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VERSES AI (STU:J9A) Beneish M-Score : -6.30 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is VERSES AI 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 -6.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:J9A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.3   Med: -2.87   Max: -2.64
Current: -6.3

During the past 2 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of VERSES AI was -2.64. The lowest was -6.30. And the median was -2.87.


VERSES AI Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for VERSES AI'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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VERSES AI Beneish M-Score Chart

VERSES AI Annual Data
Trend Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
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VERSES AI Quarterly Data
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 - - -2.87 -2.64 -6.30

Competitive Comparison of VERSES AI's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, VERSES AI'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.


VERSES AI's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



VERSES AI 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 VERSES AI 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 * 1.46+0.528 * 1.0948+0.404 * 0.0011+0.892 * 1.1107+0.115 * 0.6693
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.0017+4.679 * -0.795485-0.327 * 1.1405
=-6.29

* 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 €3.80 Mil.
Revenue was 0.5 + 0.524 + 0.255 + 0.366 = €1.65 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.136 + 0.079 + 0.006 + 0.128 = €0.35 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €10.17 Mil.
Total Assets was €10.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.28 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €21.30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €3.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.13 Mil.
Net Income was -13.666 + -7.491 + -7.512 + -4.924 = €-33.59 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -6.898 + -8.843 + -5.906 + -3.63 = €-25.28 Mil.
Total Receivables was €2.34 Mil.
Revenue was 0.53 + 0.282 + 0.354 + 0.315 = €1.48 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.08 + 0.148 + 0.095 + 0.021 = €0.34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €6.49 Mil.
Total Assets was €7.56 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.39 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €9.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2.20 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.15 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)
=(3.798 / 1.645) / (2.342 / 1.481)
=2.308815 / 1.581364
=1.46

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)
=(0.344 / 1.481) / (0.349 / 1.645)
=0.232275 / 0.212158
=1.0948

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 - (10.171 + 0.282) / 10.454) / (1 - (6.487 + 0.393) / 7.561)
=9.6E-5 / 0.090067
=0.0011

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
=1.645 / 1.481
=1.1107

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))
=(0.173 / (0.173 + 0.393)) / (0.237 / (0.237 + 0.282))
=0.305654 / 0.456647
=0.6693

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)
=(21.3 / 1.645) / (9.58 / 1.481)
=12.948328 / 6.468602
=2.0017

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)
=((0.13 + 3.563) / 10.454) / ((0.145 + 2.197) / 7.561)
=0.353262 / 0.309747
=1.1405

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
=(-33.593 - 0 - -25.277) / 10.454
=-0.795485

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.

VERSES AI has a M-score of -6.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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VERSES AI (STU:J9A) Business Description

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VERSES AI Inc is a cognitive computing company specializing in next-generation AI and developer of KOSM, the world's first network operating system for enabling distributed intelligence. KOSM generates a shared world model of contextualized data, policies, simulations, and workflows.

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