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Pineapple Financial (Pineapple Financial) Beneish M-Score : -2.09 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Pineapple Financial 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 -2.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PAPL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.09   Med: -2.09   Max: -2.09
Current: -2.09

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pineapple Financial was -2.09. The lowest was -2.09. And the median was -2.09.


Pineapple Financial Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pineapple Financial'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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Pineapple Financial Beneish M-Score Chart

Pineapple Financial Annual Data
Trend Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
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Pineapple Financial Quarterly Data
Aug21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -2.09

Competitive Comparison of Pineapple Financial's Beneish M-Score

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Pineapple Financial'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.


Pineapple Financial's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

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



Pineapple Financial 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 Pineapple Financial 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 * 1.0907+0.528 * 3.4518+0.404 * 1.4825+0.892 * 0.8584+0.115 * 0.765
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9088+4.679 * -0.208363-0.327 * 1.2136
=-2.09

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.69 Mil.
Revenue was 0.785 + 4.169 + 0.564 + 0.603 = $6.12 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.244 + -0.075 + 0.062 + 0.05 = $0.28 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.42 Mil.
Total Assets was $5.57 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.09 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.19 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.90 Mil.
Net Income was -0.657 + -0.898 + -0.597 + -0.808 = $-2.96 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.002 + -0.021 + 0 + -0.022 = $-0.04 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.544 + -1.023 + -0.173 + -0.018 = $-1.76 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.74 Mil.
Revenue was 0.493 + 4.546 + 0.826 + 1.266 = $7.13 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.161 + 0.235 + 0.683 + 0.373 = $1.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.43 Mil.
Total Assets was $4.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.79 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.55 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.91 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)
=(0.69 / 6.121) / (0.737 / 7.131)
=0.112727 / 0.103352
=1.0907

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)
=(1.13 / 7.131) / (0.281 / 6.121)
=0.158463 / 0.045908
=3.4518

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 - (2.417 + 1.086) / 5.572) / (1 - (2.43 + 1.128) / 4.747)
=0.371321 / 0.250474
=1.4825

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
=6.121 / 7.131
=0.8584

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))
=(0.388 / (0.388 + 1.128)) / (0.546 / (0.546 + 1.086))
=0.255937 / 0.334559
=0.765

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)
=(2.955 / 6.121) / (3.788 / 7.131)
=0.482764 / 0.531202
=0.9088

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)
=((0.896 + 1.188) / 5.572) / ((0.912 + 0.551) / 4.747)
=0.374013 / 0.308195
=1.2136

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
=(-2.96 - -0.041 - -1.758) / 5.572
=-0.208363

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.

Pineapple Financial has a M-score of -2.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pineapple Financial (Pineapple Financial) Business Description

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Pineapple Financial Inc is a Canada-based mortgage technology and brokerage company that provides mortgage brokerage services and technology solutions to Canadian mortgage agents, brokers, sub-brokers, brokerages, and consumers. Through its data-driven systems together with cloud-based tools, it offers advantages in the Canadian mortgage industry relative to alternative mortgage broker arrangements and also provides back office services.