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Expensify (Expensify) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Expensify 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EXFY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.9   Med: -3.25   Max: -2.51
Current: -2.51

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Expensify was -2.51. The lowest was -3.90. And the median was -3.25.


Expensify Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Expensify'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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Expensify Beneish M-Score Chart

Expensify Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -3.90 -2.80

Expensify Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -3.74 -3.29 -3.27 -2.80 -2.51

Competitive Comparison of Expensify's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Expensify'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.


Expensify's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Expensify 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 Expensify 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 * 1.0739+0.528 * 1.1393+0.404 * 2.934+0.892 * 0.8517+0.115 * 1.3642
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9932+4.679 * -0.198516-0.327 * 0.7937
=-2.51

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $16.3 Mil.
Revenue was 33.535 + 35.208 + 36.494 + 38.884 = $144.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.951 + 18.7 + 18.814 + 21.959 = $78.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $143.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $184.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $86.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $70.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.2 Mil.
Net Income was -3.781 + -7.204 + -17.003 + -11.304 = $-39.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.471 + -0.543 + -5.106 + -0.434 = $-2.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $17.8 Mil.
Revenue was 40.101 + 43.469 + 42.493 + 43.162 = $169.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24.326 + 27.364 + 25.939 + 27.286 = $104.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $194.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $217.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $102.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $61.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $51.4 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)
=(16.307 / 144.121) / (17.829 / 169.225)
=0.113148 / 0.105357
=1.0739

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)
=(104.915 / 169.225) / (78.424 / 144.121)
=0.619973 / 0.544154
=1.1393

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 - (143.188 + 20.092) / 184.771) / (1 - (194.12 + 14.533) / 217.266)
=0.116312 / 0.039643
=2.934

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
=144.121 / 169.225
=0.8517

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))
=(5.634 / (5.634 + 14.533)) / (5.174 / (5.174 + 20.092))
=0.279367 / 0.204781
=1.3642

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)
=(86.783 / 144.121) / (102.601 / 169.225)
=0.602154 / 0.606299
=0.9932

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)
=((6.155 + 70.319) / 184.771) / ((51.392 + 61.91) / 217.266)
=0.413885 / 0.52149
=0.7937

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
=(-39.292 - 0 - -2.612) / 184.771
=-0.198516

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.

Expensify has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Expensify (Expensify) Business Description

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Address
401 Southwest 5th Avenue, Portland, OR, USA, 97204
Expensify Inc is a cloud-based expense management software platform that helps the smallest to the largest businesses simplify the way they manage money. Over 12 million people use Expensify's free features, which include corporate cards, expense tracking, next-day reimbursement, invoicing, bill pay, and travel booking in one app.
Executives
Anuradha Muralidharan director, officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O EXPENSIFY, INC., 401 SW 5TH AVENUE, PORTLAND OR 97204
Jason Fahr Mills director C/O EXPENSIFY, INC., 401 SW 5TH AVENUE, PORTLAND OR 97204
Daniel Vidal director C/O EXPENSIFY, INC., 401 SW 5TH AVENUE, PORTLAND OR 97204
David Michael Barrett director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O EXPENSIFY, INC., 401 SW 5TH AVENUE, PORTLAND OR 97204
Ryan Schaffer director, officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O EXPENSIFY, INC., 401 SW 5TH AVENUE, PORTLAND OR 97204
Timothy L Christen director 715 SOUTH STREET, MAYVILLE WI 53050
Steven J. Mclaughlin 10 percent owner 277 PARK AVENUE 29TH FLOOR, SUITE B, NEW YORK NY 10172
Ying Liu director C/O EXPENSIFY, INC., 401 SW 5TH AVENUE, PORTLAND OR 97204
Sf Roofdeck Gp Llc 10 percent owner 1521 ALTON ROAD, #345, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Steven J. Mclaughlin Revocable Trust 10 percent owner 1521 ALTON ROAD, #345, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Exp 2020 Spv Lp 10 percent owner 1521 ALTON ROAD, #345, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Openview Management, Llc 10 percent owner C/O OPENVIEW VENTURE PARTNERS, 303 CONGRESS STREET, 6TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02210
David Martirano other: See Remarks 50 MILK STREET, 16TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Demartini James G B Iii 10 percent owner THREE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 400, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Unameit Trust Under Declaration Of Trust Dated March 10, 2000 10 percent owner THREE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 400, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065

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