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Markforged Holding (Markforged Holding) Beneish M-Score : -3.43 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Markforged Holding 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 -3.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MKFG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.43   Med: 9.71   Max: 22.84
Current: -3.43

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Markforged Holding was 22.84. The lowest was -3.43. And the median was 9.71.


Markforged Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Markforged Holding'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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Markforged Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Markforged Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 22.84 -3.43

Markforged Holding Quarterly Data
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 22.84 17.44 -0.62 -3.45 -3.43

Competitive Comparison of Markforged Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Markforged Holding'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.


Markforged Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Markforged Holding 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 Markforged Holding 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 * 0.8841+0.528 * 1.0605+0.404 * 0.5619+0.892 * 0.9289+0.115 * 0.6638
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9658+4.679 * -0.106476-0.327 * 1.3088
=-3.43

* 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 $24.06 Mil.
Revenue was 24.17 + 20.075 + 25.449 + 24.09 = $93.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.691 + 9.168 + 11.973 + 11.582 = $44.41 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $172.46 Mil.
Total Assets was $247.95 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $54.60 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12.67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $85.59 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $40.75 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $35.77 Mil.
Net Income was -14.198 + -51.362 + -18.988 + -19.019 = $-103.57 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.767 + -32.118 + -0.708 + 0.793 = $-28.27 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -8.876 + -9.324 + -15.158 + -15.542 = $-48.90 Mil.
Total Receivables was $29.29 Mil.
Revenue was 29.664 + 25.208 + 24.227 + 21.859 = $100.96 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13.926 + 12.249 + 12.925 + 11.606 = $50.71 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $229.82 Mil.
Total Assets was $345.94 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $64.25 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $95.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $40.96 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $40.61 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)
=(24.059 / 93.784) / (29.294 / 100.958)
=0.256536 / 0.29016
=0.8841

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)
=(50.706 / 100.958) / (44.414 / 93.784)
=0.502248 / 0.473578
=1.0605

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 - (172.464 + 54.597) / 247.952) / (1 - (229.816 + 64.253) / 345.941)
=0.084254 / 0.149945
=0.5619

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
=93.784 / 100.958
=0.9289

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))
=(9.181 / (9.181 + 64.253)) / (12.67 / (12.67 + 54.597))
=0.125024 / 0.188354
=0.6638

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)
=(85.591 / 93.784) / (95.403 / 100.958)
=0.91264 / 0.944977
=0.9658

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)
=((35.771 + 40.748) / 247.952) / ((40.608 + 40.964) / 345.941)
=0.308604 / 0.235797
=1.3088

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
=(-103.567 - -28.266 - -48.9) / 247.952
=-0.106476

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.

Markforged Holding has a M-score of -3.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Markforged Holding (Markforged Holding) Business Description

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Address
480 Pleasant Street, Watertown, MA, USA, 02472
Markforged Holding Corp transforms manufacturing with 3D metal and continuous carbon fiber printers capable of producing parts tough enough for the factory floor. The Markforged Digital Forge brings the power and speed of agile software development to industrial manufacturing, combining hardware, software, and materials to eliminate the barriers between design and functional parts. The company's geographical segments include the Americas; Europe, the Middle East, Africa; and Asia-Pacific.
Executives
Aaron Vandevender director 1 TOWER PLACE, SUITE 850, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Assaf Zipori officer: Acting Chief Financial Officer MARKFORGED HOLDING CORP, 60 TOWER ROAD, WALTHAM MA 02451
Shai Terem director, officer: President and CEO C/O MARKFORGED, INC., 480 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Mark Joseph Schwartz officer: Chief Financial Officer 4104 24TH STREET #345, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Gregory Mark 10 percent owner C/O MARKFORGED, INC., 480 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
David Benhaim officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O MARKFORGED, 480 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTWON MA 02472
Stephen Karp officer: General Counsel C/O MARKFORGED, INC., 480 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Carol Meyers director 3 BATTERY WHARF, UNIT 3408, BOSTON MA 02109
Alan Masarek director C/O VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP., 23 MAIN STREET, HOLMDEL NJ 07733
Richard A Damore 10 percent owner C/O NORTHBRIDGE VENTURE PARTNERS, 950 WINTER ST STE 4600, WALTHAM MA 02451
North Bridge Venture Partners 7, L.p. 10 percent owner 60 WILLIAM STREET, SUITE 350, WELLESLEY MA 02481
North Bridge Venture Management 7, L.p. 10 percent owner 60 WILLIAM STREET, SUITE 350, WELLESLEY MA 02481
Michael Medici director C/O MARKFORGED, INC., 480 PLEASANT STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Matrix Ix Management Co. Llc 10 percent owner 101 MAIN STREET, 17TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Antonio L. Rodriguez director MATRIX PARTNERS, 101 MAIN STREET, 17TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142

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