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Citrix Systems (Citrix Systems) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Citrix Systems 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 Citrix Systems's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Citrix Systems was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Citrix Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Citrix Systems'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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Citrix Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

Citrix Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.27 -2.90 -2.46 -2.85 -2.51

Citrix Systems Quarterly Data
Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22
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 -2.41 -2.63 -2.51 -2.69 -2.67

Competitive Comparison of Citrix Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Citrix Systems'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.


Citrix Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Citrix Systems 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 Citrix Systems 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 * 0.9998+0.528 * 1.0096+0.404 * 0.953+0.892 * 1.0472+0.115 * 0.6021
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9648+4.679 * -0.042399-0.327 * 0.9435
=-2.67

* 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 (Jun22) TTM:Last Year (Jun21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $697 Mil.
Revenue was 859.522 + 825.338 + 850.848 + 778.445 = $3,314 Mil.
Gross Profit was 703.6 + 683.442 + 677.365 + 631.626 = $2,696 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,898 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,011 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $340 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $283 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,582 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,307 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,367 Mil.
Net Income was 115.457 + 60.232 + 102.898 + 51.787 = $330 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -12.84 + -19.155 + -99.716 + -2.05 = $-134 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 171.482 + 274.909 + 158.866 + 156.145 = $761 Mil.
Total Receivables was $666 Mil.
Revenue was 812.111 + 775.766 + 809.656 + 767.17 = $3,165 Mil.
Gross Profit was 650.805 + 632.297 + 676.213 + 639.884 = $2,599 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,500 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,714 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $418 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $158 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,566 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,092 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,667 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)
=(696.836 / 3314.153) / (665.519 / 3164.703)
=0.210261 / 0.210294
=0.9998

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)
=(2599.199 / 3164.703) / (2696.033 / 3314.153)
=0.821309 / 0.813491
=1.0096

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 - (1897.835 + 339.72) / 7011.099) / (1 - (1499.618 + 417.656) / 6714.453)
=0.680855 / 0.714456
=0.953

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
=3314.153 / 3164.703
=1.0472

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))
=(157.5 / (157.5 + 417.656)) / (283.43 / (283.43 + 339.72))
=0.273839 / 0.454834
=0.6021

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)
=(1582.197 / 3314.153) / (1566.03 / 3164.703)
=0.477406 / 0.494843
=0.9648

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)
=((3366.905 + 2307.273) / 7011.099) / ((3667.07 + 2092.374) / 6714.453)
=0.809314 / 0.857768
=0.9435

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
=(330.374 - -133.761 - 761.402) / 7011.099
=-0.042399

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.

Citrix Systems has a M-score of -2.67 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Citrix Systems (Citrix Systems) Business Description

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Address
851 West Cypress Creek Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, 33309
Citrix Systems provides virtualization software, including Virtual Apps and Desktops for desktop virtualization and Citrix Virtual Apps for application virtualization. The company also provides Citrix Endpoint Management for mobile device management and Citrix ADC for application delivery and Citrix SDWAN for routing, security, and WAN monitoring.
Executives
Jason Alexander Smith officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Michael Arenth officer: EVP, SaaS Strategy C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
David J Henshall officer: Senior Vice President and CFO 18880 HOMESTEAD ROAD, CUPERTINO CA 95014
Sridhar Mullapudi officer: EVP, Product Management C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Arlen Shenkman officer: EVP & CFO C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Mark J Ferrer officer: EVP, Chief Revenue Officer 45025 AVIATION DR, STE 300, DULLES VA 20166
Mark J. Schmitz officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Timothy A. Minahan officer: CMO 13960 HAYSTACK LANE, MILTON GA 30004
Hector Lima officer: EVP, Customer Experience C/O CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC., 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Antonio G. Gomes officer: SVP & General Counsel 345 HARVARD STREET, UNIT 2AB, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Paul J. Hough officer: SVP & Chief Product Officer 851 WEST CYPRESS CREEK ROAD, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33309
Jessica Soisson officer: VP & Corporate Controller 9836 EQUUS CIRCLE, BOYNTON BEACH FL 33472
W. Joseph Kim officer: EVP & Chief Technology Officer 7171, AUSTIN TX 78735-6140
Donna Nappen Kimmel officer: SVP & Chief People Officer 529 PLEASANT STREET, MS B-7, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
Knowling Robert E Jr director C/O HEWLETT-PACKARD CO, 3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304

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