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TeraWulf (TeraWulf) Beneish M-Score : -0.38 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is TeraWulf 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.38 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

WULF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.38   Med: -0.38   Max: -0.38
Current: -0.38

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TeraWulf was -0.38. The lowest was -0.38. And the median was -0.38.


TeraWulf Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

TeraWulf Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -0.38

TeraWulf Quarterly Data
Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 4.26 -0.38

Competitive Comparison of TeraWulf's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, TeraWulf'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.


TeraWulf's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, TeraWulf's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



TeraWulf 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 TeraWulf 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+0.528 * 0.434+0.404 * 0.8336+0.892 * 4.6051+0.115 * 0.2771
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.223+4.679 * -0.194821-0.327 * 0.654
=-0.38

* 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 $1.00 Mil.
Revenue was 23.285 + 18.955 + 15.456 + 11.533 = $69.23 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.353 + 10.687 + 10.343 + 6.531 = $41.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $62.59 Mil.
Total Assets was $378.11 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $216.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $29.35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $37.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $154.66 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.96 Mil.
Net Income was -10.525 + -19.099 + -17.54 + -26.257 = $-73.42 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.483 + -1.283 + -0.628 + -0.627 = $-4.02 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.895 + 2.378 + -0.297 + -8.713 = $4.26 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 9.567 + 3.864 + 1.385 + 0.217 = $15.03 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.288 + -1.317 + 0.794 + 0.185 = $3.95 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.14 Mil.
Total Assets was $317.69 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $203.47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.97 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $36.05 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $126.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $73.91 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)
=(1.001 / 69.229) / (0 / 15.033)
=0.014459 / 0
=1

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)
=(3.95 / 15.033) / (41.914 / 69.229)
=0.262755 / 0.60544
=0.434

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 - (62.587 + 216.227) / 378.106) / (1 - (14.144 + 203.465) / 317.687)
=0.262604 / 0.315021
=0.8336

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
=69.229 / 15.033
=4.6051

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))
=(6.97 / (6.97 + 203.465)) / (29.351 / (29.351 + 216.227))
=0.033122 / 0.119518
=0.2771

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)
=(37.018 / 69.229) / (36.05 / 15.033)
=0.534718 / 2.398058
=0.223

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)
=((0.955 + 154.662) / 378.106) / ((73.914 + 126.019) / 317.687)
=0.41157 / 0.62934
=0.654

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
=(-73.421 - -4.021 - 4.263) / 378.106
=-0.194821

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.

TeraWulf has a M-score of -0.38 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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TeraWulf (TeraWulf) Business Description

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Address
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TeraWulf Inc is a digital asset technology company with a core business of sustainable bitcoin mining. The company develops, owns and operates its bitcoin mining facility sites in the United States powered by hydro, nuclear, and solar energy.
Executives
Paul B. Prager director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Michael C. Bucella director C/O TERAWULF INC., 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Patrick Fleury officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GSO CAPTTAL PARTNERS LP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Bryan J. Pascual 10 percent owner 53 PALMERAS STREET, SUITE 601, SAN JUAN PR 00901
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Walter E. Carter director 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Jason Griffin New director 280 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kenneth J Deane officer: CFO & Treasurer 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Stammtisch Investments Llc 10 percent owner 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Lisa A. Prager director 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Kerri M. Langlais officer: Chief Strategy Officer 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Nazar M. Khan director, officer: COO & Chief Technology Officer 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Catherine J. Motz director 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Steven T. Pincus director 9 FEDERAL STREET, EASTON MD 21601
Bayshore Capital Llc 10 percent owner 53 PALMERAS STREET, SUITE 601, SAN JUAN PR 00901