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eGain (EGAN) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is eGain 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EGAN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.04   Med: -2.79   Max: -0.69
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of eGain was -0.69. The lowest was -5.04. And the median was -2.79.


eGain Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

eGain 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 -1.18 -2.77 -2.73 -2.80 -2.42

eGain 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 -2.99 -3.41 -2.42 -2.92 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of eGain's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, eGain'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.


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

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

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



eGain 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 eGain 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 * 0.8858+0.528 * 1.0371+0.404 * 0.9741+0.892 * 0.9782+0.115 * 0.7447
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7584+4.679 * -0.035682-0.327 * 0.9307
=-2.73

* 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 $14.27 Mil.
Revenue was 23.815 + 24.176 + 24.635 + 23.013 = $95.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.825 + 17.338 + 17.949 + 15.418 = $67.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $105.73 Mil.
Total Assets was $125.44 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $35.31 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $53.29 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.47 Mil.
Net Income was 2.185 + 2.596 + 2.601 + -0.372 = $7.01 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.697 + 0.61 + -0.454 + -0.245 = $-0.79 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.695 + 8.131 + -4.459 + 0.905 = $12.27 Mil.
Total Receivables was $16.47 Mil.
Revenue was 25.6 + 24.763 + 23.504 + 23.904 = $97.77 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.848 + 18.481 + 16.903 + 17.367 = $71.60 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $101.51 Mil.
Total Assets was $122.68 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $47.60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $55.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.04 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)
=(14.271 / 95.639) / (16.47 / 97.771)
=0.149217 / 0.168455
=0.8858

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)
=(71.599 / 97.771) / (67.53 / 95.639)
=0.732313 / 0.706093
=1.0371

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 - (105.725 + 2.761) / 125.443) / (1 - (101.511 + 4.14) / 122.675)
=0.135177 / 0.138773
=0.9741

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
=95.639 / 97.771
=0.9782

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))
=(1.581 / (1.581 + 4.14)) / (1.629 / (1.629 + 2.761))
=0.27635 / 0.371071
=0.7447

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)
=(35.313 / 95.639) / (47.6 / 97.771)
=0.369232 / 0.486852
=0.7584

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)
=((1.47 + 53.293) / 125.443) / ((2.042 + 55.501) / 122.675)
=0.436557 / 0.469069
=0.9307

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
=(7.01 - -0.786 - 12.272) / 125.443
=-0.035682

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.

eGain has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


eGain (EGAN) Business Description

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1252 Borregas Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 94089
eGain Corp automates customer engagement with an innovative Software as a service (SaaS) platform, powered by deep digital, Artificial intelligence (AI), and knowledge capabilities. It operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. The company derives most of its revenues from North America. It provides its products to industries such as financial services, telecommunications, retail, government, healthcare, and utilities.
Executives
Russell Christine director 17165 PINE STREET, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Eric Smit officer: Chief Financial Officer
Phiroz P Darukhanavala director 345 E. MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Gunjan Sinha director 455 W. MAUDE AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Promod Narang officer: Senior Vice President
Brett A Shockley director 7125 NORTHLAND TERRACE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55428
Ashutosh Roy director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Todd Woodstra officer: Senior VP, Global Sales C/O EGAIN CORPORATION, 1252 BORREGAS AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Joseph Glenn Brown officer: Senior VP of Worldwide Sales 1252 BORREGAS AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Augustus Berkeley officer: Senior Vice President 1252 BORREGAS AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
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Robert M Bass other: See Remarks 201 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3100, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Anne T Bass other: See Remarks 6221 WESTOVER DRIVE, FORTWORTH TX 76107
Charles W Jepson officer: Sr. VP of Business Development
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