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Rapid7 (Rapid7) Beneish M-Score

: -3.01 (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 -3.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Rapid7's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

RPD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.43   Med: -2.97   Max: -2.06
Current: -3.01

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rapid7 was -2.06. The lowest was -3.43. And the median was -2.97.


Rapid7 Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rapid7'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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Rapid7 Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.71 -2.74 -3.13 -3.01

Rapid7 Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.13 -3.02 -3.08 -3.05 -3.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Rapid7'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.


Rapid7 Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Rapid7's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rapid7's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Rapid7 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 Rapid7 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 * 0.9552+0.528 * 0.9788+0.404 * 0.9854+0.892 * 1.1352+0.115 * 0.7029
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8911+4.679 * -0.123563-0.327 * 0.9959
=-3.01

* 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 $164.9 Mil.
Revenue was 205.268 + 198.843 + 190.422 + 183.174 = $777.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 145.52 + 141.013 + 132.258 + 127.175 = $546.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $634.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,505.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $94.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $45.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $396.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $569.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,011.1 Mil.
Net Income was 20.048 + -76.611 + -66.782 + -25.915 = $-149.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.34 + -28.067 + -40.499 + -0.307 = $-67.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 63.466 + 3.665 + 31.305 + 5.842 = $104.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $152.0 Mil.
Revenue was 184.479 + 175.765 + 167.455 + 157.384 = $685.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 129.544 + 121.915 + 113.18 + 106.095 = $470.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $510.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,359.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $137.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $41.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $392.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $531.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $901.9 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)
=(164.862 / 777.707) / (152.045 / 685.083)
=0.211985 / 0.221937
=0.9552

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)
=(470.734 / 685.083) / (545.966 / 777.707)
=0.68712 / 0.70202
=0.9788

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 - (634.45 + 94.335) / 1505.348) / (1 - (510.307 + 137.233) / 1358.991)
=0.515869 / 0.523514
=0.9854

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
=777.707 / 685.083
=1.1352

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))
=(41.038 / (41.038 + 137.233)) / (45.939 / (45.939 + 94.335))
=0.2302 / 0.327495
=0.7029

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)
=(396.912 / 777.707) / (392.378 / 685.083)
=0.510362 / 0.572745
=0.8911

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)
=((1011.126 + 569.792) / 1505.348) / ((901.894 + 531.267) / 1358.991)
=1.050201 / 1.054577
=0.9959

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
=(-149.26 - -67.533 - 104.278) / 1505.348
=-0.123563

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.

Rapid7 has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Rapid7 (Rapid7) Business Description

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Address
120 Causeway Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02114
Founded in 2000, Rapid7 is a cybersecurity company that began providing vulnerability management solutions. It has, however, expanded its portfolio to provide extended detection and response, or XDR; security information and event management, or SIEM; cloud security, threat intelligence, and application security; and security orchestration, automation, and response, or SOAR. The Boston-based company went public in 2015.
Executives
Andrew F. Burton officer: Chief Operating Officer 500 UNICORN PARK DRIVE, WOBURN MA 01801
Marc Evan Brown director C/O RAPID7, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Thomas Corey E. director, officer: President and CEO C/O RAPID7, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Timothy M Adams officer: Chief Financial Officer 311 ARSENAL STREET, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Thomas E Schodorf director C/O SPLUNK INC, 250 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Christina Luconi officer: Chief People Officer C/O RAPID7, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Peter Kaes officer: SVP, General Counsel C/O RAPID7, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Benjamin Holzman director, 10 percent owner C/O BAIN CAPITAL VENTURES, 335 BRYANT STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Jeffrey Kalowski officer: Chief Financial Officer 10 MAGUIRE ROAD, BUILDING 1, SUITE 125, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Lee David Weiner officer: Chief Product Officer C/O RAPID7, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Michael J Berry director C/O INFORMATICA CORPORATION, 2100 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Judy Bruner director C/O SANDISK CORPORATION, 601 MCCARTHY BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Reeny Sondhi director C/O RAPID7, INC., 120 CAUSEWAY STREET, BOSTON MA 02114
Christina Kosmowski director C/O RAPID7, INC., 120 CAUSEWAY STREET, BOSTON MA 02114
Timothy P Mcadam director, 10 percent owner, other: May be part of a 13(d) group 250 MIDDLEFIELD RD, MENLO PARK CA 94025