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AGM Group Holdings (AGM Group Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 21.06 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is AGM Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 21.06 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

AGMH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.85   Med: 0.23   Max: 614.38
Current: 21.06

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AGM Group Holdings was 614.38. The lowest was -6.85. And the median was 0.23.


AGM Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AGM Group 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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AGM Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

AGM Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -6.85 0.23 -3.10 614.38 21.06

AGM Group Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 - 614.38 - 21.06 -

Competitive Comparison of AGM Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, AGM Group 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.


AGM Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, AGM Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AGM Group 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 AGM Group 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 * 4.6885+0.528 * 0.9351+0.404 * 36.8151+0.892 * 6.603+0.115 * 0.684
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.8644+4.679 * 0.233099-0.327 * 1.0594
=21.06

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $94.4 Mil.
Revenue was $242.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was $46.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $116.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $125.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $30.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $94.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.2 Mil.
Net Income was $11.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-17.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.0 Mil.
Revenue was $36.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $87.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $88.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $62.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(94.361 / 242.396) / (3.048 / 36.71)
=0.389284 / 0.083029
=4.6885

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)
=(6.598 / 36.71) / (46.588 / 242.396)
=0.179733 / 0.192198
=0.9351

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 - (116.819 + 1.182) / 125.23) / (1 - (87.319 + 0.564) / 88.021)
=0.057726 / 0.001568
=36.8151

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
=242.396 / 36.71
=6.603

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))
=(0.102 / (0.102 + 0.564)) / (0.341 / (0.341 + 1.182))
=0.153153 / 0.2239
=0.684

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)
=(30.395 / 242.396) / (1.607 / 36.71)
=0.125394 / 0.043776
=2.8644

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)
=((0.167 + 94.52) / 125.23) / ((0 + 62.819) / 88.021)
=0.756105 / 0.713682
=1.0594

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
=(11.476 - -0.373 - -17.342) / 125.23
=0.233099

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.

AGM Group Holdings has a M-score of 21.06 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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AGM Group Holdings (AGM Group Holdings) Business Description

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C/o Creative Consultants (Hong Kong) Limited, 185 Wanchai Road, Room 1502-3, 15th Floor, Connuaght Commercial Building, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
AGM Group Holdings Inc is an investment holding company. The company focuses on blockchain-oriented ASIC chip design; high-end crypto miner production and fintech technology software service. It generates maximum revenue from the sale of cryptocurrency mining machines and standardized computing equipment.

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