Spruce Ridge Resources Stock Beneish M Score

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This module uses fundamental data of Spruce Ridge to approximate the value of its Beneish M Score. Spruce Ridge M Score tells investors if the company management is likely to be manipulating earnings. The score is calculated using eight financial indicators that are adjusted by a specific multiplier. Please note, the M Score is a probabilistic model and cannot detect companies that manipulate their earnings with 100% accuracy. Check out World Market Map to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Spruce Ridge Resources. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.
  
Short and Long Term Debt Total is likely to climb to about 81.1 K in 2024, whereas Net Debt is likely to drop (145.3 K) in 2024. At this time, Spruce Ridge's Cash Per Share is fairly stable compared to the past year. ROE is likely to climb to 0.03 in 2024, whereas Free Cash Flow Yield is likely to drop (0.16) in 2024.
At this time, Spruce Ridge's M Score is inapplicable. The earnings manipulation may begin if Spruce Ridge's top management creates an artificial sense of financial success, forcing the stock price to be traded at a high price-earnings multiple than it should be. In general, excessive earnings management by Spruce Ridge executives may lead to removing some of the operating profits from subsequent periods to inflate earnings in the following periods. This way, the manipulation of Spruce Ridge's earnings can lead to misrepresentations of actual financial condition, taking the otherwise loyal stakeholders on to the path of questionable ethical practices and plain fraud.
-4.52
Beneish M Score - Inapplicable
Elasticity of Receivables

N/A

Focus
Asset Quality

0.95

Focus
Expense Coverage

N/A

Focus
Gross Margin Strengs

1.05

Focus
Accruals Factor

N/A

Focus
Depreciation Resistance

2.34

Focus
Net Sales Growth

N/A

Focus
Financial Leverage Condition

1.42

Focus

Spruce Ridge Beneish M-Score Indicator Trends

The cure to earnings manipulation is the transparency of financial reporting. It will typically remove the temptation of the top executives to inflate earnings (i.e., to promote the idea of 'winning at any cost'). Because a healthy internal audit department can enhance transparency, the board should promote the auditors' access to all the record-keeping systems across the enterprise. For example, if Spruce Ridge's auditors report directly to the board (not management), the managers will be reluctant to manipulate simply due to the fear of punishment. On the other hand, the auditors will be free to investigate the ledgers properly because they know that the board has their back.
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Net Receivables1.8 K1.9 K
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Total Assets15.1 M14.4 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets7.9 M7.6 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Assets Total7.2 M6.9 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Property Plant EquipmentM713 K
Way Up
Slightly volatile
Depreciation And Amortization31.6 K52.6 K
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Selling General Administrative1.2 M1.1 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities299.5 K241.9 K
Fairly Up
Very volatile
Short Term Debt51.3 K54 K
Notably Down
Slightly volatile
Short Term Investments7.6 M7.3 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile

Spruce Ridge Resources Beneish M-Score Driver Matrix

One of the toughest challenges investors face today is learning how to quickly synthesize historical financial statements and information provided by the company, SEC reporting, and various external parties in order to detect the potential manipulation of earnings. Understanding the correlation between Spruce Ridge's different financial indicators related to revenue, expenses, operating profit, and net earnings helps investors identify and prioritize their investing strategies towards Spruce Ridge in a much-optimized way. Analyzing correlations between earnings drivers directly associated with dollar figures is the most effective way to find Spruce Ridge's degree of accounting gimmicks and manipulations.

About Spruce Ridge Beneish M Score

M-Score is one of many grading techniques for value stocks. It was developed by Professor M. Daniel Beneish of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and published in 1999 under the paper titled The Detection of Earnings Manipulation. The Beneish score is a multi-factor model that utilizes financial identifiers to compile eight variables used to classify whether a company has manipulated its reported earnings. The variables are built from the officially filed financial statements to create a final score call 'M Score.' The score helps to identify companies that are likely to manipulate their profits if they show deteriorating gross margins, operating expenses, and leverage against growing revenue.

Depreciation And Amortization

31,589.72

At this time, Spruce Ridge's Depreciation And Amortization is fairly stable compared to the past year.

Spruce Ridge Earnings Manipulation Drivers

Although earnings manipulation is typically not the result of intentional misconduct by the c-level executives, it is still a widespread practice by the senior management of public companies such as Spruce Ridge. It is usually done by a series of misrepresentations of various accounting rules and operating activities across multiple financial cycles. The best way to spot the manipulation is to examine the historical financial statement to find inconsistencies in earning reports to find trends in assets or liabilities that are not sustainable in the future.
201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Net Receivables592.9K158.3K976.6K140.7K1.9K1.8K
Total Assets11.8M34.1M16.8M10.6M14.4M15.1M
Total Current Assets5.4M11.5M8.4M9.5M7.6M7.9M
Net Debt45.0(2.1M)(653.7K)(153.8K)(138.4K)(145.3K)
Short Term Debt290.9K74.9K45.060K54K51.3K
Operating Income(441.3K)(1.3M)(2.2M)(1.0M)(1.7M)(1.6M)

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The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Spruce Ridge Resources's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Spruce Ridge using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Spruce Ridge Resources based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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