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TROOPS (TROOPS) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is TROOPS 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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TROO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -38.31   Med: -2.51   Max: 526.03
Current: -2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TROOPS was 526.03. The lowest was -38.31. And the median was -2.51.


TROOPS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for TROOPS'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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TROOPS Beneish M-Score Chart

TROOPS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 -6.31 -5.73 -0.87 -2.62

TROOPS Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.73 - -0.87 - -2.62

Competitive Comparison of TROOPS's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, TROOPS'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.


TROOPS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



TROOPS 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 TROOPS 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 * 0.9369+0.528 * 0.9756+0.404 * 1.3498+0.892 * 0.921+0.115 * 0.8987
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.366+4.679 * 0.066131-0.327 * 2.1374
=-2.62

* 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 $7.30 Mil.
Revenue was $3.57 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.78 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10.67 Mil.
Total Assets was $70.35 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $46.78 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.12 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.72 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-1.72 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.17 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-6.54 Mil.
Total Receivables was $8.46 Mil.
Revenue was $3.88 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.82 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.54 Mil.
Total Assets was $69.69 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $48.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.97 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.19 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.19 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)
=(7.301 / 3.569) / (8.461 / 3.875)
=2.045671 / 2.183484
=0.9369

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)
=(0.822 / 3.875) / (0.776 / 3.569)
=0.212129 / 0.217428
=0.9756

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 - (10.67 + 46.777) / 70.345) / (1 - (11.539 + 48.681) / 69.686)
=0.183353 / 0.135838
=1.3498

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
=3.569 / 3.875
=0.921

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))
=(1.97 / (1.97 + 48.681)) / (2.116 / (2.116 + 46.777))
=0.038894 / 0.043278
=0.8987

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)
=(2.754 / 3.569) / (2.189 / 3.875)
=0.771645 / 0.564903
=1.366

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 + 4.723) / 70.345) / ((0.004 + 2.185) / 69.686)
=0.067141 / 0.031412
=2.1374

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
=(-1.719 - 0.167 - -6.538) / 70.345
=0.066131

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.

TROOPS has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


TROOPS (TROOPS) Business Description

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Address
8 Fui Yiu Kok Street, 21st Floor, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
TROOPS Inc is a conglomerate group of various businesses with its headquarters based in Hong Kong. The group is principally engaged in money lending business in Hong Kong providing mortgage loans to high quality target borrowers, property investment to generate additional rental income and the development, operation and management of an online financial marketplace that provides one-stop financial technology solutions including API services by leveraging artificial intelligence, large data and blockchain, and cloud computing (SaaS). It derives revenue from Hong Kong and Australia. Majority of its revenue generates from domestic market.
Executives
Hong Xiang Liu director 2F20 XIAO HUOWA, BAIXIA DISTRICT, SHANGHAI F4 210002
Hao Wu director, officer: Chief Financial Officer CIRO'S PLAZA, 388 NANJING WEST RD., SUITE 2307, SHANGHAI F4 200003
William R Hambrecht 10 percent owner C/O ADOBE SUSTEMS INC, 345 PARK AVENUE P O BOX 2704, SAN JOSE CA 95110-2704
Stephen N Cannon 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President of Acquisitions 13/F TOWER 2, NEW WORLD TOWER, 18 QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 K3 00000
Wr Hambrecht & Co Llc 10 percent owner 550 15TH STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Robert J Eu director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, CFO and Secretary 13/F TOWER 2, NEW WORLD TOWER, 18 QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 K3 00000
John Wang director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, President and Director 13/F TOWER 2, NEW WORLD TOWER, 18 QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 K3 00000
Lee S Ting director 13/F TOWER 2, NEW WORLD TOWER, 18 QUEENS, ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 0000000

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