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Arlo Technologies (Arlo Technologies) Beneish M-Score

: -3.60 (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 -3.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ARLO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.75   Med: -3.24   Max: -2.25
Current: -3.6

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Arlo Technologies was -2.25. The lowest was -3.75. And the median was -3.24.


Arlo Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arlo 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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Arlo Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Take a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -3.75 -3.69 -2.87 -2.77 -3.60

Arlo Technologies 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 Take 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 -2.77 -3.74 -3.95 -3.72 -3.60

Competitive Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Arlo 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.


Arlo Technologies Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Arlo Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Arlo 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 Arlo 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 * 0.9894+0.528 * 0.8131+0.404 * 0.9295+0.892 * 1.0016+0.115 * 0.857
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9707+4.679 * -0.211688-0.327 * 0.9371
=-3.60

* 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 $65.4 Mil.
Revenue was 135.093 + 130.003 + 115.076 + 111.004 = $491.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 47.349 + 43.139 + 41.858 + 35.217 = $167.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $250.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $285.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $122.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $161.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17.0 Mil.
Net Income was 0.692 + -1.12 + -7.363 + -14.245 = $-22.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.084 + 0.01 + 0.052 + -0.039 = $0.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.935 + 7.459 + 12.579 + 10.329 = $38.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $66.0 Mil.
Revenue was 118.527 + 128.157 + 118.979 + 124.751 = $490.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.97 + 36.75 + 33.74 + 33.575 = $136.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $232.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $272.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $126.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $162.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19.3 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)
=(65.36 / 491.176) / (65.96 / 490.414)
=0.133068 / 0.134499
=0.9894

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)
=(136.035 / 490.414) / (167.563 / 491.176)
=0.277388 / 0.341147
=0.8131

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 - (250.535 + 16.211) / 285.538) / (1 - (232.782 + 20.145) / 272.201)
=0.065813 / 0.070808
=0.9295

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
=491.176 / 490.414
=1.0016

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))
=(4.768 / (4.768 + 20.145)) / (4.661 / (4.661 + 16.211))
=0.191386 / 0.223314
=0.857

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)
=(122.512 / 491.176) / (126.013 / 490.414)
=0.249426 / 0.256952
=0.9707

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)
=((17.021 + 161.451) / 285.538) / ((19.279 + 162.278) / 272.201)
=0.625038 / 0.666996
=0.9371

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
=(-22.036 - 0.107 - 38.302) / 285.538
=-0.211688

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.

Arlo Technologies has a M-score of -3.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Arlo Technologies (Arlo Technologies) Business Description

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Address
2200 Faraday Avenue, Suite 150, Carlsbad, CA, USA, 92008
Arlo Technologies Inc is engaged in the provision of security and video monitoring solutions for homes and businesses. Its product portfolio comprises Arlo Security Camera, Arlo Q and Arlo Q Plus, Arlo Pro, Arlo Baby, Arlo Audio Doorbell and Arlo Chime, and Arlo Security Light. The company conducts its business and earn revenue across geographic regions: United States; Spain, Ireland and Other countries. Geographically the company receives maximum revenue from the United States.
Executives
Matthew Blake Mcrae director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O VIZIO HOLDINGS, INC., 39 TESLA, IRVINE CA 92618
Grady Summers director 1440 MCCARTHY BLVD, MILPITAS CA 95035
Brian Busse officer: See Remarks 2200 FARADAY AVE., SUITE 150, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Amy M Rothstein director 704 228TH AVE NE, SAMMAMISH WA 98047
Ralph E Faison director 12220 WORLD TRADE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Kurtis Joseph Binder officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VIZIO HOLDINGS, INC., 39 TESLA, IRVINE CA 92618
Prashant Aggarwal director C/O ARLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 EAST PLUMERIA DR, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Gordon Mattingly officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ARLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 3030 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Miller Joycelyn Carter director 711 HIGH STREET, DES MOINES IA 50392-0300
Catriona M. Fallon director C/O MARIN SOFTWARE INCORPORATED, 123 MISSION STREET, 25TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
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Christine Marie Gorjanc officer: Chief Financial Officer 4500 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
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