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BILL Holdings (BILL Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.34 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is BILL Holdings 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 -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BILL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.34   Med: -1.65   Max: 40.2
Current: -2.34

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BILL Holdings was 40.20. The lowest was -2.34. And the median was -1.65.


BILL Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BILL Holdings'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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BILL Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

BILL Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.22 40.20 -1.65 -2.08

BILL Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.95 -1.99 -2.08 -2.25 -2.34

Competitive Comparison of BILL Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, BILL Holdings'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.


BILL Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



BILL Holdings 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 BILL Holdings 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 * 0.9484+0.528 * 0.9741+0.404 * 0.9581+0.892 * 1.3908+0.115 * 0.9874
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7823+4.679 * -0.034165-0.327 * 1.0339
=-2.34

* 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 $544 Mil.
Revenue was 318.495 + 304.985 + 295.983 + 272.555 = $1,192 Mil.
Gross Profit was 260.118 + 248.959 + 243.431 + 223.705 = $976 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,956 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,872 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $150 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $100 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $785 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,118 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,776 Mil.
Net Income was -40.421 + -27.861 + -15.871 + -31.138 = $-115 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -25.2 + -0.307 + -0.196 + -0.029 = $-26 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 79.681 + 53.661 + 80.355 + 34.031 = $248 Mil.
Total Receivables was $412 Mil.
Revenue was 260.006 + 229.924 + 200.221 + 166.911 = $857 Mil.
Gross Profit was 212.539 + 184.817 + 156.78 + 129.569 = $684 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,748 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,738 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $142 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $722 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,731 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,892 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)
=(543.632 / 1192.018) / (412.156 / 857.062)
=0.45606 / 0.480894
=0.9484

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)
=(683.705 / 857.062) / (976.213 / 1192.018)
=0.797731 / 0.818958
=0.9741

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 - (6956.047 + 150.082) / 9872.411) / (1 - (6748.188 + 142.108) / 9738.274)
=0.280203 / 0.292452
=0.9581

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
=1192.018 / 857.062
=1.3908

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))
=(92.786 / (92.786 + 142.108)) / (100.073 / (100.073 + 150.082))
=0.395012 / 0.400044
=0.9874

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)
=(785.322 / 1192.018) / (721.755 / 857.062)
=0.658817 / 0.842127
=0.7823

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)
=((1775.933 + 4118.192) / 9872.411) / ((1892.174 + 3731.24) / 9738.274)
=0.59703 / 0.577455
=1.0339

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
=(-115.291 - -25.732 - 247.728) / 9872.411
=-0.034165

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.

BILL Holdings has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BILL Holdings (BILL Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6220 America Center Drive, Suite 100, San Jose, CA, USA, 95022
BILL Holdings Inc is a provider of software-as-a-service, cloud-based payments and spend and expense management products, which allow users to automate accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions, enable businesses to easily connect with their suppliers or customers to do business, eliminate expense reports, manage cash flows and improve back office efficiency. Initial Public Offering and Follow-on Offering.
Executives
Rajesh A. Aji officer: General Counsel & CCO C/O BILL HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 AMERICA CENTER DR., SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Loren Padelford officer: CCO C/O BILL HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 AMERICA CENTER DR., SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Germaine Cota officer: SVP, Finance & Accounting 675 CREEKSIDE DRIVE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
John R. Rettig officer: CFO C/O BILL HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 AMERICA CENTER DR., SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Rene A. Lacerte director, officer: President and CEO C/O BILL HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 AMERICA CENTER DR., SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Scott Wagner director C/O WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH AND ROSATI, 650 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
David Hornik director, 10 percent owner 2480 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Alison Wagonfeld director C/O BILL HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 AMERICA CENTER DR., SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Brian Jacobs director
Steven Cakebread director YEXT, INC., ONE MADISON AVE., FIFTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Bora Chung officer: SVP of Products C/O BILL.COM HOLDINGS, INC., 1810 EMBARCADERO ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Blake Thomas Murray officer: CEO, DivvyPay, LLC C/O BILL.COM HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Tina Reich director C/O BILL HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 AMERICA CENTER DR., SUITE 100, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Aida Alvarez director 5995 PLAZA DRIVE MAIL ST CY20-103, CYPRESS CA 90630
Allison Mnookin director C/O INTUIT, 150 CAMBRIDGE PARK DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140