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Sage Group (The) (Sage Group (The)) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Sage Group (The) 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SGPYY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.32
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sage Group (The) was -2.32. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.64.


Sage Group (The) Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sage Group (The)'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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Sage Group (The) Beneish M-Score Chart

Sage Group (The) Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 -2.96 -2.63 -2.32 -2.68

Sage Group (The) Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 -2.63 - -2.32 - -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Sage Group (The)'s Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sage Group (The)'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.


Sage Group (The)'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sage Group (The)'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sage Group (The)'s Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sage Group (The) 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 Sage Group (The) 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 * 0.953+0.528 * 1.0006+0.404 * 0.9403+0.892 * 1.2258+0.115 * 0.7012
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9773+4.679 * -0.044715-0.327 * 1.0143
=-2.59

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $384 Mil.
Revenue was $2,703 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,510 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,379 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,871 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $129 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $161 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,946 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,467 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,538 Mil.
Net Income was $261 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $479 Mil.
Total Receivables was $328 Mil.
Revenue was $2,205 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,049 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,000 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,413 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $172 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $110 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,624 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,502 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,182 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)
=(383.663 / 2702.97) / (328.426 / 2204.983)
=0.141941 / 0.148947
=0.953

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)
=(2048.698 / 2204.983) / (2509.901 / 2702.97)
=0.929122 / 0.928572
=1.0006

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 - (1378.713 + 128.713) / 4871.287) / (1 - (1000 + 172.14) / 4413.364)
=0.690549 / 0.734411
=0.9403

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
=2702.97 / 2204.983
=1.2258

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))
=(109.853 / (109.853 + 172.14)) / (160.891 / (160.891 + 128.713))
=0.389559 / 0.555555
=0.7012

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)
=(1945.545 / 2702.97) / (1624.009 / 2204.983)
=0.71978 / 0.736518
=0.9773

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)
=((1538.366 + 1466.584) / 4871.287) / ((1182.333 + 1501.699) / 4413.364)
=0.61687 / 0.60816
=1.0143

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
=(261.139 - 0 - 478.96) / 4871.287
=-0.044715

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.

Sage Group (The) has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sage Group (The) (Sage Group (The)) Business Description

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C23 - 5 & 6 Cobalt Park Way, Cobalt Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, GBR, NE28 9EJ
The Sage Group is a U.K.-based provider of accounting and enterprise resource planning, or ERP, software, predominantly to customers in the U.S. and Europe. The company was founded in 1981 and historically sold on-premises software products with perpetual software licenses. However, the company is transitioning toward cloud connected and cloud native products, sold via software-as-a-service, or SaaS, contracts. Sage's main cloud native products include Sage Accounting, for small businesses, and Sage Intacct, which Sage acquired in 2017, for midsize businesses.