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Netobjects (Netobjects) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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

During the past 2 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Netobjects was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Netobjects Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

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Competitive Comparison of Netobjects's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Netobjects'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.


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

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

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



Netobjects 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 Netobjects 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 * 0.1395+0.528 * 1.6213+0.404 * 1.2837+0.892 * 0.616+0.115 * 0.8282
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3585+4.679 * -0.51041-0.327 * 2.673
=-6.19

* 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 (Jun01) TTM:Last Year (Jun00) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.17 Mil.
Revenue was 1.104 + 1.604 + 1.513 + 12.642 = $16.86 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.421 + 1.392 + -0.47 + 7.2 = $7.70 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.62 Mil.
Total Assets was $11.91 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.54 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.81 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -9.135 + 3.49 + -14.412 + -12.402 = $-32.46 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.936 + -1.791 + -0.914 + 0 = $-3.64 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.812 + -6.572 + -8.687 + -2.667 = $-22.74 Mil.
Total Receivables was $13.59 Mil.
Revenue was 7.94 + 7.789 + 5.846 + 5.8 = $27.38 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.054 + 4.735 + 4.38 + 5.1 = $20.27 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29.49 Mil.
Total Assets was $43.15 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.06 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $30.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.08 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)
=(1.168 / 16.863) / (13.593 / 27.375)
=0.069264 / 0.496548
=0.1395

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)
=(20.269 / 27.375) / (7.701 / 16.863)
=0.74042 / 0.45668
=1.6213

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 - (6.62 + 1.535) / 11.912) / (1 - (29.494 + 3.055) / 43.151)
=0.315396 / 0.245695
=1.2837

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
=16.863 / 27.375
=0.616

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))
=(8.182 / (8.182 + 3.055)) / (11.167 / (11.167 + 1.535))
=0.72813 / 0.879153
=0.8282

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)
=(25.39 / 16.863) / (30.341 / 27.375)
=1.505663 / 1.108347
=1.3585

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 + 7.807) / 11.912) / ((0.079 + 10.501) / 43.151)
=0.65539 / 0.245186
=2.673

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
=(-32.459 - -3.641 - -22.738) / 11.912
=-0.51041

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.

Netobjects has a M-score of -6.19 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Netobjects (Netobjects) Business Description

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Netobjects Inc is engaged in developing and designing software.

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