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GitLab (MEX:GTLB) Beneish M-Score : -4.41 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is GitLab 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 -4.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:GTLB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.41   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.69
Current: -4.41

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GitLab was -1.69. The lowest was -4.41. And the median was -2.52.


GitLab Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

GitLab Annual Data
Trend Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.93 -2.36 -4.21

GitLab Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 -2.52 -3.12 -4.13 -4.21 -4.41

Competitive Comparison of GitLab's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, GitLab'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.


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

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

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



GitLab 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 GitLab 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 * 0.8122+0.528 * 0.9811+0.404 * 1.1404+0.892 * 1.2073+0.115 * 0.7586
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8648+4.679 * -0.38804-0.327 * 1.9068
=-4.54

* 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 (Apr24) TTM:Last Year (Apr23) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN2,307 Mil.
Revenue was 2887.041 + 2813.101 + 2701.956 + 2333.557 = MXN10,736 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2566.643 + 2538.471 + 2429.645 + 2087.865 = MXN9,623 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN21,553 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN22,553 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN119 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN9,239 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN11,510 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN0 Mil.
Net Income was -932.456 + -626.364 + -5147.957 + -837.252 = MXN-7,544 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -9.675 + -194.4 + 10.272 + -22.235 = MXN-216 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 650.794 + 426.88 + -107.614 + 453.216 = MXN1,423 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN2,353 Mil.
Revenue was 2282.218 + 2310.406 + 2242.447 + 2057.498 = MXN8,893 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2031.49 + 2042.76 + 1953.381 + 1792.168 = MXN7,820 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN20,060 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN20,939 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN112 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN117 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN8,849 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN5,595 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN10 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)
=(2306.995 / 10735.655) / (2352.729 / 8892.569)
=0.214891 / 0.264572
=0.8122

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)
=(7819.799 / 8892.569) / (9622.624 / 10735.655)
=0.879363 / 0.896324
=0.9811

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 - (21552.818 + 57.387) / 22552.507) / (1 - (20060.02 + 112.17) / 20939.393)
=0.041783 / 0.036639
=1.1404

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
=10735.655 / 8892.569
=1.2073

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))
=(117.432 / (117.432 + 112.17)) / (118.764 / (118.764 + 57.387))
=0.511459 / 0.674217
=0.7586

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)
=(9239.145 / 10735.655) / (8849.261 / 8892.569)
=0.860604 / 0.99513
=0.8648

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 + 11510.434) / 22552.507) / ((9.551 + 5595.066) / 20939.393)
=0.510384 / 0.267659
=1.9068

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
=(-7544.029 - -216.038 - 1423.276) / 22552.507
=-0.38804

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.

GitLab has a M-score of -4.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GitLab Inc operates on an all-remote model. The company is a technology company whose primary offering is GitLab, a complete DevOps platform delivered as a single application. GitLab is used by a wide range of organizations. The company also provides related training and professional services. GitLab is offered on both self-managed and software-as-a-service (SaaS) models. The principal markets for GitLab are currently located in the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company is focused on accelerating innovation and broadening the distribution of its platform to companies across the world.