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Givex (FRA:L6E) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Givex 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:L6E' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.32   Med: -2.85   Max: -2.47
Current: -2.85

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Givex was -2.47. The lowest was -3.32. And the median was -2.85.


Givex Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Givex Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.47 -3.00

Givex Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -3.09 -2.85 -2.84 -3.00 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Givex's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Givex'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.


Givex's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Givex's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Givex 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 Givex 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 * 0.9712+0.528 * 1.0252+0.404 * 0.94+0.892 * 1.0436+0.115 * 1.0487
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8182+4.679 * -0.097432-0.327 * 0.8905
=-2.86

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €7.18 Mil.
Revenue was 14.14 + 15.4 + 13.601 + 13.5 = €56.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.548 + 10.355 + 9.398 + 9.791 = €39.09 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €29.73 Mil.
Total Assets was €47.90 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €4.51 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €3.56 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €34.69 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €12.67 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3.40 Mil.
Net Income was 0.334 + -0.139 + -0.692 + -0.679 = €-1.18 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.255 + -0.141 + -0.01 + -0.188 = €-0.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.353 + 0.343 + 1.386 + 0.493 = €3.58 Mil.
Total Receivables was €7.08 Mil.
Revenue was 13.077 + 14.816 + 13.937 + 12.446 = €54.28 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.025 + 10.532 + 9.854 + 8.992 = €38.40 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €32.65 Mil.
Total Assets was €53.26 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €4.45 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €3.83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €40.63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €15.72 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4.34 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)
=(7.178 / 56.641) / (7.082 / 54.276)
=0.126728 / 0.130481
=0.9712

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)
=(38.403 / 54.276) / (39.092 / 56.641)
=0.70755 / 0.690171
=1.0252

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 - (29.725 + 4.507) / 47.9) / (1 - (32.646 + 4.445) / 53.258)
=0.285344 / 0.30356
=0.94

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
=56.641 / 54.276
=1.0436

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))
=(3.826 / (3.826 + 4.445)) / (3.557 / (3.557 + 4.507))
=0.46258 / 0.441096
=1.0487

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)
=(34.689 / 56.641) / (40.628 / 54.276)
=0.612436 / 0.748544
=0.8182

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)
=((3.397 + 12.668) / 47.9) / ((4.344 + 15.715) / 53.258)
=0.335386 / 0.376638
=0.8905

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
=(-1.176 - -0.084 - 3.575) / 47.9
=-0.097432

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.

Givex has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Givex (FRA:L6E) Business Description

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134 Peter Street, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 2H2
Givex Corp is a cloud-based, omnichannel technology platform, that integrates gift and loyalty programs, point of sale systems, and flexible payment services to enterprise-level retail and hospitality merchants. Its products include Gift cards, Loyalty Programs, Mobile App, Analytics, and Ordering kiosk among others. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Canada.

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