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Garden Stage (Garden Stage) Beneish M-Score : -0.48 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Garden Stage 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 -0.48 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

GSIW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.48   Med: -0.48   Max: -0.48
Current: -0.48

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Garden Stage was -0.48. The lowest was -0.48. And the median was -0.48.


Garden Stage Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Garden Stage'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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Garden Stage Beneish M-Score Chart

Garden Stage Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -0.48

Garden Stage Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -0.48 -

Competitive Comparison of Garden Stage's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Garden Stage'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.


Garden Stage's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Garden Stage's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Garden Stage 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 Garden Stage 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 * 2.1136+0.528 * -0.0643+0.404 * 2.8031+0.892 * 1.4086+0.115 * 0.146
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5402+4.679 * 0.126875-0.327 * 0.8626
=-0.48

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $6.12 Mil.
Revenue was $3.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12.50 Mil.
Total Assets was $13.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.09 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.08 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.15 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.18 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-0.21 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-1.88 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.05 Mil.
Revenue was $2.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.94 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.15 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.03 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.07 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)
=(6.115 / 3.158) / (2.054 / 2.242)
=1.936352 / 0.916146
=2.1136

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)
=(-0.039 / 2.242) / (0.854 / 3.158)
=-0.017395 / 0.270424
=-0.0643

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 - (12.504 + 0.091) / 13.131) / (1 - (9.935 + 0.148) / 10.232)
=0.040819 / 0.014562
=2.8031

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
=3.158 / 2.242
=1.4086

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))
=(0.011 / (0.011 + 0.148)) / (0.082 / (0.082 + 0.091))
=0.069182 / 0.473988
=0.146

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)
=(1.152 / 3.158) / (0.531 / 2.242)
=0.364788 / 0.236842
=1.5402

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 + 11.184) / 13.131) / ((0.07 + 10.033) / 10.232)
=0.851725 / 0.987392
=0.8626

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
=(-0.207 - 0.003 - -1.876) / 13.131
=0.126875

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.

Garden Stage has a M-score of -0.48 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Garden Stage (Garden Stage) Business Description

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Garden Stage Ltd is a Hong Kong-based financial services provider principally engaged in the provision of placing and underwriting services; securities dealing and brokerage services; and asset management services. Its business is carried out through its wholly owned Operating Subsidiaries: a) I Win Securities, which is licensed to conduct Type 1 (dealing in securities) regulated activities under the SFO in Hong Kong, and b) I Win Asset Management, which is licensed to conduct Type 4 (advising on securities) and Type 9 (asset management) regulated activities under the SFO in Hong Kong.

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