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Ibotta (FRA:OE6) Beneish M-Score : -2.01 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Ibotta 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 -2.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:OE6' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.01   Med: -2.01   Max: -2.01
Current: -2.01

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ibotta was -2.01. The lowest was -2.01. And the median was -2.01.


Ibotta Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ibotta Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.01

Ibotta Quarterly Data
Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - - -2.01

Competitive Comparison of Ibotta's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Ibotta'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.


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

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

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


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Ibotta 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 Ibotta 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 * 0.8857+0.528 * 0.999+0.404 * 2.3621+0.892 * 1.147+0.115 * 0.9078
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1626+4.679 * -0.045973-0.327 * 0.3665
=-1.95

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €210.9 Mil.
Revenue was 93.953 + 88.858 + 81.683 + 75.741 = €340.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.484 + 77.891 + 70.272 + 66.067 = €293.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €555.6 Mil.
Total Assets was €647.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €7.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €205.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €195.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 72.744 + 15.532 + -31.554 + 8.553 = €65.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.077 + -0.014 + -10.26 + -1.566 = €-11.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 20.998 + 35.629 + 32.534 + 17.817 = €107.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was €207.6 Mil.
Revenue was 91.401 + 79.914 + 71.426 + 53.883 = €296.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.103 + 69.816 + 62.525 + 43.376 = €255.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €273.6 Mil.
Total Assets was €293.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €6.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €154.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €181.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €59.1 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)
=(210.943 / 340.235) / (207.645 / 296.624)
=0.619992 / 0.700028
=0.8857

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)
=(255.82 / 296.624) / (293.714 / 340.235)
=0.862439 / 0.863268
=0.999

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 - (555.563 + 1.863) / 647.9) / (1 - (273.581 + 2.33) / 293.247)
=0.139642 / 0.059117
=2.3621

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
=340.235 / 296.624
=1.147

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))
=(6.198 / (6.198 + 2.33)) / (7.479 / (7.479 + 1.863))
=0.726782 / 0.800578
=0.9078

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)
=(205.859 / 340.235) / (154.377 / 296.624)
=0.605049 / 0.520447
=1.1626

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)
=((0 + 194.978) / 647.9) / ((59.099 + 181.704) / 293.247)
=0.300938 / 0.821161
=0.3665

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
=(65.275 - -11.917 - 106.978) / 647.9
=-0.045973

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.

Ibotta has a M-score of -1.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Ibotta Business Description

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1801 California Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO, USA, 80202
Ibotta Inc is a performance marketing platform. It allows CPG brands to deliver digital promotions to consumers through a single, convenient network called the Ibotta Performance Network (IPN).

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