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Momentive Global (Momentive Global) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Momentive Global 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.

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Momentive Global was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Momentive Global Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Momentive Global'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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Momentive Global Beneish M-Score Chart

Momentive Global Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.06 -3.04 -3.17 -2.95

Momentive Global Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
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 Premium Member Only -3.07 -2.93 -3.03 -2.95 -2.91

Competitive Comparison of Momentive Global's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Momentive Global'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.


Momentive Global's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Momentive Global 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 Momentive Global 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 * 0.9178+0.528 * 0.9766+0.404 * 1.0706+0.892 * 1.053+0.115 * 0.9832
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8959+4.679 * -0.09275-0.327 * 0.9994
=-2.91

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $31.8 Mil.
Revenue was 118.821 + 122.393 + 121.375 + 120.163 = $482.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 98.264 + 102.792 + 100.119 + 97.672 = $398.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $256.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $802.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $31.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $25.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $323.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $285.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $220.3 Mil.
Net Income was -23.815 + -3.633 + -20.33 + -28.551 = $-76.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -7.3 + -1.162 + -2.053 + 2.816 = $-7.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.927 + 8.15 + 1.901 + 3.65 = $5.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $32.9 Mil.
Revenue was 116.986 + 117.342 + 114.754 + 109.392 = $458.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 94.083 + 95.542 + 92.593 + 87.704 = $369.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $296.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $872.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $54.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $41.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $342.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $301.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $248.9 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)
=(31.76 / 482.752) / (32.864 / 458.474)
=0.065789 / 0.071681
=0.9178

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)
=(369.922 / 458.474) / (398.847 / 482.752)
=0.806855 / 0.826194
=0.9766

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 - (256.574 + 31.862) / 802.196) / (1 - (296.028 + 54.349) / 872.068)
=0.640442 / 0.598223
=1.0706

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
=482.752 / 458.474
=1.053

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))
=(41.517 / (41.517 + 54.349)) / (25.081 / (25.081 + 31.862))
=0.433073 / 0.440458
=0.9832

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)
=(323.452 / 482.752) / (342.87 / 458.474)
=0.670017 / 0.74785
=0.8959

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)
=((220.315 + 285.85) / 802.196) / ((248.888 + 301.669) / 872.068)
=0.630974 / 0.631323
=0.9994

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
=(-76.329 - -7.699 - 5.774) / 802.196
=-0.09275

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.

Momentive Global has a M-score of -2.91 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Momentive Global (Momentive Global) Business Description

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One Curiosity Way, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403
Momentive Global Inc, formerly SVMK Inc is a United States based company. It is engaged in providing survey software products and purpose-built solutions that enable organizations to engage with their key constituents, including their customers, employees and the markets they serve. It offers a cloud-based SaaS platform that helps individuals and organizations design and distribute surveys. Products offered by the company enable individuals and organizations of all sizes to collect and analyze People Powered Data.
Executives
Legion Partners Holdings, Llc director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Sagar Gupta director C/O MOMENTIVE GLOBAL INC., ONE CURIOSITY WAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Raymond T. White director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners, Llc director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners, L.p. Ii director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners, L.p. I director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners Asset Management, Llc director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Christopher S Kiper director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Legion Partners Special Opportunities, L.p. Xvii director 12121 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1240, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Clarence Ewell officer: Chief Customer Officer C/O MOMENTIVE GLOBAL INC., ONE CURIOSITY WAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Alexander J Lurie director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 235 SECOND STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Rebecca Cantieri officer: Chief People Officer C/O SVMK INC., ONE CURIOSITY WAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Lora D Blum officer: Sr VP, Gen Counsel & Secretary C/O SVMK INC., ONE CURIOSITY WAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Priyanka Carr officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O MOMENTIVE GLOBAL INC., ONE CURIOSITY WAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Cherie Buntyn officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O MOMENTIVE GLOBAL INC., ONE CURIOSITY WAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403

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