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Calix (CALX) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Calix 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CALX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.7   Med: -2.63   Max: -0.9
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Calix was -0.90. The lowest was -3.70. And the median was -2.63.


Calix Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Calix Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 -2.27 -0.94 -2.34 -2.37

Calix Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.33 -2.35 -2.53 -2.37 -2.61

Competitive Comparison of Calix's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Calix'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.


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

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

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



Calix 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 Calix 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 * 0.9989+0.528 * 1.0016+0.404 * 1.0071+0.892 * 1.089+0.115 * 0.8567
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0745+4.679 * -0.046056-0.327 * 0.8947
=-2.61

* 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 $100 Mil.
Revenue was 226.31 + 264.734 + 263.835 + 261.016 = $1,016 Mil.
Gross Profit was 122.577 + 113.246 + 140.549 + 136.47 = $513 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $579 Mil.
Total Assets was $923 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $320 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $146 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7 Mil.
Net Income was 0.103 + -6.599 + 16.953 + 9.373 = $20 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.135 + -0.084 + -0.444 + 0.163 = $-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 14.691 + 14.924 + 15.751 + 17.464 = $63 Mil.
Total Receivables was $92 Mil.
Revenue was 250.008 + 244.503 + 236.334 + 202.042 = $933 Mil.
Gross Profit was 128.051 + 124.884 + 118.572 + 100.18 = $472 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $576 Mil.
Total Assets was $915 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $37 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $274 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $161 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9 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)
=(100.307 / 1015.895) / (92.209 / 932.887)
=0.098738 / 0.098843
=0.9989

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)
=(471.687 / 932.887) / (512.842 / 1015.895)
=0.505621 / 0.504818
=1.0016

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 - (578.785 + 37.941) / 922.788) / (1 - (576.074 + 37.479) / 914.827)
=0.331671 / 0.329323
=1.0071

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
=1015.895 / 932.887
=1.089

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))
=(14.095 / (14.095 + 37.479)) / (17.775 / (17.775 + 37.941))
=0.273297 / 0.319029
=0.8567

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)
=(320.204 / 1015.895) / (273.644 / 932.887)
=0.315194 / 0.29333
=1.0745

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)
=((6.925 + 146.079) / 922.788) / ((8.825 + 160.711) / 914.827)
=0.165806 / 0.18532
=0.8947

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
=(19.83 - -0.5 - 62.83) / 922.788
=-0.046056

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.

Calix has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Calix (CALX) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2777 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA, USA, 95134
Calix Inc develops, market and sell Calix cloud, systems and software platforms to enable service providers of all types and sizes to innovate and transform. The company's customers utilize the real-time data and insights from Calix platforms to simplify their business and deliver experiences that excite their subscribers. The resulting growth in subscriber acquisition, loyalty and revenue creates more value for their businesses and communities. This is the Calix mission to enable communications, and service providers of all sizes to simplify, excite and grow. The Company's revenue is principally derived in the United States.
Executives
Eleanor Fields director C/O CALIX, INC., 2777 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Rajatish Mukherjee director C/O CALIX, INC., 2777 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
John Matthew Collins officer: EVP, Commercial Operations C/O CALIX, INC., 2777 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Eleniak Shane Todd Marshall officer: EVP, Products C/O CALIX, INC., 2777 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Kira Makagon director C/O RINGCENTRAL, INC., 1400 FASHION ISLAND BLVD, 7TH FLOOR, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Michael Matthews director C/O CALIX, INC., 1035 N. MCDOWELL BLVD., PETALUMA CA 94954
Sindelar Cory officer: interim CFO & PFO C/O LEGATO SYSTEMS INC, 2350 W EL CAMINO REAL, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
Donald J Listwin director 2777 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Christopher J Bowick director 1400 LAKE HEARN DR, ATLANTA GA 30319
Kevin A Denuccio director 300 HOLGER WAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
J Daniel Plants director ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 1140, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Sheila Cheung officer: VP, Finance & Accounting 100 HEADQUARTERS DR, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Kathleen M Crusco director C/O CALIX, INC., 1035 N. MCDOWELL BLVD, PETALUMA CA 94954
William J Atkins officer: Executive VP and CFO 591 SPRUCE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94118
Gregory A. Billings officer: SVP, Services 1035 N MCDOWELL BLVD, PETALUMA X1 94954

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