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Stride (Stride) Beneish M-Score

: -2.55 (As of Today)
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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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LRN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.48   Med: -2.87   Max: -2.11
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Stride was -2.11. The lowest was -3.48. And the median was -2.87.


Stride Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stride'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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Stride Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.05 -2.52 -2.36 -2.70 -2.63

Stride 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 -2.88 -2.74 -2.63 -2.56 -2.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Stride'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.


Stride Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Stride's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Stride 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 Stride 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 * 1.0466+0.528 * 0.9499+0.404 * 0.9511+0.892 * 1.1013+0.115 * 0.8687
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.968+4.679 * -0.040173-0.327 * 0.8854
=-2.55

* 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 $510 Mil.
Revenue was 504.868 + 480.181 + 483.489 + 470.284 = $1,939 Mil.
Gross Profit was 201.174 + 172.888 + 172.081 + 175.252 = $721 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,089 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,782 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $121 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $111 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $508 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $241 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $496 Mil.
Net Income was 66.836 + 4.878 + 43.372 + 55.462 = $171 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.538 + 5.165 + 5.858 + 4.587 = $22 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 173.334 + -135.305 + 96.93 + 85.038 = $220 Mil.
Total Receivables was $442 Mil.
Revenue was 458.435 + 425.15 + 455.211 + 421.722 = $1,761 Mil.
Gross Profit was 170.088 + 129.649 + 167.677 + 154.839 = $622 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $929 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,619 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $144 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $102 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $476 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $249 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $507 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)
=(509.635 / 1938.822) / (442.166 / 1760.518)
=0.262858 / 0.251157
=1.0466

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)
=(622.253 / 1760.518) / (721.395 / 1938.822)
=0.353449 / 0.372079
=0.9499

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 - (1088.872 + 121.242) / 1782.196) / (1 - (928.815 + 143.947) / 1619.291)
=0.320998 / 0.337511
=0.9511

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
=1938.822 / 1760.518
=1.1013

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))
=(102.301 / (102.301 + 143.947)) / (111.124 / (111.124 + 121.242))
=0.415439 / 0.478228
=0.8687

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)
=(507.641 / 1938.822) / (476.209 / 1760.518)
=0.26183 / 0.270494
=0.968

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)
=((496.044 + 240.902) / 1782.196) / ((507.012 + 249.258) / 1619.291)
=0.413504 / 0.467038
=0.8854

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
=(170.548 - 22.148 - 219.997) / 1782.196
=-0.040173

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.

Stride has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Stride (Stride) Business Description

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Address
11720 Plaza America, 9th Floor, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
Stride Inc is an American online educational company. The company offers alternative programs to traditional on-campus schooling. It also operates state-funded virtual charter schools around the United States. The educational programs for K-12 students are usually monitored by parents and provide virtual classroom environments where teachers meet with students online, by phone, or in-person. The company's contractual agreements with various school districts to offer its curriculum programs provide a majority of the company's revenue. The company lines of business are Managed Public School Programs, Institutional, and Private Pay Schools and Other.
Executives
Robert Cohen director 7900 HARKINS ROAD, LANHAM MD 20706
Eliza Mcfadden director 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
Les Ottolenghi officer: Chief Info. & Tech. Officer ONE CAESARS PALACE DRIVE, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Vincent Mathis officer: EVP, General Counsel 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
James Jeaho Rhyu director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
Donna Blackman officer: Chief Financial Officer 11720 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, 9TH FLOOR, RESTON VA 20190
Ralph R Smith director 1615 WEST CHESTER PIKE, STE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19382-7956
Allison Lawrence director 11720 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, 9TH FLOOR, RESTON VA 20190
Joseph A Verbrugge director 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Nathaniel A Davis director, officer: Chairman and CEO 1500 ECKINGTON PLACE NE, WASHINGTON DC 20002
Shaun Mcalmont officer: EVP, Career Technical Ed. C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP., 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Kevin Chavous director 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
Timothy Medina officer: Chief Financial Officer 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171
Victoria D Harker director 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Howard D. Polsky officer: General Counsel & Secretary 2300 CORPORATE PARK DRIVE, HERNDON VA 20171