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8x8 (EGHT) Beneish M-Score : -3.07 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is 8x8 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 -3.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for 8x8's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

EGHT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.72   Med: -2.95   Max: -1.54
Current: -3.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of 8x8 was -1.54. The lowest was -4.72. And the median was -2.95.


8x8 Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for 8x8'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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8x8 Beneish M-Score Chart

8x8 Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.56 -1.54 -3.43 -3.31 -3.29

8x8 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 -3.25 -3.29 -3.24 -3.23 -3.07

Competitive Comparison of 8x8's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, 8x8'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.


8x8's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, 8x8's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 8x8's Beneish M-Score falls into.



8x8 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 8x8 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 * 1.1827+0.528 * 0.9429+0.404 * 0.9346+0.892 * 0.9906+0.115 * 0.9541
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8259+4.679 * -0.156599-0.327 * 0.9695
=-3.07

* 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 $63.0 Mil.
Revenue was 181.006 + 184.999 + 183.287 + 184.529 = $733.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 124.846 + 127.897 + 128.613 + 129.276 = $510.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $302.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $826.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $94.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $47.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $373.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $230.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $468.1 Mil.
Net Income was -21.222 + -7.452 + -15.327 + -9.431 = $-53.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -12.309 + 4.803 + -2.395 + 5.978 = $-3.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 22.396 + 17.463 + 26.473 + 13.622 = $80.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $53.8 Mil.
Revenue was 184.4 + 187.389 + 187.62 + 181.372 = $740.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 126.889 + 125.351 + 120.947 + 112.871 = $486.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $254.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $836.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $116.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $54.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $456.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $164.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $564.0 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)
=(63.042 / 733.821) / (53.811 / 740.781)
=0.085909 / 0.072641
=1.1827

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)
=(486.058 / 740.781) / (510.632 / 733.821)
=0.656143 / 0.695854
=0.9429

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 - (302.47 + 94.207) / 826.718) / (1 - (254.577 + 116.184) / 836.107)
=0.520179 / 0.556563
=0.9346

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
=733.821 / 740.781
=0.9906

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))
=(54.875 / (54.875 + 116.184)) / (47.721 / (47.721 + 94.207))
=0.320796 / 0.336234
=0.9541

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)
=(373.132 / 733.821) / (456.071 / 740.781)
=0.508478 / 0.615662
=0.8259

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)
=((468.07 + 230.526) / 826.718) / ((564.003 + 164.769) / 836.107)
=0.845023 / 0.871625
=0.9695

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
=(-53.432 - -3.923 - 79.954) / 826.718
=-0.156599

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.

8x8 has a M-score of -3.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


8x8 (EGHT) Business Description

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Address
675 Creekside Way, Campbell, CA, USA, 95008
8x8 Inc provides contact-center-as-a-service and unified-communications-as-a-service software applications to approximately 2.5 million users. The company's unified platform enables omnichannel communication to assist employees in communicating across voice, video, text, chat, and contact centers. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
Executives
Kevin Kraus officer: Interim Chief Financial Off. C/O 8X8 INC 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Suzy M Seandel officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O 8X8 INC. 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Samuel C. Wilson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O 8X8 INC, 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Laurence Denny officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O 8X8 INC 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Hunter Middleton officer: Chief Product Officer C/O 8X8 INC 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Elizabeth Harriet Theophille director 26 FURFELDERSTRASSE, RIEHEN V8 4125
Daniel Patrick Gibson 10 percent owner 400 FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 1200, SEATTLE WA 98109
Sylebra Capital Ltd 10 percent owner 28 HENNESSY ROAD, 20TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG K3 00000
Eric Salzman director C/O 8X8 INC., 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPCALL CA 95008
Matthew Zinn officer: SVP-GC,Secretary and CPO 2160 GOLD STREET, ALVISO CA 95002
David Sipes officer: Chief Executive Officer 1400 FASHION ISLAND BLVD.,, SUITE 7TH FLOOR, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Stephanie Garcia officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O 8X8 INC 675 CREEKSIDE WAY, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Dejan Deklich officer: Chief Product Officer 2125 O'NEL DR., SAN JOSE CA 95131
Germaine Cota officer: Chief Accting Off./Treasurer 675 CREEKSIDE DRIVE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Bryan R Martin director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O 8X8 INC, 3151 JAY STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95054