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Matterport (Matterport) Beneish M-Score

: -3.69 (As of Today)
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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 -3.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MTTR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.69   Med: -3.43   Max: -3.16
Current: -3.69

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Matterport was -3.16. The lowest was -3.69. And the median was -3.43.


Matterport Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Matterport'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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Matterport Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.16 -3.69

Matterport Quarterly Data
Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 -3.16 -3.21 -3.33 -3.57 -3.69

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Matterport'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.


Matterport Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Matterport 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 Matterport 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 * 0.7007+0.528 * 0.8523+0.404 * 1.5047+0.892 * 1.1588+0.115 * 0.775
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7743+4.679 * -0.25869-0.327 * 1.0021
=-3.69

* 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 $16.9 Mil.
Revenue was 39.545 + 40.642 + 39.567 + 37.994 = $157.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.218 + 19.897 + 15.963 + 16.412 = $70.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $422.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $577.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $217.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $44.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was -43.945 + -44.754 + -56.536 + -53.842 = $-199.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.301 + 3.182 + 1.052 + 1.405 = $8.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -10.396 + -15.478 + -12.441 + -20.398 = $-58.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was $20.8 Mil.
Revenue was 41.141 + 37.993 + 28.481 + 28.51 = $136.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.833 + 16.391 + 11.713 + 11.909 = $51.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $517.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $640.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $13.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $242.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $49.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(16.925 / 157.748) / (20.844 / 136.125)
=0.107291 / 0.153124
=0.7007

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)
=(51.846 / 136.125) / (70.49 / 157.748)
=0.380871 / 0.446852
=0.8523

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 - (422.841 + 33.096) / 577.155) / (1 - (517.932 + 33.074) / 640.395)
=0.210027 / 0.139584
=1.5047

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
=157.748 / 136.125
=1.1588

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))
=(13.297 / (13.297 + 33.074)) / (19.437 / (19.437 + 33.096))
=0.286752 / 0.369996
=0.775

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)
=(217.424 / 157.748) / (242.306 / 136.125)
=1.3783 / 1.780026
=0.7743

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 + 44.234) / 577.155) / ((0 + 48.978) / 640.395)
=0.076641 / 0.076481
=1.0021

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
=(-199.077 - 8.94 - -58.713) / 577.155
=-0.25869

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.

Matterport has a M-score of -3.69 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Matterport (Matterport) Business Description

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Address
352 East Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, 94089
Matterport Inc is a spatial data company focused on digitizing and indexing the built world. Its all-in-one 3D data platform enables anyone to turn a space into an accurate and immersive digital twin which can be used to design, build, operate, promote, and understand any space.
Executives
James Daniel Fay officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MATTERPORT, INC., 352 EAST JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Raymond J Pittman director, officer: See Remarks C/O MATTERPORT, INC., 352 EAST JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Peter Presunka officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O MATTERPORT, INC., 352 EAST JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Jay Remley officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O MATTERPORT, INC., 352 EAST JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Japjit Tulsi officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O MATTERPORT, INC., 352 EAST JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
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Matthew Zinn officer: Chief Legal Officer 2160 GOLD STREET, ALVISO CA 95002
Susan Repo director 600 B STREET, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
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