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UiPath (FRA:9UV) Beneish M-Score : -3.04 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is UiPath 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 -3.04 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:9UV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.65
Current: -3.04

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of UiPath was -2.65. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.66.


UiPath Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

UiPath Annual Data
Trend Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.66 -2.65 -3.04

UiPath Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.65 -2.87 -3.11 -3.14 -3.04

Competitive Comparison of UiPath's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, UiPath'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.


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

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

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



UiPath 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 UiPath 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 * 0.9813+0.528 * 0.9761+0.404 * 0.8796+0.892 * 1.1831+0.115 * 0.892
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8119+4.679 * -0.142519-0.327 * 1.0443
=-3.06

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €478 Mil.
Revenue was 372.022 + 308.647 + 259.728 + 264.104 = €1,205 Mil.
Gross Profit was 323.047 + 261.373 + 215.444 + 224.28 = €1,024 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,369 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,712 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €73 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €870 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €653 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €54 Mil.
Net Income was 31.135 + -29.866 + -54.566 + -29.094 = €-82 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 5.769 + 12.998 + 6.755 + 3.916 = €29 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 133.663 + 39.636 + 40.034 + 61.415 = €275 Mil.
Total Receivables was €412 Mil.
Revenue was 286.333 + 266.685 + 238.104 + 226.931 = €1,018 Mil.
Gross Profit was 242.076 + 223.276 + 194.286 + 185.246 = €845 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,176 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,538 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €75 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €906 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €581 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €52 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)
=(477.813 / 1204.501) / (411.547 / 1018.053)
=0.39669 / 0.404249
=0.9813

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)
=(844.884 / 1018.053) / (1024.144 / 1204.501)
=0.829902 / 0.850264
=0.9761

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 - (2368.818 + 73.49) / 2712.468) / (1 - (2175.61 + 75.258) / 2538.271)
=0.099599 / 0.113228
=0.8796

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
=1204.501 / 1018.053
=1.1831

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))
=(18.456 / (18.456 + 75.258)) / (20.824 / (20.824 + 73.49))
=0.19694 / 0.220794
=0.892

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)
=(869.956 / 1204.501) / (905.668 / 1018.053)
=0.722254 / 0.889608
=0.8119

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)
=((53.899 + 653.332) / 2712.468) / ((52.378 + 581.347) / 2538.271)
=0.260733 / 0.249668
=1.0443

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
=(-82.391 - 29.438 - 274.748) / 2712.468
=-0.142519

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.

UiPath has a M-score of -3.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


UiPath (FRA:9UV) Business Description

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UiPath Inc creates an end-to-end platform that provides automation with user emulation at its core. Its platform is built to be used by employees throughout a company and to address a wide variety of use cases, from simple tasks to long-running, complex business processes. It generates revenue from the sale of licenses for its proprietary software, maintenance and support, and professional services. It generates a majority of its revenues from the US, followed by Romania.

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