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Reservoir Media (Reservoir Media) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Reservoir Media 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RSVR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.69   Med: -2.51   Max: -2.34
Current: -2.57

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Reservoir Media was -2.34. The lowest was -2.69. And the median was -2.51.


Reservoir Media Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reservoir Media'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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Reservoir Media Beneish M-Score Chart

Reservoir Media Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.53

Reservoir Media 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 -2.34 -2.53 -2.49 -2.69 -2.57

Competitive Comparison of Reservoir Media's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Reservoir Media'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.


Reservoir Media's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Reservoir Media's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Reservoir Media 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 Reservoir Media 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 * 0.9939+0.528 * 0.9162+0.404 * 1.0006+0.892 * 1.1462+0.115 * 0.9607
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0685+4.679 * -0.028891-0.327 * 1.0707
=-2.57

* 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 $30.6 Mil.
Revenue was 35.476 + 38.397 + 31.837 + 34.811 = $140.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.254 + 23.955 + 18.365 + 27.961 = $92.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $70.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $787.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $38.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $56.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $349.4 Mil.
Net Income was -2.963 + 0.535 + 0.277 + 2.333 = $0.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -5.238 + 0.588 + 1.816 + -1.644 = $-4.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.55 + 19.718 + -0.861 + 5 = $27.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $26.8 Mil.
Revenue was 29.931 + 33.266 + 24.279 + 35.122 = $122.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.181 + 19.326 + 14.304 + 22.157 = $74.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $64.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $720.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $21.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $31.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $47.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $299.5 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)
=(30.584 / 140.521) / (26.847 / 122.598)
=0.217647 / 0.218984
=0.9939

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)
=(73.968 / 122.598) / (92.535 / 140.521)
=0.603338 / 0.658514
=0.9162

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 - (70.622 + 7.844) / 787.344) / (1 - (64.087 + 8.091) / 720.279)
=0.900341 / 0.899792
=1.0006

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
=140.521 / 122.598
=1.1462

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))
=(21.542 / (21.542 + 8.091)) / (24.397 / (24.397 + 7.844))
=0.72696 / 0.756707
=0.9607

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)
=(38.286 / 140.521) / (31.26 / 122.598)
=0.272457 / 0.25498
=1.0685

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)
=((349.439 + 56.181) / 787.344) / ((299.492 + 47.077) / 720.279)
=0.515175 / 0.481159
=1.0707

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
=(0.182 - -4.478 - 27.407) / 787.344
=-0.028891

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.

Reservoir Media has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Reservoir Media (Reservoir Media) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
200 Varick Street, Suite 801A, New York, NY, USA, 10014
Reservoir Media Inc is an independent music company. The company's segment includes Music Publishing; Recorded Music and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Music Publishing segment.
Executives
Ezra S. Field director 75 VARICK STREEET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Stephen M. Cook director 75 VARICK STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Ryan P. Taylor director 381 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, ROOM 1101, NEW YORK NY 10016
Essex Equity Joint Investment Vehicle, Llc other: May Be Deemed a 10% Owner 375 HUDSON STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Richmond Hill Capital Partners, Lp other: May be deemed a 10% owner 375 HUDSON STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
James A Heindlmeyer officer: Chief Financial Officer 75 VARICK STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Richmond Hill Advisors, Llc other: May be deemed a 10% owner 375 HUDSON STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Golnar Khosrowshahi director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERATIONAL INC., 5505 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, MIAMI FL 33126
Richmond Hill Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 381 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 1101, NEW YORK NY 10016
Adam Rothstein director 101 CROSS HWY, WESTPORT CA 92610
Er Reservoir Llc 10 percent owner C/O RICHMOND HILL INVESTMENTS, 375 HUDSON STREET, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Lafargue Rell Q. Jr. director, officer: President and COO 75 VARICK STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Gelder Neil De director 75 VARICK STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Essex Equity Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 381 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, ROOM 1101, NEW YORK NY 10016
Jennifer G. Koss director 75 VARICK STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013