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AvePoint (AvePoint) Beneish M-Score : -2.89 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is AvePoint 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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AVPT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.83   Max: -2.58
Current: -2.89

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AvePoint was -2.58. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.83.


AvePoint Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AvePoint'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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AvePoint Beneish M-Score Chart

AvePoint Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.58 -2.83

AvePoint Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.83 -2.91 -3.02 -2.83 -2.89

Competitive Comparison of AvePoint's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, AvePoint'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.


AvePoint's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, AvePoint's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AvePoint 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 AvePoint 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 * 1.0921+0.528 * 0.9886+0.404 * 1.059+0.892 * 1.1869+0.115 * 0.7317
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8629+4.679 * -0.131029-0.327 * 1.1913
=-2.89

* 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 $73.4 Mil.
Revenue was 74.534 + 74.624 + 72.76 + 64.869 = $286.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 54.092 + 55.006 + 52.604 + 45.073 = $206.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $303.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $413.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $178.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $163.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.1 Mil.
Net Income was -1.716 + 4.269 + -4.212 + -12.585 = $-14.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.37 + -0.87 + -1.308 + -2.414 = $-1.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.756 + 21.41 + 4.028 + 8.006 = $41.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $56.6 Mil.
Revenue was 59.572 + 63.608 + 62.739 + 55.701 = $241.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.682 + 44.818 + 45.641 + 40.089 = $172.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $294.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $401.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $174.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $128.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11.8 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)
=(73.404 / 286.787) / (56.627 / 241.62)
=0.255953 / 0.234364
=1.0921

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)
=(172.23 / 241.62) / (206.775 / 286.787)
=0.712814 / 0.721005
=0.9886

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 - (303.725 + 17.793) / 413.818) / (1 - (294.786 + 22.16) / 401.511)
=0.223045 / 0.210617
=1.059

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
=286.787 / 241.62
=1.1869

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))
=(4.117 / (4.117 + 22.16)) / (4.848 / (4.848 + 17.793))
=0.156677 / 0.214125
=0.7317

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)
=(178.684 / 286.787) / (174.461 / 241.62)
=0.623055 / 0.722047
=0.8629

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)
=((8.121 + 163.461) / 413.818) / ((11.755 + 127.987) / 401.511)
=0.414632 / 0.34804
=1.1913

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
=(-14.244 - -1.222 - 41.2) / 413.818
=-0.131029

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.

AvePoint has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AvePoint (AvePoint) Business Description

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Address
525 Washington Boulevard, Suite 1400, Jersey City, NJ, USA, 07310
AvePoint Inc is a Microsoft 365 data management solutions provider, offering a full suite of SaaS solutions to migrate, manage and protect data. Its products include Cloud Products, Hybrid Products; and solutions include Data Protection, Operational Governance, Records & Information Management, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, Project Online, Planner, Yammer, and Public Folders.
Executives
Brian Michael Brown director, officer: COO and General Counsel C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O SIXTH STREET PARTNERS, LLC, 2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1500, DALLAS TX 75201
Alan Waxman 10 percent owner C/O SIXTH STREET PARTNERS, LLC, 345 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Janet Schijns director 901 E BYRD STREET, SUITE 900, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, RICHMOND VA 23219
Sophia Wu officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Tianyi Jiang director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Xunkai Gong director, 10 percent owner, other: Executive Chairman C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
James Caci officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BLVD., SUITE 1400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Zhijian Lu 10 percent owner C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BLVD, SUITE 1400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Ho John Chi On director C/O JANCHOR PARTNERS, ONE EXCHANGE SQUARE, CENTRAL K3 1608
Jeff Teper director C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Andy Yong officer: Chief Investment Officer C/O AVEPOINT, INC., 525 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Stephen Cuunjieng director 1155 KAS DRIVE SUITE 100, RICHARDSON TX 75081
David K Chao director 2420 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Peter W Bell director