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CyberArk Software (MEX:CYBR) Beneish M-Score : -1.92 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is CyberArk Software 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 -1.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:CYBR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.5   Max: -1.4
Current: -1.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CyberArk Software was -1.40. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.50.


CyberArk Software Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CyberArk Software'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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CyberArk Software Beneish M-Score Chart

CyberArk Software Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.27 -2.69 -2.87 -2.33 -1.92

CyberArk Software Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.33 -2.37 -2.66 -2.66 -1.92

Competitive Comparison of CyberArk Software's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, CyberArk Software'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.


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

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

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


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CyberArk Software 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 CyberArk Software 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 * 1.4802+0.528 * 1.0019+0.404 * 1.6236+0.892 * 1.4622+0.115 * 0.8084
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9331+4.679 * -0.090515-0.327 * 0.4336
=-1.62

* 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 MXN6,850 Mil.
Revenue was 6556.698 + 4727.68 + 4116.637 + 3676.9 = MXN19,078 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5018.257 + 3798.594 + 3291.903 + 2973.086 = MXN15,082 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN24,892 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN69,833 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN408 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN844 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN11,872 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN16,840 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN0 Mil.
Net Income was -2025.464 + 218.759 + -236.751 + 90.782 = MXN-1,953 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = MXN0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1350.115 + 1066.683 + 812.368 + 1139.084 = MXN4,368 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN3,165 Mil.
Revenue was 3787.023 + 3331.12 + 3014.635 + 2914.733 = MXN13,048 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3113.943 + 2604.073 + 2350.017 + 2266.337 = MXN10,334 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN20,563 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN34,325 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN280 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN335 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN8,702 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN19,090 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN0 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)
=(6850.367 / 19077.915) / (3165.222 / 13047.511)
=0.359073 / 0.242592
=1.4802

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)
=(10334.37 / 13047.511) / (15081.84 / 19077.915)
=0.792057 / 0.790539
=1.0019

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 - (24891.966 + 408.375) / 69833.122) / (1 - (20563.334 + 279.973) / 34325.46)
=0.637703 / 0.392774
=1.6236

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
=19077.915 / 13047.511
=1.4622

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))
=(334.968 / (334.968 + 279.973)) / (843.664 / (843.664 + 408.375))
=0.544716 / 0.673832
=0.8084

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)
=(11872.351 / 19077.915) / (8701.939 / 13047.511)
=0.622309 / 0.666942
=0.9331

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 + 16839.539) / 69833.122) / ((0 + 19089.749) / 34325.46)
=0.24114 / 0.55614
=0.4336

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
=(-1952.674 - 0 - 4368.25) / 69833.122
=-0.090515

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.

CyberArk Software has a M-score of -1.62 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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CyberArk Software Business Description

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9 Hapsagot Street, Park Ofer B, P.O. Box 3143, Petach Tikva, ISR, 4951040
CyberArk is a cybersecurity vendor focused on the identity market. The company's core privileged access management offering is a market leader in that subsegment, with more than half of the Fortune 500 as CyberArk customers. The identity security vendor was founded in 1999 and has around 9,000 customers across various industries. While CyberArk historically sold its security solutions primarily via on-premises licenses, over the past few years it has transitioned to a subscription recurring-revenue model.