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Nextdoor Holdings (Nextdoor Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.69 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Nextdoor Holdings 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 -2.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KIND' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.69   Med: -2.69   Max: -2.69
Current: -2.69

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nextdoor Holdings was -2.69. The lowest was -2.69. And the median was -2.69.


Nextdoor Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nextdoor Holdings'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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Nextdoor Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Nextdoor Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.69 -2.69

Nextdoor Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.42 -1.47 -1.56 -2.69

Competitive Comparison of Nextdoor Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Nextdoor Holdings'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.


Nextdoor Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Nextdoor Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nextdoor Holdings 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 Nextdoor Holdings 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 * 0.8588+0.528 * 1.0091+0.404 * 2.4293+0.892 * 1.0261+0.115 * 0.9915
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0158+4.679 * -0.134421-0.327 * 1.1568
=-2.69

* 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 $26.2 Mil.
Revenue was 55.557 + 56.092 + 56.889 + 49.771 = $218.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 45.018 + 45.369 + 46.451 + 39.858 = $176.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $566.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $654.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $65.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $199.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $35.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $60.4 Mil.
Net Income was -40.53 + -38.116 + -35.403 + -33.716 = $-147.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.021 + -0.217 + -0.193 + -0.116 = $-0.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -14.937 + -18.287 + -12.334 + -13.715 = $-59.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $29.8 Mil.
Revenue was 53.27 + 53.954 + 54.541 + 51 = $212.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.413 + 44.072 + 44.354 + 41.945 = $173.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $625.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $699.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $64.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $190.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $34.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $53.8 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)
=(26.233 / 218.309) / (29.77 / 212.765)
=0.120165 / 0.13992
=0.8588

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)
=(173.784 / 212.765) / (176.696 / 218.309)
=0.816788 / 0.809385
=1.0091

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 - (566.94 + 65.05) / 654.564) / (1 - (625.258 + 64.373) / 699.562)
=0.034487 / 0.014196
=2.4293

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
=218.309 / 212.765
=1.0261

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))
=(5.656 / (5.656 + 64.373)) / (5.769 / (5.769 + 65.05))
=0.080767 / 0.081461
=0.9915

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)
=(198.982 / 218.309) / (190.915 / 212.765)
=0.91147 / 0.897305
=1.0158

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)
=((60.378 + 35.411) / 654.564) / ((53.831 + 34.663) / 699.562)
=0.14634 / 0.126499
=1.1568

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
=(-147.765 - -0.505 - -59.273) / 654.564
=-0.134421

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.

Nextdoor Holdings has a M-score of -2.69 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nextdoor Holdings (Nextdoor Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
420 Taylor Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94102
Nextdoor Holdings Inc is the platform to connect to the neighborhoods. The purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood. Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things done, and build real-world connections with nearby neighbors, businesses, and public services.
Executives
John Orta officer: Head of Legal and Secretary C/O NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 420 TAYLOR STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94012
Dana L Evan director 550 EAST TIMPANOGOS CIRCLE, *, OREM UT 84097
Greylock 16 Gp Llc other: Member of 10% owner group 2550 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
David L Sze director GREYLOCK, 880 WINTER STREET SUITE 300, WALTHAM MA 02451
Mary G Meeker director 2750 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jason Pressman director 2440 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Greylock 16 Limited Partnership other: Member of 10% owner group 1600 DISTRICT AVENUE, SUITE 104, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Greylock 16-a Limited Partnership other: Member of 10% owner group 1600 DISTRICT AVENUE, SUITE 104, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Greylock 16 Principals Lp other: Member of 10% owner group 1600 DISTRICT AVENUE, SUITE 104, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Shasta Ventures Ii Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 2440 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Greylock Discovery Fund Llc 10 percent owner 2550 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sarah Friar director, officer: CEO and President C/O NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS, INC., 420 TAYLOR STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94102
Andrea M Wishom director 651 BRANNAN ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Benchmark Capital Management Co. Viii, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 2965 WOODSIDE ROAD, WOODSIDE CA 94062
Benchmark Capital Partners Viii, L.p. 10 percent owner 2965 WOODSIDE ROAD, WOODSIDE CA 94062