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Hut 8 (HUT) Beneish M-Score : 11.19 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Hut 8 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 11.19 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hut 8's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HUT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.35   Max: 11.19
Current: 11.19

During the past 2 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hut 8 was 11.19. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.35.


Hut 8 Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hut 8'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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Hut 8 Beneish M-Score Chart

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Hut 8 Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -3.02 -2.90 -1.79 11.19

Competitive Comparison of Hut 8's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Hut 8'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.


Hut 8's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Hut 8's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hut 8's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Hut 8 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 Hut 8 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 * 10.5321+0.528 * 0.6393+0.404 * 1.4063+0.892 * 4.5386+0.115 * 1.6554
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4659+4.679 * 0.293022-0.327 * 0.3008
=11.19

* 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 $7.7 Mil.
Revenue was 326.315 + 70.995 + 22.236 + 21.533 = $441.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 298.168 + 48.488 + 10.441 + 11.419 = $368.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $33.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $999.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $157.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $26.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $64.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $108.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $145.9 Mil.
Net Income was 250.876 + 10.582 + -4.374 + -1.687 = $255.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.313 + 5.375 + 1.357 + 3.576 = $12.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -26.343 + -21.816 + 2.195 + -4.001 = $-50.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.2 Mil.
Revenue was 17.018 + 13.109 + 35.077 + 31.98 = $97.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.192 + 5.339 + 16.675 + 19.701 = $51.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $194.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $67.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $21.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $30.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $157.0 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)
=(7.744 / 441.079) / (0.162 / 97.184)
=0.017557 / 0.001667
=10.5321

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)
=(51.907 / 97.184) / (368.516 / 441.079)
=0.534111 / 0.835488
=0.6393

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 - (33.545 + 157.143) / 999.04) / (1 - (15.374 + 67.014) / 194.025)
=0.809129 / 0.575374
=1.4063

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
=441.079 / 97.184
=4.5386

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))
=(21.229 / (21.229 + 67.014)) / (26.72 / (26.72 + 157.143))
=0.240574 / 0.145326
=1.6554

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)
=(64.19 / 441.079) / (30.358 / 97.184)
=0.145529 / 0.312377
=0.4659

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)
=((145.863 + 107.971) / 999.04) / ((156.95 + 6.934) / 194.025)
=0.254078 / 0.844654
=0.3008

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
=(255.397 - 12.621 - -49.965) / 999.04
=0.293022

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.

Hut 8 has a M-score of 11.19 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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