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Samsara (MEX:IOT) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of Jun. 27, 2025)


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What is Samsara 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:IOT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.23
Current: -2.72

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Samsara was -2.23. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.64.


Samsara Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Samsara Annual Data
Trend Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24 Jan25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.23 -2.64 -2.85

Samsara Quarterly Data
Jan20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25
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 -2.63 -2.59 -2.68 -2.85 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Samsara's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Samsara'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.


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

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

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


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Samsara 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 Samsara 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 * 1.1466+0.528 * 0.9733+0.404 * 1.0211+0.892 * 1.5074+0.115 * 0.6417
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9054+4.679 * -0.134056-0.327 * 1.0114
=-2.55

* 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 (Apr25) TTM:Last Year (Apr24) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN4,241 Mil.
Revenue was 7187.771 + 7143.616 + 6449.73 + 5583.007 = MXN26,364 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5558.374 + 5487.025 + 4926.803 + 4218.601 = MXN20,191 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN22,195 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN40,625 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN2,011 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN421 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN17,048 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN14,520 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN1,331 Mil.
Net Income was -433.381 + -231.086 + -757.307 + -922.622 = MXN-2,344 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -26.178 + -72.293 + 0 = MXN-98 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1030.743 + 1111.057 + 721.391 + 336.931 = MXN3,200 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN2,454 Mil.
Revenue was 4790.365 + 4745.337 + 4288.201 + 3665.604 = MXN17,490 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3619.334 + 3559.767 + 3176.407 + 2681.465 = MXN13,037 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN15,763 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN29,853 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN2,274 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN284 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN12,492 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN10,261 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN1,256 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)
=(4240.931 / 26364.124) / (2453.593 / 17489.507)
=0.16086 / 0.140289
=1.1466

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)
=(13036.973 / 17489.507) / (20190.803 / 26364.124)
=0.745417 / 0.765844
=0.9733

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 - (22194.607 + 2011.038) / 40625.06) / (1 - (15762.748 + 2273.805) / 29852.675)
=0.40417 / 0.395815
=1.0211

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
=26364.124 / 17489.507
=1.5074

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))
=(284.355 / (284.355 + 2273.805)) / (421.355 / (421.355 + 2011.038))
=0.111156 / 0.173227
=0.6417

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)
=(17047.878 / 26364.124) / (12491.529 / 17489.507)
=0.646632 / 0.71423
=0.9054

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)
=((1331.196 + 14520.284) / 40625.06) / ((1256.232 + 10260.618) / 29852.675)
=0.39019 / 0.38579
=1.0114

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
=(-2344.396 - -98.471 - 3200.122) / 40625.06
=-0.134056

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.

Samsara has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Samsara Business Description

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Samsara Inc provides an end-to-end solution for operations. The company's Connected Operations Platform consolidates data from its IoT devices and a growing ecosystem of connected assets and third-party systems, and makes it easy for organizations to access, analyze, and act on data insights using its cloud dashboard, custom alerts and reports, mobile apps, and workflows.. The company derives almost all of its revenue from subscription services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States. The company's customers ranges from small and medium-sized businesses to state and local governments.