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SK Growth Opportunities (SK Growth Opportunities) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is SK Growth Opportunities 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 SK Growth Opportunities's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SK Growth Opportunities was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


SK Growth Opportunities Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SK Growth Opportunities'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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SK Growth Opportunities Beneish M-Score Chart

SK Growth Opportunities Annual Data
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SK Growth Opportunities Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of SK Growth Opportunities's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, SK Growth Opportunities'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.


SK Growth Opportunities's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where SK Growth Opportunities's Beneish M-Score falls into.



SK Growth Opportunities 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 SK Growth Opportunities 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) 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 $0.70 Mil.
Total Assets was $111.70 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 $3.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.57 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.24 Mil.
Net Income was -0.123 + 2.083 + 1.852 + 2.2 = $6.01 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.427 + 2.662 + 2.875 + 2.458 = $9.42 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.271 + -0.289 + -0.17 + -0.13 = $-0.86 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 $0.84 Mil.
Total Assets was $220.89 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 $0.97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.64 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 - (0.702 + 0) / 111.703) / (1 - (0.838 + 0) / 220.887)
=0.993715 / 0.996206
=

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)
=(3.409 / 0) / (0.972 / 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)
=((5.24 + 3.57) / 111.703) / ((0 + 5.639) / 220.887)
=0.07887 / 0.025529
=

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
=(6.012 - 9.422 - -0.86) / 111.703
=-0.022828

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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SK Growth Opportunities (SK Growth Opportunities) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
228 Park Avenue S, Suite 96693, New York, NY, USA, 10003
SK Growth Opportunities Corp is a blank check company. The company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Executives
Michael Noonen director C/O 8X8 INC, 2445 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
John A. Boehner director 401 N. MAIN STREET, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Martin J. Payne director 7809 WOODMONT AVENUE, SUITE 200, BETHESDA MD 20814
Richard H. Chin director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SK GROWTH, 3979 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SUITE 540, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Auxo Capital Managers Llc 10 percent owner 3979 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SUITE 540, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Derek Edward Jensen director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 3979 FREEDOM CIRCLE, SUITE 450, SANTA CLARA CA 95054