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Flywire (Flywire) Beneish M-Score

: -2.40 (As of Today)
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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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FLYW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.4   Med: -2.4   Max: -2.09
Current: -2.4

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Flywire was -2.09. The lowest was -2.40. And the median was -2.40.


Flywire Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flywire'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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Flywire Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.40 -2.09 -2.40

Flywire 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 -2.09 -2.24 -2.08 -2.23 -2.40

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Flywire'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.


Flywire Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Flywire 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 Flywire 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 * 1.2516+0.528 * 0.9882+0.404 * 0.7391+0.892 * 1.393+0.115 * 0.9413
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9573+4.679 * -0.086485-0.327 * 0.9645
=-2.40

* 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 $142.8 Mil.
Revenue was 100.545 + 123.323 + 84.869 + 94.357 = $403.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.765 + 80.423 + 51.065 + 60.502 = $255.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $815.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,079.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $15.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $215.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $273.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 1.287 + 10.643 + -16.813 + -3.683 = $-8.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7.707 + -4.233 + -0.755 + 1.47 = $4.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 59.748 + 46.529 + -4.806 + -20.846 = $80.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $81.9 Mil.
Revenue was 73.053 + 95.232 + 56.537 + 64.553 = $289.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.468 + 62.957 + 34.717 + 40.3 = $181.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $450.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $674.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $161.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $177.3 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)
=(142.849 / 403.094) / (81.935 / 289.375)
=0.354381 / 0.283145
=1.2516

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)
=(181.442 / 289.375) / (255.755 / 403.094)
=0.627013 / 0.63448
=0.9882

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 - (815.684 + 15.134) / 1079.731) / (1 - (450.643 + 13.317) / 674.287)
=0.230532 / 0.311925
=0.7391

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
=403.094 / 289.375
=1.393

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))
=(12.304 / (12.304 + 13.317)) / (15.764 / (15.764 + 15.134))
=0.480231 / 0.510195
=0.9413

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)
=(215.245 / 403.094) / (161.405 / 289.375)
=0.533982 / 0.557771
=0.9573

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 + 273.792) / 1079.731) / ((0 + 177.276) / 674.287)
=0.253574 / 0.262909
=0.9645

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
=(-8.566 - 4.189 - 80.625) / 1079.731
=-0.086485

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.

Flywire has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Flywire (Flywire) Business Description

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Address
141 Tremont Street, Suite 10, Boston, MA, USA, 02111
Flywire Corp provides a secure global payments platform, offering its clients an innovative and streamlined process to receive reconciled domestic and international payments in a more cost-effective and efficient manner. The company's solutions are built on three core elements namely a payments platform; a proprietary global payment network and vertical-specific software backed by its deep industry expertise. Geographically, the majority of revenue is from the Americas.
Executives
Michael G Ellis officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FLYWIRE CORPORATION, 141 TREMONT STREET, SUITE 10, BOSTON MA 02111
Peter Butterfield officer: General Counsel and CCO C/O FLYWIRE CORPORATION, 141 TREMONT STREET, SUITE 10, BOSTON MA 02111
Rob Orgel officer: President and COO C/O FLYWIRE CORPORATION, 141 TREMONT STREET, SUITE 10, BOSTON MA 02111
Michael Massaro director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O FLYWIRE CORPORATION, 141 TREMONT STREET, SUITE 10, BOSTON MA 02111
David R. King officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O FLYWIRE CORPORATION, 141 TREMONT STREET, SUITE 10, BOSTON MA 02111
Gretchen Howard director 707 MENLO AVENUE, SUITE 110, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Matthew C Harris director, 10 percent owner 1 BANK STREET, 2ND FLOOR, WILLIAMSTOWN MA 01267
Edwin J Santos director 234 MOURNING DOVE DRIVE, SAUNDERSTOWN RI 02874
Bain Capital Venture Investors, Llc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
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Ajay Agarwal 10 percent owner C/O BAIN CAPITAL VENTURE INVESTORS, LLC, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
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