 0.028 + -0.003 + 0.005 = C$0.05 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.021 + 0.028 + -0.003 + 0.005 = C$0.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$15.12 Mil.
Total Assets was C$16.08 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$0.91 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$5.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.44 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.292 + 9.472 + -1.028 + -1.869 = C$6.87 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.214 + 12.435 + 0.249 + -0.089 = C$13.81 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.25 + 0 + -0.058 + -2.502 = C$-2.31 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$0.46 Mil.
Revenue was 0.127 + 0 + 0 + 0 = C$0.13 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.127 + 0 + 0 + 0 = C$0.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$5.71 Mil.
Total Assets was C$10.66 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$4.90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$6.75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.71 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)
=(0.696 / 0.051) / (0.463 / 0.127)
=13.647059 / 3.645669
=3.7434

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)
=(0.127 / 0.127) / (0.051 / 0.051)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (15.12 + 0.91) / 16.08) / (1 - (5.708 + 4.899) / 10.657)
=0.003109 / 0.004692
=0.6626

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
=0.051 / 0.127
=0.4016

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))
=(0.856 / (0.856 + 4.899)) / (0.72 / (0.72 + 0.91))
=0.14874 / 0.441718
=0.3367

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)
=(5.484 / 0.051) / (6.751 / 0.127)
=107.529412 / 53.15748
=2.0228

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 + 0.438) / 16.08) / ((0.712 + 0.916) / 10.657)
=0.027239 / 0.152763
=0.1783

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
=(6.867 - 13.809 - -2.31) / 16.08
=-0.28806

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.

Skycap Investment Holdings has a M-score of -1.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Skycap Investment Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
90 Riviera Drive, Markham, ON, CAN, L3R 5M1
Li-Metal Corp is a Canada-based company developing lithium metal and anode technologies to provide a low-cost and environmentally friendly solution for next-generation lithium batteries. The company's geographic segments include Canada and the US.
Executives
Lions Bay Capital Inc. 10% Security Holder
Mark Wellings Director
Timothy George Johnston 10% Security Holder, Director
Carlos Pinglo Senior Officer