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Abits Group (Abits Group) Beneish M-Score : -1.16 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Abits Group 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 -1.16 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ABTS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.16   Med: 3.43   Max: 8.02
Current: -1.16

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Abits Group was 8.02. The lowest was -1.16. And the median was 3.43.


Abits Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abits Group'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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Abits Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Abits Group Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 8.02 -1.16

Abits Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep19 Sep20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 8.02 - -1.16

Competitive Comparison of Abits Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Abits Group'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.


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

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

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



Abits Group 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 Abits Group 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 * 0.0316+0.528 * -3.8558+0.404 * 0.3352+0.892 * 10.2561+0.115 * 0.9665
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.0859+4.679 * -0.561211-0.327 * 3.2682
=-1.16

* 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 $0.77 Mil.
Revenue was $1.68 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.79 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.66 Mil.
Total Assets was $12.32 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.97 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.47 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.01 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-12.61 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-7.45 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1.76 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.39 Mil.
Revenue was $0.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.30 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.89 Mil.
Total Assets was $24.53 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12.55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.61 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)
=(0.774 / 1.682) / (2.385 / 0.164)
=0.460166 / 14.542683
=0.0316

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)
=(-0.297 / 0.164) / (0.79 / 1.682)
=-1.810976 / 0.469679
=-3.8558

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 - (1.659 + 9.466) / 12.318) / (1 - (4.89 + 12.553) / 24.531)
=0.09685 / 0.288941
=0.3352

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
=1.682 / 0.164
=10.2561

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))
=(6.265 / (6.265 + 12.553)) / (4.974 / (4.974 + 9.466))
=0.332926 / 0.34446
=0.9665

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)
=(1.469 / 1.682) / (1.667 / 0.164)
=0.873365 / 10.164634
=0.0859

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 + 1.006) / 12.318) / ((0 + 0.613) / 24.531)
=0.081669 / 0.024989
=3.2682

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
=(-12.605 - -7.448 - 1.756) / 12.318
=-0.561211

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.

Abits Group has a M-score of -1.16 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Abits Group (Abits Group) Business Description

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Address
30 Canton Road, Unit 911, Tower 2, Silvercord, Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong SAR, CHN
Abits Group Inc Formerly Moxian (BVI) Inc operates in the bitcoin mining industry. The company is engaged digital asset mining pools by executing contracts with mining pool operators to provide computing power to the mining pool. The Company provides computing power to the mining pool operator and is created as power is provided over time.
Executives
Deng Conglin director ROOM BC, 9TH FLOOR, FU HUA BUILDING, NO. 8 BEI DA STREET, CHAO YANG DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100000

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