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Katapult Holdings (Katapult Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Katapult 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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KPLT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.04   Med: -3.45   Max: -2.86
Current: -2.86

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Katapult Holdings was -2.86. The lowest was -4.04. And the median was -3.45.


Katapult Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Katapult 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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Katapult Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Katapult Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -4.04 -2.86

Katapult Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only -4.04 -3.10 -2.95 -2.66 -2.86

Competitive Comparison of Katapult Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Katapult 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.


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

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

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



Katapult 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 Katapult 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+0.528 * 0.9486+0.404 * 1.3373+0.892 * 1.0577+0.115 * 0.9983
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7645+4.679 * -0.105768-0.327 * 1.2653
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $5.0 Mil.
Revenue was 56.091 + 55.25 + 54.571 + 55.676 = $221.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.696 + 12.811 + 10.697 + 13.503 = $41.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $97.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $100.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $126.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $40.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $42.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $86.5 Mil.
Net Income was -18.228 + -2.914 + -6.41 + -9.114 = $-36.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.964 + 0.382 + 0.257 + -2.259 = $-8.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9.694 + 0.831 + -5.645 + -2.906 = $-17.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 46.239 + 50.341 + 53.039 + 59.877 = $209.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.526 + 11.924 + 8.19 + 11.764 = $37.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $126.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $130.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $117.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $49.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $50.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $81.1 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)
=(5 / 221.588) / (0 / 209.496)
=0.022564 / 0
=1

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)
=(37.404 / 209.496) / (41.707 / 221.588)
=0.178543 / 0.188219
=0.9486

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 - (97.637 + 1.215) / 100.862) / (1 - (126.785 + 1.329) / 130.052)
=0.019928 / 0.014902
=1.3373

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
=221.588 / 209.496
=1.0577

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))
=(117.202 / (117.202 + 1.329)) / (126.888 / (126.888 + 1.215))
=0.988788 / 0.990515
=0.9983

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)
=(40.364 / 221.588) / (49.914 / 209.496)
=0.182158 / 0.238258
=0.7645

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)
=((86.464 + 42.295) / 100.862) / ((81.141 + 50.075) / 130.052)
=1.276586 / 1.00895
=1.2653

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
=(-36.666 - -8.584 - -17.414) / 100.862
=-0.105768

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.

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


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Katapult Holdings (Katapult Holdings) Business Description

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Address
5204 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 500, Plano, TX, USA, 75024
Katapult Holdings Inc is a technology driven lease-to-own platform that integrates with omni-channel retailers and e-commerce platforms to power the purchase of everyday durable goods for underserved U.S. non-prime consumers. It is an eCommerce-focused FinTech company offering an innovative lease-purchase solution to consumers and enabling essential transactions at the merchant point of sale. Katapult is associated with hundreds of retailers across the United States.
Executives
Orlando Zayas director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 5204 TENNYSON PKWY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75024
Chandan Chopra officer: CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER 5204 TENNYSON PKWY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75024
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Fangqui Sun officer: CHIEF RISK OFFICER 5204 TENNYSON PKWY, SUITE 500, PLANO TX 75024
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