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Rubicon Technologies (MEX:RBT) Beneish M-Score : -2.88 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Rubicon Technologies 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 -2.88 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:RBT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.42   Med: -2.88   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.88

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rubicon Technologies was -2.18. The lowest was -5.42. And the median was -2.88.


Rubicon Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rubicon Technologies'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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Rubicon Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Rubicon Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -5.42 -2.52

Rubicon Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - -4.75 -2.18 -2.52 -2.88

Competitive Comparison of Rubicon Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Rubicon Technologies'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.


Rubicon Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Rubicon Technologies 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 Rubicon Technologies 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 * 0.9972+0.528 * 0.5797+0.404 * 0.9086+0.892 * 0.8579+0.115 * 0.6173
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2397+4.679 * -0.0314-0.327 * 0.9831
=-2.92

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN1,853 Mil.
Revenue was 2706.219 + 2896.876 + 2983.108 + 2992.708 = MXN11,579 Mil.
Gross Profit was 143.724 + 232.072 + 243.29 + 212.619 = MXN832 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN2,587 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN3,291 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN990 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN3,751 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN1,700 Mil.
Net Income was -260.827 + -219.969 + -481.702 + -226.334 = MXN-1,189 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 140.039 + -26.225 + -142.922 + -20.23 = MXN-49 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -94.267 + -5.364 + -509.747 + -426.763 = MXN-1,036 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN2,165 Mil.
Revenue was 3227.502 + 3236.2 + 3720.933 + 3311.544 = MXN13,496 Mil.
Gross Profit was 150.617 + 144.231 + 145.733 + 121.412 = MXN562 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN2,603 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN3,504 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN93 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN104 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN4,812 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN4,384 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN1,518 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)
=(1852.524 / 11578.911) / (2165.343 / 13496.179)
=0.159991 / 0.160441
=0.9972

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)
=(561.993 / 13496.179) / (831.705 / 11578.911)
=0.041641 / 0.071829
=0.5797

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 - (2587.257 + 14.206) / 3291.485) / (1 - (2602.576 + 92.63) / 3503.519)
=0.209639 / 0.230715
=0.9086

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
=11578.911 / 13496.179
=0.8579

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))
=(104.163 / (104.163 + 92.63)) / (85.425 / (85.425 + 14.206))
=0.529302 / 0.857414
=0.6173

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)
=(989.723 / 11578.911) / (4811.936 / 13496.179)
=0.085476 / 0.356541
=0.2397

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)
=((1700.203 + 3750.969) / 3291.485) / ((1517.921 + 4383.878) / 3503.519)
=1.656144 / 1.684535
=0.9831

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
=(-1188.832 - -49.338 - -1036.141) / 3291.485
=-0.0314

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.

Rubicon Technologies has a M-score of -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Rubicon Technologies (MEX:RBT) Business Description

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100 West Main Street, Suite 610, Lexington, KY, USA, 40507
Rubicon Technologies Inc is a software platform providing full-service waste management, recycling, and smart city technology solutions. It focuses on developing software solutions that bring new transparency to the waste and recycling industry, encouraging customers to make data-driven decisions that lead to more efficient and effective operations as well as more sustainable outcomes.

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