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Pros Holdings (Pros Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -3.13 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Pros Holdings 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 -3.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PRO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.38   Med: -3.03   Max: -2.53
Current: -3.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pros Holdings was -2.53. The lowest was -4.38. And the median was -3.03.


Pros Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pros Holdings'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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Pros Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Pros Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.99 -2.85 -2.99 -3.13

Pros Holdings 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 -3.22 -2.50 -2.89 -3.13

Competitive Comparison of Pros Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Pros Holdings'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.


Pros Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Pros Holdings 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 Pros Holdings 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 * 0.9258+0.528 * 0.9694+0.404 * 1.1197+0.892 * 1.0998+0.115 * 1.1815
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9119+4.679 * -0.150171-0.327 * 1.1094
=-3.13

* 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 $49.1 Mil.
Revenue was 77.484 + 77.25 + 75.792 + 73.182 = $303.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48.748 + 48.786 + 47.221 + 43.64 = $188.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $234.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $421.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $37.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $10.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $149.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $197.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $297.4 Mil.
Net Income was -10.195 + -13.868 + -13.289 + -19.002 = $-56.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.248 + -6.374 + 1.791 + 1.451 = $-2.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13.844 + 8.718 + -6.542 + -6.143 = $9.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $48.2 Mil.
Revenue was 70.935 + 70.348 + 68.362 + 66.492 = $276.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.467 + 42.738 + 40.721 + 39.131 = $166.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $267.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $453.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $42.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $149.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $160.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $318.0 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)
=(49.058 / 303.708) / (48.178 / 276.137)
=0.16153 / 0.174471
=0.9258

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)
=(166.057 / 276.137) / (188.395 / 303.708)
=0.601357 / 0.620316
=0.9694

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 - (234.674 + 37.852) / 421.833) / (1 - (267.278 + 42.486) / 452.952)
=0.353948 / 0.316122
=1.1197

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
=303.708 / 276.137
=1.0998

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))
=(14.967 / (14.967 + 42.486)) / (10.707 / (10.707 + 37.852))
=0.260509 / 0.220495
=1.1815

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)
=(149.636 / 303.708) / (149.188 / 276.137)
=0.492697 / 0.540268
=0.9119

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)
=((297.442 + 197.331) / 421.833) / ((317.963 + 160.936) / 452.952)
=1.172912 / 1.057284
=1.1094

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
=(-56.354 - -2.884 - 9.877) / 421.833
=-0.150171

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.

Pros Holdings has a M-score of -3.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pros Holdings (Pros Holdings) Business Description

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Address
3200 Kirby Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX, USA, 77098
Pros Holdings Inc. is a provider of cloud-based revenue and profit realization software solutions to business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies. Its solutions assist customers in growing revenue, modernizing business processes, and supporting profitability by leveraging prescriptive analytics and data science-based decision-making technology. The company's solutions enable buyers to move fluidly across its customers' direct sales, partner, online, mobile, and emerging channels with personalized experiences. The firm generates revenue in the United States, Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East regions.
Executives
Andres Reiner officer: Senior VP Pricing Solutions 3100 MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Stefan B Schulz officer: EVP and CFO 9625 W 76TH STREET, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Cynthia Johnson director 3200 KIRBY DR., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77098
Scott William Cook officer: Sr.VP,Chief Accounting Officer 3100 MAIN ST., SUITE 900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Leland Jourdan director 3200 KIRBY DR., SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77098
Greg Petersen director 3100 MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Timothy V Williams director 3100 MAIN STREET, STE 900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Leslie J Rechan director 2207 BRIDGEPOINTE PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Roberto D Reiner officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer 3100 MAIN ST., SUITE 900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Allessio John P. C. officer: EVP, Chief Customer Officer 3100 MAIN ST., SUITE 900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Catherine A Lesjak director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Raja Hammoud director 3100 MAIN ST., SUITE 900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Penny Herscher director 1001 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Carlos Dominguez director C/O MEDIDATA SOLUTIONS, INC., 79 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Ronald F Woestemeyer director, 10 percent owner, officer: EVP, Strategic Bus. Planning 3100 MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, HOUSTON TX 77002