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Cipher Mining (STU:3A9) Beneish M-Score : 1.45 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Cipher Mining 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 1.45 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

STU:3A9' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.45   Med: 17.56   Max: 33.66
Current: 1.45

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cipher Mining was 33.66. The lowest was 1.45. And the median was 17.56.


Cipher Mining Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cipher Mining'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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Cipher Mining Beneish M-Score Chart

Cipher Mining Annual Data
Trend Jan21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 33.66

Cipher Mining Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 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 - - - 33.66 1.45

Competitive Comparison of Cipher Mining's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Cipher Mining'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.


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

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

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



Cipher Mining 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 Cipher Mining 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 * 0.1148+0.528 * 0.305+0.404 * 0.8607+0.892 * 6.0606+0.115 * 0.3073
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.1986+4.679 * 0.081437-0.327 * 0.5854
=1.37

* 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 €1.0 Mil.
Revenue was 44.286 + 39.815 + 28.395 + 28.82 = €141.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.659 + 27.626 + 16.206 + 14.174 = €76.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €230.2 Mil.
Total Assets was €623.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €253.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €60.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €68.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €28.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €14.9 Mil.
Net Income was 36.708 + 10.303 + -16.595 + -11.723 = €18.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 43.189 + 21.459 + 1.698 + 2.874 = €69.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -24.505 + -116.133 + 7.238 + 32.14 = €-101.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1.5 Mil.
Revenue was 20.45 + 2.867 + 0 + 0 = €23.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.697 + 2.161 + 0 + 0 = €3.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €34.1 Mil.
Total Assets was €385.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €251.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €15.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €56.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €31.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €14.7 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)
=(1.021 / 141.316) / (1.468 / 23.317)
=0.007225 / 0.062958
=0.1148

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)
=(3.858 / 23.317) / (76.665 / 141.316)
=0.165459 / 0.542508
=0.305

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 - (230.212 + 253.507) / 622.97) / (1 - (34.07 + 251.279) / 385.448)
=0.223528 / 0.259695
=0.8607

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
=141.316 / 23.317
=6.0606

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))
=(15.83 / (15.83 + 251.279)) / (60.566 / (60.566 + 253.507))
=0.059264 / 0.192841
=0.3073

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)
=(68.346 / 141.316) / (56.78 / 23.317)
=0.48364 / 2.435133
=0.1986

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)
=((14.854 + 28.502) / 622.97) / ((14.72 + 31.104) / 385.448)
=0.069596 / 0.118885
=0.5854

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
=(18.693 - 69.22 - -101.26) / 622.97
=0.081437

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.

Cipher Mining has a M-score of 1.37 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Cipher Mining (STU:3A9) Business Description

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Cipher Mining Inc ia an emerging technology company that operates in the Bitcoin mining ecosystem in the United States. The company is developing a cryptocurrency mining business, specializing in Bitcoin.

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