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FingerMotion (FingerMotion) Beneish M-Score : -0.94 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is FingerMotion 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 -0.94 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FNGR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -46.5   Med: -2.12   Max: -0.27
Current: -0.94

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FingerMotion was -0.27. The lowest was -46.50. And the median was -2.12.


FingerMotion Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FingerMotion'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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FingerMotion Beneish M-Score Chart

FingerMotion Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.54 - - -2.29 -1.71

FingerMotion Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.75 -1.71 -0.46 -0.27 -0.94

Competitive Comparison of FingerMotion's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, FingerMotion'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.


FingerMotion's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



FingerMotion 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 FingerMotion 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 * 1.0357+0.528 * 0.8619+0.404 * 0.6005+0.892 * 1.5028+0.115 * 0.4635
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7395+4.679 * 0.253884-0.327 * 0.6323
=-0.94

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $7.80 Mil.
Revenue was 6.14 + 9.279 + 12.169 + 12.813 = $40.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.638 + 1.842 + 0.663 + 0.665 = $3.81 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17.44 Mil.
Total Assets was $17.57 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.07 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -1.944 + -0.134 + -1.265 + -2.036 = $-5.38 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.003 + 0.052 + 0.014 + 0.058 = $0.13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.079 + -2.296 + -2.578 + -3.014 = $-9.97 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5.01 Mil.
Revenue was 11.403 + 4.983 + 4.855 + 5.642 = $26.88 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.859 + 0.418 + 0.377 + 0.53 = $2.18 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $21.59 Mil.
Total Assets was $21.90 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.87 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.84 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)
=(7.803 / 40.401) / (5.013 / 26.883)
=0.193139 / 0.186475
=1.0357

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)
=(2.184 / 26.883) / (3.808 / 40.401)
=0.081241 / 0.094255
=0.8619

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 - (17.435 + 0.096) / 17.571) / (1 - (21.585 + 0.234) / 21.902)
=0.002276 / 0.00379
=0.6005

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
=40.401 / 26.883
=1.5028

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))
=(0.058 / (0.058 + 0.234)) / (0.072 / (0.072 + 0.096))
=0.19863 / 0.428571
=0.4635

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)
=(8.224 / 40.401) / (7.4 / 26.883)
=0.203559 / 0.275267
=0.7395

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 + 4.924) / 17.571) / ((4.835 + 4.872) / 21.902)
=0.280234 / 0.443202
=0.6323

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
=(-5.379 - 0.127 - -9.967) / 17.571
=0.253884

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.

FingerMotion has a M-score of -0.94 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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FingerMotion (FingerMotion) Business Description

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Address
111 Somerset Road, Level 3, Singapore, SGP, 238164
FingerMotion Inc is engaged in the provision of mobile payment and recharge services in the China market. The company business line includes Telecommunications Products and Services; Value Added Products and Services; Short Message Services ("SMS") and Multimedia Messaging Services ("MMS"); a Rich Communication Services ("RCS") platform; Big Data Insights; and a Video Games Division (inactive). It principally earns revenue by providing mobile payment and recharge services to customers of telecommunications companies in China.
Executives
Yew Poh Leong director 61 SPRINGSIDE VIEW, SINGAPORE U0 786060
Martin Chung-wen Shen officer: CEO and CFO 1322 W. KING EDWARD AVE., VANCOUVER A1 V6H 1Z9
Chee Ming Cheong 10 percent owner UNIT A 19/F TIMES MEDIA CENTRE, 133 WAN CHAI ROAD, WAN CHAI K3 --
Eng Ho Ng director 159 JALAN KAMPONG CHANTEK, SINGAPORE U0 587887
Yew Hon Lee officer: Chief Financial Officer NO 5, JALAN BRP 3/3C, SUNWAY RAHMAN PUTR, SEKSYEN U20, SHAH ALAM., SELANGOR N8 40160
Yang Yeat Choe 10 percent owner 6-9-1 V SQUARE PJ CITY CENTRE, JALAN UTARA, PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR N8 46200
Li Li officer: GM of Issuer's affiliate UNIT 103, BLOCK 5, LANE 550, FUGUAN ROAD, CHANGNING DISTRICT, SHANGHAI F4 --
Chan Michael K H director 15-07, 70 BAYSHORE ROAD, COSTA DEL SOL U0 469987
Charles Thomas Mcmillen director 1103 SOUTH CAROLINA AVENUE, WASHINGTON DC 20003
Hsien Loong Wong director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, CFO, and Director 6 WINDSOR PARK HILL, SINGAPORE U0 574198
Michael Thomas Brigante director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President, CFO 17 DANIEL DRIVE, HILLSBOROUGH NJ 08844