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Vimeo (VMEO) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Vimeo 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VMEO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.73   Max: -2.11
Current: -2.73

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vimeo was -2.11. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.73.


Vimeo Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Vimeo Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.11 -2.76 -2.73

Vimeo Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.76 -2.98 -3.12 -2.80 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Vimeo's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Vimeo'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.


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

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

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



Vimeo 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 Vimeo 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 * 0.8785+0.528 * 0.9747+0.404 * 0.941+0.892 * 0.9635+0.115 * 0.9493
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7508+4.679 * -0.025645-0.327 * 0.9466
=-2.73

* 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 $26.6 Mil.
Revenue was 105.544 + 106.253 + 101.835 + 103.582 = $417.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.287 + 84.451 + 78.99 + 79.91 = $325.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $351.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $622.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $200.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $226.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 8.395 + 8.464 + 5.871 + -0.698 = $22.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.014 + 0.308 + -0.058 + -0.042 = $0.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 9.982 + 16.607 + 12.439 + -1.243 = $37.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $31.4 Mil.
Revenue was 105.564 + 108.133 + 110.977 + 108.354 = $433.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.85 + 82.886 + 84.099 + 81.598 = $329.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $324.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $605.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $277.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $233.0 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)
=(26.605 / 417.214) / (31.434 / 433.028)
=0.063768 / 0.072591
=0.8785

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)
=(329.433 / 433.028) / (325.638 / 417.214)
=0.760766 / 0.780506
=0.9747

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 - (351.468 + 0.607) / 622.92) / (1 - (324.326 + 1.355) / 605.431)
=0.434799 / 0.462068
=0.941

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
=417.214 / 433.028
=0.9635

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))
=(7.298 / (7.298 + 1.355)) / (4.836 / (4.836 + 0.607))
=0.843407 / 0.888481
=0.9493

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)
=(200.681 / 417.214) / (277.412 / 433.028)
=0.481003 / 0.640633
=0.7508

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 + 226.879) / 622.92) / ((0 + 232.954) / 605.431)
=0.364219 / 0.384774
=0.9466

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
=(22.032 - 0.222 - 37.785) / 622.92
=-0.025645

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.

Vimeo has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Vimeo (VMEO) Business Description

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Address
330 West 34th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Vimeo Inc is the all-in-one video software solution, providing the full breadth of video tools through a software-as-a-service model. The company's comprehensive and cloud-based tools empower its users to create, collaborate and communicate with video on a single, turnkey platform. The company derives its revenue from SaaS subscription fees paid by customers for subscription plans.
Executives
Furstenberg Alexander Von director C/O ARROW INVESTMENTS, 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Eric Cox officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O VIMEO, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Gillian Munson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O XO GROUP INC., 195 BROADWAY, 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Jay Herratti director C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Thrive Partners Vi Gp, Llc director C/O THRIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 295 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10012
George C Wolfe director C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Michael A Cheah officer: General Counsel & Secretary C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Narayan Menon officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Shelton Jackson Lee director C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Nabil Mallick director C/O VIMEO, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Adam Gross director C/O VIMEO, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Mark Kornfilt officer: President & CPO C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Thrive Capital Partners Vi, L.p. director 295 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10012
Thrive Partners V Gp, Llc director C/O THRIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 295 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10012
Joshua Kushner director C/O OSCAR HEALTH, INC., 75 VARICK STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013