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Society Pass (Society Pass) Beneish M-Score : -3.15 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Society Pass 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 -3.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SOPA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: 1.4   Max: 8.9
Current: -3.15

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Society Pass was 8.90. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was 1.40.


Society Pass Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Society Pass'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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Society Pass Beneish M-Score Chart

Society Pass Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 8.90 1.40 -3.15

Society Pass Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.40 -1.10 -0.41 -2.97 -3.15

Competitive Comparison of Society Pass's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Society Pass'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.


Society Pass's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Society Pass's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Society Pass 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 Society Pass 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 * 1.1321+0.528 * 0.5678+0.404 * 1.653+0.892 * 1.4502+0.115 * 1.5771
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4453+4.679 * -0.241582-0.327 * 1.7852
=-3.15

* 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 $2.18 Mil.
Revenue was 1.673 + 2.269 + 2.187 + 2.043 = $8.17 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.644 + 0.563 + 0.577 + 0.686 = $2.47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $16.36 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $20.38 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.49 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.85 Mil.
Net Income was -5.662 + -3.862 + -3.315 + -5.295 = $-18.13 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.534 + 0.191 + 0.049 + 0.021 = $-0.27 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.09 + -2.932 + -2.871 + -4.015 = $-13.91 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.33 Mil.
Revenue was 2.641 + 2.05 + 0.499 + 0.445 = $5.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.674 + 0.308 + 0 + -0.015 = $0.97 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $23.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $32.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.24 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $31.55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.07 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)
=(2.182 / 8.172) / (1.329 / 5.635)
=0.267009 / 0.235847
=1.1321

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)
=(0.967 / 5.635) / (2.47 / 8.172)
=0.171606 / 0.302252
=0.5678

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 - (8.099 + 2.095) / 16.363) / (1 - (22.997 + 2.244) / 32.699)
=0.377009 / 0.22808
=1.653

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
=8.172 / 5.635
=1.4502

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))
=(3.308 / (3.308 + 2.244)) / (1.272 / (1.272 + 2.095))
=0.595821 / 0.377784
=1.5771

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)
=(20.375 / 8.172) / (31.551 / 5.635)
=2.49327 / 5.599113
=0.4453

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)
=((0.848 + 10.486) / 16.363) / ((1.073 + 11.614) / 32.699)
=0.69266 / 0.387994
=1.7852

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
=(-18.134 - -0.273 - -13.908) / 16.363
=-0.241582

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.

Society Pass has a M-score of -3.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Society Pass (Society Pass) Business Description

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Address
701 South Carson Street, Suite 200, Carson, NV, USA, 89701
Society Pass Inc is building an ecosystem of platforms and technology-enabled companies that synergistically work together in transforming how consumers and merchants interact with one another in Southeast Asia and South Asia. Through the acquisition of companies and partnerships with visionary entrepreneurs, the company meets the growing demand for better services in sectors such as lifestyle, beauty, travel, and food and beverage. The company currently operates in six reportable operating segments: Online Grocery and Food and Groceries Deliveries, Digital marketing, Online ticketing and reservation, Telecommunications Reseller, e-Commerce, and Merchant Point of Sale (merchant POS). The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Digital marketing segment.
Executives
Nguyen Dennis Luan Thuc director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2740 WEST LAKE OF THE ISLES PARKWAY, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Jeremy Miller director 701 S CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701
Bien Kiat Tan director 701 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701
Hien Yuki Phan officer: Manager, Marketing 701 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701
Liang Raynauld Wee Leong officer: CFO/Singapore Country Gen Mgr 701 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701
Cham Thi Ngo officer: Chief Accountant/Head of Admin P603 INTRACOM BLDG., 66 TRUNG VAN, NAM TU LIEM DISTRICT, HANOI Q1 10000
Shashi Kant Mishra officer: Manager, IT Security/Analytics B 611/612, NOIDAONE, B-BLOCK, SECTOR 63, NOIDA, NOIDA K7 201301
John Sebastian Mackay director 701 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701
Linda Susan Cutler director 701 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701
Yee Siong Tan officer: Financial Controller 701 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701
Pamela Aw-young officer: COO 701 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701
Gautier Loic Erwan Kevin officer: Chief Marketing Officer 701 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701
Brun Pierre Antoine Frank Jacques officer: Chief Technology Officer 701 S. CARSON STREET, SUITE 200, CARSON CITY NV 89701

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