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Eventbrite (Eventbrite) Beneish M-Score : -2.35 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Eventbrite 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 -2.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.05   Med: -2.64   Max: 21.37
Current: -2.35

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eventbrite was 21.37. The lowest was -4.05. And the median was -2.64.


Eventbrite Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Eventbrite Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.12 -4.03 -2.99 -1.82 -2.63

Eventbrite 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 -2.62 -2.67 -2.60 -2.63 -2.35

Competitive Comparison of Eventbrite's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Eventbrite'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.


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

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

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



Eventbrite 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 Eventbrite 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 * 1.142+0.528 * 0.9438+0.404 * 0.9567+0.892 * 1.182+0.115 * 1.0995
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0417+4.679 * -0.026936-0.327 * 0.9808
=-2.35

* 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 $38.6 Mil.
Revenue was 86.252 + 87.764 + 81.544 + 78.912 = $334.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 61.22 + 61.499 + 55.677 + 54.309 = $232.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $749.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $952.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $13.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $169.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $403.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $360.1 Mil.
Net Income was -4.49 + -0.937 + -9.935 + -2.921 = $-18.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.253 + 3.565 + -2.357 + 0.08 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 63.477 + -82.782 + 53.64 + -27.006 = $7.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $28.6 Mil.
Revenue was 77.914 + 71.539 + 67.472 + 66.041 = $283.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 51.519 + 47.258 + 44.022 + 42.999 = $185.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $741.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $950.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $137.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $418.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $359.0 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)
=(38.604 / 334.472) / (28.598 / 282.966)
=0.115418 / 0.101065
=1.142

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)
=(185.798 / 282.966) / (232.705 / 334.472)
=0.656609 / 0.695738
=0.9438

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 - (749.8 + 12.089) / 952.157) / (1 - (741.589 + 10.311) / 950.425)
=0.199828 / 0.20888
=0.9567

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
=334.472 / 282.966
=1.182

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))
=(14.628 / (14.628 + 10.311)) / (13.823 / (13.823 + 12.089))
=0.586551 / 0.533459
=1.0995

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)
=(169.171 / 334.472) / (137.39 / 282.966)
=0.505785 / 0.485535
=1.0417

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)
=((360.116 + 403.556) / 952.157) / ((359.027 + 418.144) / 950.425)
=0.802044 / 0.817709
=0.9808

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
=(-18.283 - 0.035 - 7.329) / 952.157
=-0.026936

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.

Eventbrite has a M-score of -2.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eventbrite (Eventbrite) Business Description

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Address
535 Mission Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
Eventbrite Inc is a United States based self-service ticketing and experience technology platform that serves event creators. It is engaged in creating a platform to enable creators to solve many challenges associated with creating live experiences. The Company's platform integrates components needed to seamlessly plan, promote and produce live events. Its platform helps to plan, promote and produce live events, thereby allowing creators to reduce friction and costs, increase reach and drive ticket sales. Geographically, it generates maximum revenue from the United States.
Executives
Charles Baker officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MONSTER WORLDWIDE, INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Vivek Sagi officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O EVENTBRITE, INC., 155 5TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Pilar Manchon director C/O EVENTBRITE, INC., 95 THIRD STREET, 2ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Julia D. Taylor officer: General Counsel C/O EVENTBRITE, INC., 535 MISSION STREET, 8TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Ted Dworkin officer: Chief Product Officer C/O EVENTBRITE, INC., 535 MISSION STREET, 8TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
April Underwood director C/O ZILLOW GROUP, INC., 1301 2ND AVE, FLOOR 31, SEATTLE WA 98101
Sequoia Grove Ii, Llc 10 percent owner SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sequoia Grove Manager, Llc 10 percent owner SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Xiaojing Fan officer: Chief Accounting Officer, other: Chief Accounting Officer C/O EVENTBRITE, INC., 155 5TH ST., 7TH FL., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Naomi Wheeless director C/O EVENTBRITE, INC., 155 5TH ST., 7TH FL., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Samantha Harnett officer: See Remarks 1836 CLEMENS ROAD, OAKLAND CA 94602
Patrick David Poels officer: SVP of Platform EVENTBRITE, INC., 155 5TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Sequoia Capital U.s. Venture 2010-seed Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 2800 SAND HILL RD, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Andrew Dreskin director EVENTBRITE, INC., 155 5TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Omer Cohen officer: Chief People Officer EVENTBRITE, INC., 155 5TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103

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