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Coinbase Global (Coinbase Global) Beneish M-Score

: -2.79 (As of Today)
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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 -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COIN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -1.91   Max: 1.59
Current: -2.79

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Coinbase Global was 1.59. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -1.91.


Coinbase Global Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coinbase Global'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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Coinbase Global Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 1.59 -1.91 -2.79

Coinbase Global Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.91 -1.50 -0.99 -1.39 -2.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, Coinbase Global'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.


Coinbase Global Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Coinbase Global 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 Coinbase Global 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 * 0.9406+0.528 * 0.9285+0.404 * 0.4729+0.892 * 0.9731+0.115 * 0.9628
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6688+4.679 * -0.004354-0.327 * 1.0326
=-2.79

* 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 $425 Mil.
Revenue was 953.795 + 674.148 + 707.911 + 772.529 = $3,108 Mil.
Gross Profit was 828.236 + 583.571 + 599.711 + 676.16 = $2,688 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $203,467 Mil.
Total Assets was $206,983 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $205 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $140 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,374 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $197,714 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,984 Mil.
Net Income was 273.437 + -2.265 + -97.405 + -78.896 = $95 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 79.075 + 141.299 + 17.599 + -164.754 = $73 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.186 + 313.935 + 151.124 + 463.078 = $923 Mil.
Total Receivables was $465 Mil.
Revenue was 629.108 + 590.339 + 808.325 + 1166.436 = $3,194 Mil.
Gross Profit was 546.117 + 488.463 + 641.138 + 888.61 = $2,564 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $86,448 Mil.
Total Assets was $89,725 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $241 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $154 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,111 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $80,815 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,435 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)
=(425.441 / 3108.383) / (464.817 / 3194.208)
=0.136869 / 0.145519
=0.9406

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)
=(2564.328 / 3194.208) / (2687.678 / 3108.383)
=0.802806 / 0.864655
=0.9285

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 - (203466.531 + 205.287) / 206982.953) / (1 - (86448.215 + 241.21) / 89724.873)
=0.015997 / 0.033831
=0.4729

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
=3108.383 / 3194.208
=0.9731

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))
=(154.069 / (154.069 + 241.21)) / (139.642 / (139.642 + 205.287))
=0.389773 / 0.404843
=0.9628

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)
=(1373.62 / 3108.383) / (2110.675 / 3194.208)
=0.441908 / 0.660782
=0.6688

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)
=((2983.778 + 197714.131) / 206982.953) / ((3435.492 + 80815.293) / 89724.873)
=0.969635 / 0.93899
=1.0326

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
=(94.871 - 73.219 - 922.951) / 206982.953
=-0.004354

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.

Coinbase Global has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Coinbase Global (Coinbase Global) Business Description

Address
c/o The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE, USA, 19801
Founded in 2012, Coinbase is the leading cryptocurrency exchange platform in the United States. The company intends to be the safe and regulation-compliant point of entry for retail investors and institutions into the cryptocurrency economy. Users can establish an account directly with the firm, instead of using an intermediary, and many choose to allow Coinbase to act as a custodian for their cryptocurrency, giving the company breadth beyond that of a traditional financial exchange. While the company still generates the majority of its revenue from transaction fees charged to its retail customers, Coinbase uses internal investment and acquisitions to expand into adjacent businesses, such as prime brokerage and data analytics.
Executives
Gokul Rajaram director 301 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 700, AUSTIN TX 78701
Ehrsam Frederick Ernest Iii director C/O COINBASE GLOBAL, INC., 100 PINE STREET, SUITE 1250, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Emilie Choi officer: President C/O COINBASE GLOBAL, INC., 100 PINE STREET, SUITE 1250, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Brian Armstrong director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 100 PINE STREET, SUITE 1250, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Marc L Andreessen director, 10 percent owner C/O ARNOLD & PORTER LLP, 3 EMBARCADERO CENTER 7TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Paul Grewal officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O COINBASE GLOBAL, INC., 100 PINE STREET, SUITE 1250, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Lawrence J Brock officer: Chief People Officer C/O COINBASE GLOBAL, INC., 248 3RD ST #434, OAKLAND CA 94607
Alesia J Haas officer: Chief Financial Officer 3333 BEVERLY ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60179
Kathryn Haun director C/O COINBASE GLOBAL, INC., 100 PINE STREET, SUITE 1250, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Jennifer N. Jones officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COINBASE GLOBAL, INC., 100 PINE STREET, SUITE 1250, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Tobias Lutke director C/O SHOPIFY INC., 150 ELGIN ST., 8TH FLOOR, OTTAWA A6 K2P 1L4
Surojit Chatterjee officer: Chief Product Officer C/O COINBASE GLOBAL, INC., 100 PINE STREET, SUITE 1250, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Andreessen Horowitz Lsv Fund I-b, L.p. 10 percent owner 2865 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Andreessen Horowitz Fund Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 2865 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Frederick R Wilson director, 10 percent owner