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Workday (Workday) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Workday 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WDAY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.89   Max: -1.84
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Workday was -1.84. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.89.


Workday Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Workday Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.19 -3.24 -2.96 -3.05 -2.57

Workday Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -3.05 -2.74 -2.98 -2.94 -2.57

Competitive Comparison of Workday's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Workday'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.


Workday's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Workday 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 Workday 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 * 0.894+0.528 * 0.9578+0.404 * 1.0413+0.892 * 1.1678+0.115 * 1.2844
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9922+4.679 * -0.04583-0.327 * 0.8698
=-2.57

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1,639 Mil.
Revenue was 1922.247 + 1865.675 + 1786.766 + 1684.312 = $7,259 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1462.031 + 1420.435 + 1338.666 + 1266.868 = $5,488 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,939 Mil.
Total Assets was $16,452 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,523 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $282 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,841 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,055 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,207 Mil.
Net Income was 1188.495 + 113.709 + 78.66 + 0.136 = $1,381 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.999 + -10.081 + 2.522 + -7.44 = $-14 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 995.645 + 450.775 + 425.264 + 277.316 = $2,149 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,570 Mil.
Revenue was 1646.442 + 1599.103 + 1535.798 + 1434.657 = $6,216 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1193.141 + 1163.31 + 1112.713 + 1031.836 = $4,501 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,108 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,486 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,450 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $364 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,452 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,628 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,158 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)
=(1639 / 7259) / (1570 / 6216)
=0.225789 / 0.252574
=0.894

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)
=(4501 / 6216) / (5488 / 7259)
=0.724099 / 0.756027
=0.9578

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 - (9939 + 1523) / 16452) / (1 - (8108 + 1450) / 13486)
=0.303307 / 0.291265
=1.0413

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
=7259 / 6216
=1.1678

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))
=(364 / (364 + 1450)) / (282 / (282 + 1523))
=0.200662 / 0.156233
=1.2844

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)
=(2841 / 7259) / (2452 / 6216)
=0.391376 / 0.394466
=0.9922

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)
=((3207 + 5055) / 16452) / ((3158 + 4628) / 13486)
=0.502188 / 0.577339
=0.8698

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
=(1381 - -14 - 2149) / 16452
=-0.04583

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.

Workday has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Workday (Workday) Business Description

Address
6110 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, CA, USA, 94588
Workday is a software company that offers human capital management, or HCM, financial management, and business planning solutions. Known for being a cloud-only software provider, Workday is headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Founded in 2005, Workday now employs over 12,000 employees.
Executives
David A Duffield 10 percent owner C/O WORKDAY, INC., 6230 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Sayan Chakraborty officer: Co-President 6110 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Richard Harry Sauer officer: EVP, General Counsel & Secty 6110 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
James Bozzini officer: Senior Vice President 6230 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Aneel Bhusri director, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-CEO and Chairman
Douglas A. Robinson officer: Co-President 6110 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Zane Rowe officer: Chief Financial Officer 1600 SMITH STREET, HQSEO, HOUSTON TX 77002
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Barbara A Larson officer: Chief Financial Officer 6110 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
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