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Grindr (Grindr) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Grindr 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GRND' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.31   Med: -2.31   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.31

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grindr was -2.31. The lowest was -2.31. And the median was -2.31.


Grindr Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Grindr Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -2.31

Grindr Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 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 - - -2.60 - -2.31

Competitive Comparison of Grindr's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Grindr'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.


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

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

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



Grindr 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 Grindr 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 * 1.1864+0.528 * 0.9957+0.404 * 0.9333+0.892 * 1.3316+0.115 * 1.0066
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.802+4.679 * -0.069117-0.327 * 0.9491
=-2.31

* 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 $35.4 Mil.
Revenue was 72.086 + 70.258 + 61.538 + 55.809 = $259.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.796 + 52.015 + 45.428 + 40.994 = $192.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $71.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $444.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $27.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $80.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $60.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $327.8 Mil.
Net Income was -44.763 + -0.437 + 22.331 + -32.899 = $-55.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -49.507 + -3.752 + 7.267 + -15.194 = $-61.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13.031 + 8.333 + 6.282 + 8.501 = $36.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $22.4 Mil.
Revenue was 54.528 + 50.402 + 46.555 + 43.53 = $195.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40.006 + 37.447 + 34.453 + 31.829 = $143.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $43.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $438.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $37.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $75.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $61.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $342.1 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)
=(35.443 / 259.691) / (22.435 / 195.015)
=0.136481 / 0.115042
=1.1864

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)
=(143.735 / 195.015) / (192.233 / 259.691)
=0.737046 / 0.740237
=0.9957

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 - (71.75 + 4.938) / 444.595) / (1 - (43.184 + 6.556) / 438.828)
=0.82751 / 0.886653
=0.9333

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
=259.691 / 195.015
=1.3316

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))
=(37.505 / (37.505 + 6.556)) / (27.041 / (27.041 + 4.938))
=0.851206 / 0.845586
=1.0066

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)
=(80.417 / 259.691) / (75.295 / 195.015)
=0.309664 / 0.386099
=0.802

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)
=((327.841 + 60.641) / 444.595) / ((342.134 + 61.854) / 438.828)
=0.873789 / 0.920607
=0.9491

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
=(-55.768 - -61.186 - 36.147) / 444.595
=-0.069117

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.

Grindr has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Grindr (Grindr) Business Description

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Address
750 N. San Vincente Boulevard, Suite RE 1400, PO Box 69176750, West Hollywood, CA, USA, 90069
Grindr Inc is a social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. It is a social network that brings together gay and bisexual men who want to meet other men close to them in a completely discreet and anonymous way, without having to give any personal information or having to fill out a profile with confidential information in order to register.
Executives
George Arison director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3727 LA DONNA AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94306
Zage George Raymond Iii director, 10 percent owner C/O TIGA ACQUISITION CORP., OFC, LEVEL 40, 10 COLLYER QUAY, SINGAPORE U0 04
Kye Chen officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O GRINDR INC., 750 N. SAN VICENTE BLVD., SUITE RE 1400, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069
Carman Wong other: Former Director of Grindr Inc. C/O TIGA ACQUISITION CORP., OFC, LEVEL 40, 10 COLLYER QUAY, SINGAPORE U0 049315
Maggie Lower director 5822 NORTH WINTHROP AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60660
Gary I. Horowitz director 350 WEST 23RD STREET, APT 6A, NEW YORK NY 10011
Daniel Brooks Baer director 1443 Q STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20009
Meghan Stabler director 4502 HARVEY PENICK DR, ROUND ROCK TX 78664
Austin J Balance officer: Chief Product Officer 750 N SAN VICENTE BLVD STE RE1400, WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069
Lu James Fu Bin director, 10 percent owner C/O PLAYTIKA LTD., HACHOSHLIM ST 8, HERZLIYA PITUARCH L3 4672408
Ashish Gupta other: Former Director of Grindr Inc. C/O TIGA ACQUISITION CORP., OFC, LEVEL 40, 10 COLLYER QUAY, SINGAPORE U0 049315
Gearon J Michael Jr director, 10 percent owner 3350 RIVERWOOD PARKWAY, SUITE 425, ATLANTA GA 30339
Ben Falloon other: Former Director of Grindr Inc. C/O TIGA ACQUISITION CORP., OFC, LEVEL 40, 10 COLLYER QUAY, SINGAPORE U0 049315
Vandana Mehta-krantz officer: Chief Financial Officer SKILLZ INC., C/O CHARLOTTE EDELMAN, P.O. BOX 445, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104-0445
David Christopher Ryan other: Former Director of Grindr Inc. C/O AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP, INC., 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401