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Forge Global Holdings (Forge Global Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.94 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Forge Global 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 -2.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRGE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.91   Med: -3.43   Max: -2.94
Current: -2.94

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Forge Global Holdings was -2.94. The lowest was -3.91. And the median was -3.43.


Forge Global Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forge Global 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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Forge Global Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Forge Global Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -3.91 -2.94

Forge Global Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -3.91 -3.28 -1.85 -2.77 -2.94

Competitive Comparison of Forge Global Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Forge Global 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.


Forge Global Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Forge Global 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 Forge Global 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 * 1.1395+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.1296+0.892 * 1.0071+0.115 * 0.8196
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7925+4.679 * -0.138586-0.327 * 1.0529
=-2.94

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4.07 Mil.
Revenue was 18.878 + 18.415 + 16.637 + 15.46 = $69.39 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.878 + 18.415 + 16.637 + 15.46 = $69.39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $163.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $310.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $10.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $153.89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $24.21 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.71 Mil.
Net Income was -25.796 + -18.348 + -24.889 + -21.188 = $-90.22 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.634 + 1.122 + -3.573 + 0.383 = $-5.70 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -6.572 + -3.547 + -13.622 + -17.715 = $-41.46 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.54 Mil.
Revenue was 16.735 + 15.814 + 16.462 + 19.89 = $68.90 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.735 + 15.814 + 16.462 + 19.89 = $68.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $206.89 Mil.
Total Assets was $363.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.71 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $10.03 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $192.80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $26.39 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.54 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)
=(4.067 / 69.39) / (3.544 / 68.901)
=0.058611 / 0.051436
=1.1395

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)
=(68.901 / 68.901) / (69.39 / 69.39)
=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 - (163.104 + 9.5) / 310.731) / (1 - (206.888 + 13.705) / 363.729)
=0.444523 / 0.393524
=1.1296

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
=69.39 / 68.901
=1.0071

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))
=(10.025 / (10.025 + 13.705)) / (10.107 / (10.107 + 9.5))
=0.422461 / 0.515479
=0.8196

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)
=(153.885 / 69.39) / (192.802 / 68.901)
=2.217683 / 2.798247
=0.7925

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)
=((2.707 + 24.212) / 310.731) / ((3.541 + 26.385) / 363.729)
=0.086631 / 0.082276
=1.0529

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
=(-90.221 - -5.702 - -41.456) / 310.731
=-0.138586

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.

Forge Global Holdings has a M-score of -2.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Forge Global Holdings (Forge Global Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
415 Mission Street, Suite 5510, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
Forge Global Holdings Inc is a financial service platform created to serve the unique needs of the private market. It provides marketplace infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for private market participants. The Company offers a trusted trading platform, proprietary data and insights to inform investment strategies, along with custody services to help companies, shareholders, institutions and accredited investors confidently navigate and transact in the private market.
Executives
Kelly Rodriques director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 415 MISSION ST, SUITE 5510, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Kimberley H Vogel director 63 CONSTITUTION DRIVE, CHICO CA 95973
Christoph Hansmeyer director 415 MISSION ST, SUITE 5510, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Johnathan H Short officer: Chief Legal Officer 2100 RIVEREDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30308
Asiff S Hirji director 250 FAIR OAKS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Herbert James H. Ii director 1230 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Ashwin Kumar director 415 MISSION ST, SUITE 5510, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Stephen J. George director 415 MISSION ST, SUITE 5510, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Jose Cobos officer: Chief Operating Officer 415 MISSION ST, SUITE 5510, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Borse Ag Deutsche 10 percent owner
Mark P Lee officer: Chief Financial Officer 415 MISSION ST, SUITE 5510, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Steven J. Mclaughlin director 277 PARK AVENUE 29TH FLOOR, SUITE B, NEW YORK NY 10172
Kristy Trieste director, officer: CFO and Director C/O MOTIVE CAPITAL, 250 GREENWICH STREET, FLOOR 47, NEW YORK NY 10007
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