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Rubicon Technologies (Rubicon Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Rubicon Technologies 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RBT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.42   Med: -3.98   Max: -2.53
Current: -2.53

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rubicon Technologies was -2.53. The lowest was -5.42. And the median was -3.98.


Rubicon Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rubicon Technologies'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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Rubicon Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Rubicon Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -5.42 -2.53

Rubicon Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 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 -5.42 - -4.77 -2.19 -2.53

Competitive Comparison of Rubicon Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Rubicon Technologies'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.


Rubicon Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Rubicon Technologies 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 Rubicon Technologies 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 * 1.0851+0.528 * 0.5698+0.404 * 0.8015+0.892 * 1.0329+0.115 * 0.7076
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2635+4.679 * 0.007067-0.327 * 0.9284
=-2.53

* 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 $143.6 Mil.
Revenue was 170.663 + 171.257 + 174.564 + 181.098 = $697.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13.672 + 13.967 + 12.402 + 9.91 = $50.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $179.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $223.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $64.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $257.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $97.3 Mil.
Net Income was -12.959 + -27.654 + -13.202 + -3.129 = $-56.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.545 + -8.205 + -1.18 + 19.297 = $8.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.316 + -29.264 + -24.893 + -12.416 = $-66.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $128.1 Mil.
Revenue was 165.993 + 184.983 + 164.606 + 159.806 = $675.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.398 + 7.245 + 6.035 + 6.877 = $27.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $150.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $204.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $237.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $267.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $81.9 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)
=(143.598 / 697.582) / (128.127 / 675.388)
=0.205851 / 0.189709
=1.0851

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)
=(27.555 / 675.388) / (49.951 / 697.582)
=0.040799 / 0.071606
=0.5698

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 - (179.388 + 1.992) / 223.287) / (1 - (150.781 + 5.471) / 204.029)
=0.187682 / 0.234168
=0.8015

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
=697.582 / 675.388
=1.0329

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))
=(5.723 / (5.723 + 5.471)) / (5.186 / (5.186 + 1.992))
=0.511256 / 0.722485
=0.7076

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)
=(64.679 / 697.582) / (237.67 / 675.388)
=0.092719 / 0.351901
=0.2635

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)
=((97.303 + 257.539) / 223.287) / ((81.881 + 267.367) / 204.029)
=1.589174 / 1.711757
=0.9284

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
=(-56.944 - 8.367 - -66.889) / 223.287
=0.007067

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.

Rubicon Technologies has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Rubicon Technologies (Rubicon Technologies) Business Description

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Address
100 West Main Street, Suite 610, Lexington, KY, USA, 40507
Rubicon Technologies Inc is a software platform providing full-service waste management, recycling, and smart city technology solutions. It focuses on developing software solutions that bring new transparency to the waste and recycling industry, encouraging customers to make data-driven decisions that lead to more efficient and effective operations as well as more sustainable outcomes.
Executives
Palantir Technologies Inc. 10 percent owner 1200 17TH STREET, FLOOR 15, DENVER CO 80202
Hernandez Andres Chico director MONTANAS CALIZAS 515, LOMAS DE CHAPULTEP, MEXICO CITY O5 11000
Jose Miguel Enrich 10 percent owner 781 CRANDON BLVD 902, KEY BISCAYNE FL 33149
Kevin Michael Schubert officer: President 1240 WEST WESLEY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30327
Jevan Anderson officer: Chief Financial Officer 1819 DORIS DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
William D. Meyer officer: General Counsel 177 BEVERLY ROAD NE, ATLANTA GA 30309
Daniel P. Sampson officer: Chief Mktg & Comms Officer 231 EAST 76TH STREET, APT. 7J, NEW YORK NY 10021
Paula Henderson director 1810 SAINT MARY'S ST, RALEIGH NC 27608
Rgh, Inc. 10 percent owner 100 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 601, LEXINGTON KY 40507
Michael S. Heller officer: Chief Administrative Officer 10005 RIVER ROCK DRIVE NE, ROSWELL GA 30076
Nathaniel Morris director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 100 WEST MAIN STREET, SUITE 601, LEXINGTON KY 40507
Tom Owston officer: Interim CCO 409 MCCLENAGHAN MILL ROAD, WYNNEWOOD PA 19096
David Rachelson officer: Chief Sustainability Officer 75 26TH STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309
De Viel Castel Renaud officer: Chief Operations Officer 743 ANASTASIA AVENUE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Philip Rodoni officer: Chief Technology Officer PO BOX 1296, POINT REYES STATION CA 94956