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Hour Loop (Hour Loop) Beneish M-Score : -3.22 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Hour Loop 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 -3.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HOUR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -63.16   Med: -0.21   Max: 4.07
Current: -3.22

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hour Loop was 4.07. The lowest was -63.16. And the median was -0.21.


Hour Loop Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hour Loop'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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Hour Loop Beneish M-Score Chart

Hour Loop Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 4.07 -1.49

Hour Loop Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.82 -0.44 0.02 -1.49 -3.22

Competitive Comparison of Hour Loop's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Hour Loop'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.


Hour Loop's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hour Loop's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hour Loop 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 Hour Loop 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 * 0.5437+0.528 * 0.948+0.404 * 1.0295+0.892 * 1.2971+0.115 * 0.7889
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9967+4.679 * -0.11705-0.327 * 0.9819
=-3.22

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.5 Mil.
Revenue was 24.681 + 59.487 + 29.152 + 22.417 = $135.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.452 + 30.211 + 15.333 + 11.358 = $71.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $16.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $71.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.2 Mil.
Net Income was 1.066 + -0.41 + -0.015 + -0.769 = $-0.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.027 + 0.001 + 0.067 + 0.018 = $0.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.493 + 1.725 + -0.364 + -0.135 = $1.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.8 Mil.
Revenue was 21.068 + 51.22 + 17.556 + 14.801 = $104.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.616 + 24.618 + 9.556 + 8.357 = $52.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $17.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $55.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.3 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)
=(0.538 / 135.737) / (0.763 / 104.645)
=0.003964 / 0.007291
=0.5437

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)
=(52.147 / 104.645) / (71.354 / 135.737)
=0.498323 / 0.525678
=0.948

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 - (15.507 + 0.285) / 16.745) / (1 - (16.023 + 0.639) / 17.637)
=0.056913 / 0.055282
=1.0295

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
=135.737 / 104.645
=1.2971

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))
=(0.143 / (0.143 + 0.639)) / (0.086 / (0.086 + 0.285))
=0.182864 / 0.231806
=0.7889

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)
=(71.274 / 135.737) / (55.132 / 104.645)
=0.525089 / 0.526848
=0.9967

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)
=((4.194 + 7.013) / 16.745) / ((4.274 + 7.747) / 17.637)
=0.669274 / 0.681578
=0.9819

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
=(-0.128 - 0.113 - 1.719) / 16.745
=-0.11705

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.

Hour Loop has a M-score of -3.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hour Loop (Hour Loop) Business Description

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Address
8201 164th Avenue North East, Redmond, WA, USA, 98052-7615
Hour Loop Inc is a technology-enabled consumer products company that uses machine learning and data analytics to design, develop, market, and sell products. Hour Loop predominantly operates through online retail channels such as Amazon, Walmart, and Hourloop.com. The Company, as an Internet marketplace seller, sells products in multiple categories, including home/garden decor, toys, kitchenware, apparel, and electronics.
Executives
Hillary Hui-chong Bui director C/O HOUR LOOP, INC. 8201 164TH AVE. NE, REDMOND WA 98052-7615
Sau Kuen Yu director, 10 percent owner, officer: Senior Vice President C/O HOUR LOOP, INC.,, 8201 164TH AVE NE, #200, REDMOND WA 98052-7615
Rahul Ray Ratan officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O HOUR LOOP, INC.,, 8201 164TH AVE NE, #200, REDMOND WA 98052-7615
Sam Lai director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O HOUR LOOP, INC.,, 8201 164TH AVE NE, #200, REDMOND WA 98052-7615
Michael Minkin Lenner director C/O HOUR LOOP, INC.,, 8201 164TH AVE NE, #200, REDMOND WA 98052-7615
Douglas Ian Branch director C/O HOUR LOOP, INC.,, 8201 164TH AVE NE, #200, REDMOND WA 98052-7615
Minghui Gao director C/O HOUR LOOP, INC., 8201 164TH AVE NE, #200, REDMOND WA 98052-7615

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