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Udemy (UDMY) Beneish M-Score : -3.17 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Udemy 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 -3.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

UDMY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.17   Med: -2.93   Max: -2.69
Current: -3.17

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Udemy was -2.69. The lowest was -3.17. And the median was -2.93.


Udemy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Udemy'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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Udemy Beneish M-Score Chart

Udemy Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.69 -3.17

Udemy Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -2.69 -2.78 -2.98 -3.02 -3.17

Competitive Comparison of Udemy's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Udemy'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.


Udemy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Udemy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Udemy 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 Udemy 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 * 0.7642+0.528 * 0.9775+0.404 * 0.9433+0.892 * 1.1587+0.115 * 0.7564
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8851+4.679 * -0.125646-0.327 * 0.9643
=-3.17

* 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 $92.6 Mil.
Revenue was 189.545 + 184.722 + 178.24 + 176.43 = $728.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 109.85 + 107.458 + 102.302 + 99.729 = $419.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $632.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $741.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $410.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $380.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.1 Mil.
Net Income was -20.248 + -16.767 + -25.735 + -44.544 = $-107.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.283 + 0.122 + -2.296 + -10.27 = $-12.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.268 + 11.667 + 13.491 + -19.895 = $-2.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $104.5 Mil.
Revenue was 165.33 + 158.432 + 153.112 + 152.223 = $629.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 91.34 + 89.352 + 87.3 + 85.785 = $353.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $615.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $737.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $18.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $21.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $400.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $386.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.5 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)
=(92.555 / 728.937) / (104.53 / 629.097)
=0.126973 / 0.166159
=0.7642

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)
=(353.777 / 629.097) / (419.339 / 728.937)
=0.562357 / 0.575275
=0.9775

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 - (632.328 + 10.13) / 741.196) / (1 - (615.014 + 18.389) / 737.568)
=0.133214 / 0.141228
=0.9433

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
=728.937 / 629.097
=1.1587

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))
=(21.216 / (21.216 + 18.389)) / (24.588 / (24.588 + 10.13))
=0.53569 / 0.708221
=0.7564

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)
=(410.636 / 728.937) / (400.411 / 629.097)
=0.563335 / 0.636485
=0.8851

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)
=((1.124 + 380.132) / 741.196) / ((6.545 + 386.907) / 737.568)
=0.514379 / 0.533445
=0.9643

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
=(-107.294 - -12.161 - -2.005) / 741.196
=-0.125646

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.

Udemy has a M-score of -3.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Udemy (UDMY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
600 Harrison Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94107
Udemy Inc operates a marketplace platform at the center of a vibrant knowledge network. The Company operated under two operating and reportable segments Consumer and Enterprise.
Executives
Venu Venugopal officer: Chief Technology Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Eren Bali director 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Kenneth Hirschman officer: SVP, Operations and GC 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Gregory Scott Brown officer: President, Udemy Business C/O BLACKHAWK NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Sarah Blanchard officer: Chief Financial Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Stephanie Stapleton Sudbury officer: President, Udemy Business 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Richard Qiu officer: President, New Ventures 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Prasad Raje officer: Chief Product Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Sohaib Abbasi director 100 EAST DAVIE STREET, RALEIGH NC 27601
Genefa Murphy officer: Chief Marketing Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Jeffrey Lieberman director, 10 percent owner 680 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Prasad Gune officer: SVP, Product 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Llibert Argerich officer: SVP, Marketing 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Gregg Coccari director, officer: President, CEO and Chairperson 719 KINGMAN AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
Karen Fascenda officer: Chief People Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107

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