SoFi Technologies 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 SoFi Technologies 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 * 0.9978 | + | 0.528 * 1 | + | 0.404 * 0.9585 | + | 0.892 * 1.3398 | + | 0.115 * 0.9119 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 0.8204 | + | 4.679 * 0.230305 | - | 0.327 * 0.6107 |
| = | -0.97 |
* 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 $170 Mil.
Revenue was 600.83 + 537.209 + 498.018 + 472.158 = $2,108 Mil.
Gross Profit was 600.83 + 537.209 + 498.018 + 472.158 = $2,108 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,756 Mil.
Total Assets was $30,075 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $307 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $201 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,230 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $848 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,877 Mil.
Net Income was 47.913 + -266.684 + -47.549 + -34.422 = $-301 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -247.941 + -2686.519 + -2079.919 + -2212.76 = $-7,227 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $127 Mil.
Revenue was 456.679 + 423.985 + 362.527 + 330.344 = $1,574 Mil.
Gross Profit was 456.679 + 423.985 + 362.527 + 330.344 = $1,574 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,588 Mil.
Total Assets was $19,008 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $267 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $151 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,119 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $777 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,148 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (169.852 / 2108.215) | / | (127.05 / 1573.535) |
| = | 0.080567 | / | 0.080742 |
| | = | 0.9978 |
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) |
| = | (1573.535 / 1573.535) | / | (2108.215 / 2108.215) |
| = | 1 | / | 1 |
| | = | 1 |
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 - (3755.814 + 306.543) / 30074.858) | / | (1 - (1588.389 + 267.239) / 19007.675) |
| = | 0.864925 | / | 0.902375 |
| | = | 0.9585 |
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 |
| = | 2108.215 | / | 1573.535 |
| | = | 1.3398 |
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)) |
| = | (151.36 / (151.36 + 267.239)) | / | (201.416 / (201.416 + 306.543)) |
| = | 0.361587 | / | 0.39652 |
| | = | 0.9119 |
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) |
| = | (1230.411 / 2108.215) | / | (1119.441 / 1573.535) |
| = | 0.583627 | / | 0.711418 |
| | = | 0.8204 |
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) |
| = | ((4876.633 + 848.174) / 30074.858) | / | ((5148.371 + 776.546) / 19007.675) |
| = | 0.190352 | / | 0.311712 |
| | = | 0.6107 |
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 |
| = | (-300.742 - 0 | - | -7227.139) | / | 30074.858 |
| | = | 0.230305 |
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.
SoFi Technologies has a M-score of -0.97 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.
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