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Webuy Global (Webuy Global) Beneish M-Score : 0.10 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Webuy Global 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 0.1 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

WBUY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1   Med: 0.1   Max: 0.1
Current: 0.1

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Webuy Global was 0.10. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.10.


Webuy Global Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Webuy Global'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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Webuy Global Beneish M-Score Chart

Webuy Global Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.10

Webuy Global Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - - - 0.10

Competitive Comparison of Webuy Global's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Webuy Global'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.


Webuy Global's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Webuy Global 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 Webuy Global 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 * 3.1192+0.528 * 1.0099+0.404 * 0.354+0.892 * 1.3843+0.115 * 1.7862
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6687+4.679 * 0.057222-0.327 * 0.6034
=0.10

* 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 $14.53 Mil.
Revenue was $61.69 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $25.40 Mil.
Total Assets was $30.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.59 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $22.18 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.40 Mil.
Net Income was $-5.15 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.29 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-7.16 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.36 Mil.
Revenue was $44.56 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3.75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.59 Mil.
Total Assets was $7.99 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.44 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.28 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.48 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)
=(14.526 / 61.686) / (3.364 / 44.56)
=0.235483 / 0.075494
=3.1192

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)
=(3.752 / 44.56) / (5.143 / 61.686)
=0.084201 / 0.083374
=1.0099

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 - (25.395 + 3.587) / 30.233) / (1 - (6.591 + 0.466) / 7.991)
=0.041379 / 0.116881
=0.354

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
=61.686 / 44.56
=1.3843

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))
=(0.437 / (0.437 + 0.466)) / (1.333 / (1.333 + 3.587))
=0.483942 / 0.270935
=1.7862

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)
=(10.296 / 61.686) / (11.122 / 44.56)
=0.16691 / 0.249596
=0.6687

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)
=((2.399 + 22.178) / 30.233) / ((0.484 + 10.282) / 7.991)
=0.81292 / 1.347266
=0.6034

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
=(-5.146 - 0.285 - -7.161) / 30.233
=0.057222

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.

Webuy Global has a M-score of 0.10 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Webuy Global (Webuy Global) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
35 Tampines Street 92, Singapore, SGP, 528880
Webuy Global Ltd is an emerging Southeast Asian (SEA) community-oriented e-commerce retailer (Community e-Commerce Retailor) with a focus on grocery and travel. Community e-commerce is a deepened extension form of e-commerce, where social media users with mutual interest and like-minded behavior are connected, forming a community group within a network through an online medium. Its mission is to make social shopping a new lifestyle for consumers and to empower consumers' purchases with an efficient cost-saving purchasing model. The company is also engaged in selling packaged tours to its customer. The majority of revenue is derived from the sales of groceries through its online platform.