Sagaliam Acquisition (Sagaliam Acquisition) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 23, 2024)

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What is Sagaliam Acquisition 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.

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

During the past 2 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sagaliam Acquisition was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Sagaliam Acquisition Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sagaliam Acquisition's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Sagaliam Acquisition Beneish M-Score Chart

Sagaliam Acquisition Annual Data

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Dec21

Dec22

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Competitive Comparison of Sagaliam Acquisition's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Sagaliam Acquisition's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Sagaliam Acquisition's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Sagaliam Acquisition's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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

Sagaliam Acquisition 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 Sagaliam Acquisition for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Sep23) TTM:

Last Year (Sep22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.74 Mil.
Total Assets was $461.41 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.49 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -0.269 + -0.693 + -0.546 + -2.712 = $-4.22 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.305 + -0.482 + -0.27 + 0 = $-1.06 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.27 Mil.
Total Assets was $116.87 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.01 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 - (0.736 + 0) / 461.409)	/	(1 - (0.274 + 0) / 116.868)
	=	0.998405	/	0.997655
	=

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
	=	0	/	0
	=

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))
	=	(0 / (0 + 0))	/	(0 / (0 + 0))
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0.493 / 0)	/	(1.33 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	((0 + 5.562) / 461.409)	/	((0 + 1.008) / 116.868)
	=	0.012054	/	0.008625
	=

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
	=	(-4.22 - 0	-	-1.057)	/	461.409
	=	-0.006855

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.

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Sagaliam Acquisition (Sagaliam Acquisition) Business Description

Industry

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Address

1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1475, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90067

Website

https://www.sagaliam.com

Sagaliam Acquisition Corp is a blank check company.

Executives

Gld Sponsor Member, Llc	10 percent owner	11420 SANTA MONICA BLVD, BOX 251961, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Alan H Ginsburg	10 percent owner	161 PALMER AVNUE, WINTER PARK FL 32789
Barry Kostiner	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	C/O AMERI HOLDINGS, INC., 5000 RESEARCH COURT, SUITE 750, SUWANEE GA 30024
Sagaliam Sponsor Llc	10 percent owner	1835 W. OLYMPIC BLVD, SUITE 1150E, LOS ANGELES CA 90064
Thomas W. Neukranz	director, officer: Chief Financial Officer	1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1475, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
George Caruolo	director	1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1475, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Virginia Gabriel Del	director	1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1475, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Glauco Lolli-ghetti	director	1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1475, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Jiayin Liu	officer: VP, Business Development	1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 1475, LOS ANGELES CA 90067