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SharpLink Gaming (SharpLink Gaming) Beneish M-Score : 3.88 (As of Jun. 12, 2024)


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What is SharpLink Gaming 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 3.88 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SBET' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.43   Max: 3.88
Current: 3.88

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SharpLink Gaming was 3.88. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.43.


SharpLink Gaming Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SharpLink Gaming'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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SharpLink Gaming Beneish M-Score Chart

SharpLink Gaming Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -3.20

SharpLink Gaming Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 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 - -2.43 - -3.20 3.88

Competitive Comparison of SharpLink Gaming's Beneish M-Score

For the Gambling subindustry, SharpLink Gaming'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.


SharpLink Gaming's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, SharpLink Gaming's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



SharpLink Gaming 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 SharpLink Gaming 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 * 0.1922+0.528 * 2.0394+0.404 * 0.0174+0.892 * 0.8978+0.115 * 0.8184
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6914+4.679 * 1.461553-0.327 * 0.4835
=3.88

* 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 $0.36 Mil.
Revenue was 0.976 + -4.965 + 3.27 + 3.257 = $2.54 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.287 + -1.913 + 1.136 + 0.965 = $0.48 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.37 Mil.
Total Assets was $5.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.54 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 12.35 + -5.129 + -2.85 + -3.441 = $0.93 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.238 + -2.623 + -0.33 + -0.499 = $-3.21 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -19.295 + -5.63 + 18.258 + 2.923 = $-3.74 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.11 Mil.
Revenue was 1.233 + -1.45 + 1.293 + 1.751 = $2.83 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.39 + 0.411 + 0.188 + 0.09 = $1.08 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $48.90 Mil.
Total Assets was $60.06 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.66 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.09 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $55.69 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.86 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)
=(0.364 / 2.538) / (2.11 / 2.827)
=0.14342 / 0.746374
=0.1922

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)
=(1.079 / 2.827) / (0.475 / 2.538)
=0.381677 / 0.187155
=2.0394

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 - (5.372 + 0.008) / 5.397) / (1 - (48.898 + 0.262) / 60.06)
=0.00315 / 0.181485
=0.0174

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
=2.538 / 2.827
=0.8978

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))
=(0.661 / (0.661 + 0.262)) / (0.056 / (0.056 + 0.008))
=0.716143 / 0.875
=0.8184

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)
=(6.262 / 2.538) / (10.088 / 2.827)
=2.467297 / 3.568447
=0.6914

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 + 2.544) / 5.397) / ((2.86 + 55.692) / 60.06)
=0.471373 / 0.974892
=0.4835

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
=(0.93 - -3.214 - -3.744) / 5.397
=1.461553

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.

SharpLink Gaming has a M-score of 3.88 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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SharpLink Gaming (SharpLink Gaming) Business Description

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Address
333 Washington Avenue North, Suite 104, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55401
SharpLink Gaming Ltd is a online technology company that connects sports fans, leagues and sports websites to relevant and timely sports betting content. The Company has four operating segments: Affiliate Marketing Services-United States, Sports Gaming Client Services, Enterprise Telecom Expense Management (TEM) and Affiliate Marketing Services-International. Most of the revenue earned is from United states.
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