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Cornerstone OnDemand (Cornerstone OnDemand) Beneish M-Score : -2.99 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Cornerstone OnDemand 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 -2.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CSOD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -2.95   Max: -1.08
Current: -2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cornerstone OnDemand was -1.08. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -2.95.


Cornerstone OnDemand Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cornerstone OnDemand'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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Cornerstone OnDemand Beneish M-Score Chart

Cornerstone OnDemand Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.11 -3.02 -3.09 -2.92 -1.37

Cornerstone OnDemand Quarterly Data
Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21
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 -1.08 -1.51 -1.37 -1.51 -2.99

Competitive Comparison of Cornerstone OnDemand's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Cornerstone OnDemand'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.


Cornerstone OnDemand's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Cornerstone OnDemand 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 Cornerstone OnDemand 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 * 0.6401+0.528 * 1.0295+0.404 * 1.0086+0.892 * 1.3195+0.115 * 0.5635
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9428+4.679 * -0.096166-0.327 * 0.9655
=-2.99

* 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 (Jun21) TTM:Last Year (Jun20) TTM:
Total Receivables was $140.8 Mil.
Revenue was 214.343 + 209.273 + 206.924 + 199.498 = $830.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 153.568 + 148.737 + 144.337 + 134.995 = $581.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $370.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,989.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $90.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $144.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $406.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $545.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,120.1 Mil.
Net Income was -0.371 + -12.452 + 1.561 + -15.781 = $-27.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -8.825 + -12.523 + -5.62 + -0.397 = $-27.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 45.316 + 78.111 + 35.025 + 33.147 = $191.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $166.6 Mil.
Revenue was 184.358 + 150.136 + 149.594 + 144.952 = $629.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 126.358 + 108.212 + 111.428 + 107.785 = $453.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $375.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,089.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $122.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $64.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $326.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $515.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,297.1 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)
=(140.751 / 830.038) / (166.644 / 629.04)
=0.169572 / 0.264918
=0.6401

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)
=(453.783 / 629.04) / (581.637 / 830.038)
=0.72139 / 0.700735
=1.0295

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 - (370.261 + 90.776) / 1989.032) / (1 - (375.899 + 122.089) / 2089.294)
=0.76821 / 0.761648
=1.0086

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
=830.038 / 629.04
=1.3195

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))
=(64.724 / (64.724 + 122.089)) / (144.936 / (144.936 + 90.776))
=0.346464 / 0.614886
=0.5635

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)
=(406.151 / 830.038) / (326.466 / 629.04)
=0.489316 / 0.518991
=0.9428

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)
=((1120.129 + 545.489) / 1989.032) / ((1297.084 + 514.986) / 2089.294)
=0.837401 / 0.867312
=0.9655

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
=(-27.043 - -27.365 - 191.599) / 1989.032
=-0.096166

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.

Cornerstone OnDemand has a M-score of -2.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cornerstone OnDemand (Cornerstone OnDemand) Business Description

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Address
1601 Cloverfield Boulevard, Suite 620 South, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 90404
Cornerstone OnDemand is a fast-growing provider of cloud-based talent-management solutions. While the company is best known for its learning management application, which is considered best in class, the company's products have evolved in recent years, with the company adding features such as recruiting, performance and other development tools. Most of the revenue is recurring, as the company is de-emphasizing implementation services and will rely more on integration partners going forward. As of the end of 2018, the company served 3,535 clients with more than 40 million users across more than 190 countries.
Executives
Adam L Miller director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND, INC. 1601 CLOVERFIELD BLVD., SUITE 620 SOUTH SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Adam J. Weiss officer: Chief Administrative Officer 1601 CLOVERFIELD BOULEVARD SUITE 620 SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Patricia Coughlin officer: PAO and Interim CFO 1601 CLOVERFIELD BLVD., STE 620 SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Heidi Spirgi officer: Chief Mktg & Strategy Officer 1601 CLOVERFIELD BLVD., STE 620 SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Mark Goldin officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND, INC. 1601 CLOVERFIELD BLVD., SUITE 620 SOUTH SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Philip Seth Saunders officer: Chief Executive Officer 13 MAPLE KNOLL LANE, MANALAPAN NJ 07726
Jeff Lautenbach officer: President, Global Field Ops 1601 CLOVERFIELD BLVD., SUITE 620 SOUTH SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Richard M Haddrill director 2300 WINDY RIDGE PKWY, ATLANTA GA 30339
Kristina Salen director 1601 CLOVERFIELD BLVD., SUITE 620, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Dean E. Carter director 1601 CLOVERFIELD BLVD., SUITE 620 SOUTH SANTA MONICA CA 90404
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