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BTCS (BTCS) Beneish M-Score : -2.97 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is BTCS 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 -2.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BTCS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -103.1   Med: -3.63   Max: 5.9
Current: -2.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BTCS was 5.90. The lowest was -103.10. And the median was -3.63.


BTCS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

BTCS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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BTCS Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.63 -4.28 -3.32 -3.14 -2.97

Competitive Comparison of BTCS's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, BTCS'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.


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

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

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



BTCS 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 BTCS 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 * 1.0233+0.404 * 0.0064+0.892 * 0.792+0.115 * 0.8
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9525+4.679 * -0.005525-0.327 * 0.6116
=-2.97

* 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 $0.29 Mil.
Revenue was 0.326 + 0.316 + 0.386 + 0.312 = $1.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.245 + 0.233 + 0.272 + 0.229 = $0.98 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $27.04 Mil.
Total Assets was $27.15 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.98 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 10.891 + -0.64 + -1.018 + -1.413 = $7.82 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 11.835 + -0.029 + 0.089 + -0.363 = $11.53 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.869 + -0.648 + -0.919 + -1.126 = $-3.56 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.271 + 0.344 + 0.514 + 0.563 = $1.69 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.158 + 0.262 + 0.42 + 0.425 = $1.27 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $9.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.31 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.59 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)
=(0.291 / 1.34) / (0 / 1.692)
=0.217164 / 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)
=(1.265 / 1.692) / (0.979 / 1.34)
=0.747636 / 0.730597
=1.0233

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 - (27.036 + 0.01) / 27.147) / (1 - (4.098 + 0.011) / 9.918)
=0.00372 / 0.585703
=0.0064

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
=1.34 / 1.692
=0.792

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))
=(0.004 / (0.004 + 0.011)) / (0.005 / (0.005 + 0.01))
=0.266667 / 0.333333
=0.8

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)
=(4.005 / 1.34) / (5.309 / 1.692)
=2.988806 / 3.137707
=0.9525

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 + 0.981) / 27.147) / ((0 + 0.586) / 9.918)
=0.036137 / 0.059084
=0.6116

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
=(7.82 - 11.532 - -3.562) / 27.147
=-0.005525

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.

BTCS has a M-score of -2.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


BTCS (BTCS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9466 Georgia Avenue, Suite 124, Silver Spring, MD, USA, 20910
BTCS Inc is engaged in the business of hosting an online e-commerce marketplace where consumers can purchase merchandise using Digital Assets, including bitcoin. The company focuses on blockchain and Digital Asset ecosystems. The firm operates a beta e-commerce marketplace, which accepts a range of digital currencies, has designed a beta secure digital currency storage solution BTCS Wallet.
Executives
Charles W Allen director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and CFO and Director 1881 N. NASH STREET, UNIT 701, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Melanie Pump director 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Manish Paranjape officer: Chief Technology Officer 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Prevoznik Michael Edward Jr officer: Chief Financial Officer 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Andrew Lee officer: Chief Financial Officer 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Charles Benjamin Lee director 1525 MIRAMONTE AVE #3451, LOS ALTOS CA 94024
Van Cleef Carol R director 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Michal Handerhan director, 10 percent owner, officer: COO and Chairman 10020 RAYNOR DR, SILVER SPRING MD 20901
David Garrity director 157 EAST 32ND STREET, APT. 19B, NEW YORK NY 10016
Jonathan R Read director 6711 E. CAMELBACK RD, #32, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Kiser Charles Arlen Jr. 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Marketing Officer 1701 N. KENT ST., ARLINGTON VA 22209
Timothy Andrew Sidie director, 10 percent owner, officer: CTO and Director 8022 LAKETOWNE CT., SEVERN MD 21144