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a.k.a. Brands Holding (a.k.a. Brands Holding) Beneish M-Score : -2.84 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is a.k.a. Brands Holding 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 -2.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for a.k.a. Brands Holding's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

AKA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.71   Max: -2.58
Current: -2.84

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of a.k.a. Brands Holding was -2.58. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.71.


a.k.a. Brands Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for a.k.a. Brands Holding'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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a.k.a. Brands Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

a.k.a. Brands Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.58 -2.84

a.k.a. Brands Holding Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -2.58 -3.00 -3.21 -3.43 -2.84

Competitive Comparison of a.k.a. Brands Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, a.k.a. Brands Holding'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.


a.k.a. Brands Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, a.k.a. Brands Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where a.k.a. Brands Holding's Beneish M-Score falls into.



a.k.a. Brands Holding 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 a.k.a. Brands Holding 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 * 1.6622+0.528 * 1.0029+0.404 * 0.9253+0.892 * 0.893+0.115 * 1.0279
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0584+4.679 * -0.169736-0.327 * 1.1421
=-2.84

* 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 $4.8 Mil.
Revenue was 148.912 + 140.833 + 136.028 + 120.485 = $546.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 76.456 + 77.968 + 77.356 + 68.5 = $300.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $135.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $361.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $64.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $303.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $86.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $125.4 Mil.
Net Income was -13.883 + -70.41 + -5.04 + -9.553 = $-98.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.066 + -69.065 + -0.75 + -1.034 = $-70.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 15.384 + 10.752 + 10.25 + -2.96 = $33.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.2 Mil.
Revenue was 149.126 + 155.822 + 158.471 + 148.319 = $611.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 78.747 + 86.857 + 87.447 + 84.196 = $337.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $197.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $509.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $66.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $321.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $88.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $172.5 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)
=(4.796 / 546.258) / (3.231 / 611.738)
=0.00878 / 0.005282
=1.6622

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)
=(337.247 / 611.738) / (300.28 / 546.258)
=0.551293 / 0.549704
=1.0029

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 - (135.695 + 64.619) / 361.721) / (1 - (197.604 + 66.275) / 509.638)
=0.44622 / 0.482223
=0.9253

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
=546.258 / 611.738
=0.893

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))
=(20.348 / (20.348 + 66.275)) / (19.141 / (19.141 + 64.619))
=0.234903 / 0.228522
=1.0279

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)
=(303.665 / 546.258) / (321.3 / 611.738)
=0.5559 / 0.525225
=1.0584

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)
=((125.438 + 85.961) / 361.721) / ((172.453 + 88.341) / 509.638)
=0.584426 / 0.511724
=1.1421

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
=(-98.886 - -70.915 - 33.426) / 361.721
=-0.169736

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.

a.k.a. Brands Holding has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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a.k.a. Brands Holding (a.k.a. Brands Holding) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94104
a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp is an online fashion retailer focused on acquiring and accelerating the growth of next-generation, digitally native fashion brands targeting Gen Z and Millennial customers.
Executives
Ciaran Joseph Long officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP., 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Myles B Mccormick director C/O BARE ESCENTUALS, INC., 71 STEVENSON STREET, 22ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Sourav Ghosh director 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20817
Jill Elizabeth Ramsey director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP., 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Ilene Eskenazi director 10850 VIA FRONTERA, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Simon Andrew Beard director, 10 percent owner 1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Beard Trading Pty Ltd. 10 percent owner 1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Jonathan Edward Harvey officer: See Remarks C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP, 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
John Robert Gonneville officer: See Remarks C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP., 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Bryett Enterprises Pty Ltd. 10 percent owner 5 SHORT ST., BURLEIGH HEADS C3 4220
Michael Frank Trembley officer: See remarks C/O A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP., 100 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Tah Nee Aleman Family Trust 10 percent owner 1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Tah-nee Beard 10 percent owner 1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Tf Apparel Discretionary Trust 10 percent owner 1-3 LA SCALA COURT, SURFERS PARADISE C3 4217
Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund Ix-a Aiv, L.p. 10 percent owner 222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116