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Zoom Video Communications (BSP:Z1OM34) Beneish M-Score : -3.08 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Zoom Video Communications 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 -3.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:Z1OM34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.2   Max: -0.48
Current: -3.08

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zoom Video Communications was -0.48. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.20.


Zoom Video Communications Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zoom Video Communications'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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Zoom Video Communications Beneish M-Score Chart

Zoom Video Communications Annual Data
Trend Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.20 -0.48 -1.50 -2.87 -3.08

Zoom Video Communications Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.87 -2.85 -3.07 -3.31 -3.08

Competitive Comparison of Zoom Video Communications's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Zoom Video Communications'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.


Zoom Video Communications's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Zoom Video Communications 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 Zoom Video Communications 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 * 0.919+0.528 * 0.9836+0.404 * 0.9398+0.892 * 0.9913+0.115 * 0.8591
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9043+4.679 * -0.129153-0.327 * 0.8177
=-3.14

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$2,637 Mil.
Revenue was 5638.505 + 5747.178 + 5466.214 + 5550.585 = R$22,402 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4279.572 + 4377.09 + 4186.598 + 4225.175 = R$17,068 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$38,983 Mil.
Total Assets was R$48,837 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$1,735 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$517 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$10,505 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$8,667 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$238 Mil.
Net Income was 1469.716 + 713.954 + 873.566 + 77.552 = R$3,135 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 906.685 + 83.104 + 349.26 + 168.16 = R$1,507 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1727.395 + 2493.332 + 1612.829 + 2101.432 = R$7,935 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$2,894 Mil.
Revenue was 5803.857 + 5787.284 + 5902.11 + 5105.597 = R$22,599 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4275.512 + 4365.724 + 4433.312 + 3860.717 = R$16,935 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$33,004 Mil.
Total Assets was R$42,203 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$1,733 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$426 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$11,719 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$9,027 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$383 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)
=(2636.539 / 22402.482) / (2894.153 / 22598.848)
=0.11769 / 0.128066
=0.919

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)
=(16935.265 / 22598.848) / (17068.435 / 22402.482)
=0.749386 / 0.761899
=0.9836

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 - (38982.73 + 1734.546) / 48836.708) / (1 - (33003.762 + 1732.777) / 42202.539)
=0.166257 / 0.176909
=0.9398

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
=22402.482 / 22598.848
=0.9913

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))
=(425.72 / (425.72 + 1732.777)) / (516.838 / (516.838 + 1734.546))
=0.19723 / 0.229565
=0.8591

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)
=(10505.202 / 22402.482) / (11719.327 / 22598.848)
=0.46893 / 0.518581
=0.9043

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)
=((237.588 + 8666.788) / 48836.708) / ((382.598 + 9027.387) / 42202.539)
=0.18233 / 0.222972
=0.8177

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
=(3134.788 - 1507.209 - 7934.988) / 48836.708
=-0.129153

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.

Zoom Video Communications has a M-score of -3.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zoom Video Communications (BSP:Z1OM34) Business Description

Address
55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA, USA, 95113
Zoom Video Communications provides a communications platform that connects people through video, voice, chat, and content sharing. The company's cloud-native platform enables face-to-face video and connects users across various devices and locations in a single meeting. Zoom, which was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Jose, California, serves companies of all sizes from all industries around the world.

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