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CS Disco (CS Disco) Beneish M-Score : -1.79 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is CS Disco 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 -1.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LAW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.1   Med: -1.79   Max: 6.06
Current: -1.79

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CS Disco was 6.06. The lowest was -2.10. And the median was -1.79.


CS Disco Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CS Disco'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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CS Disco Beneish M-Score Chart

CS Disco Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.10 6.06 -1.79

CS Disco 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 6.06 -3.31 -3.07 -1.77 -1.79

Competitive Comparison of CS Disco's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, CS Disco'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.


CS Disco's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



CS Disco 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 CS Disco 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 * 1.1631+0.528 * 1.0005+0.404 * 3.1797+0.892 * 1.0215+0.115 * 0.7735
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8737+4.679 * -0.071774-0.327 * 1.0608
=-1.79

* 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 $27.0 Mil.
Revenue was 35.742 + 34.943 + 34.276 + 33.129 = $138.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27.049 + 26.004 + 25.237 + 24.852 = $103.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $192.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $231.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $101.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $23.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.3 Mil.
Net Income was -5.84 + -1.03 + -14.915 + -20.365 = $-42.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.175 + -6.9 + -7.054 + -14.752 = $-25.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $22.7 Mil.
Revenue was 32.537 + 34.475 + 33.71 + 34.468 = $135.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24.466 + 25.841 + 25.221 + 25.499 = $101.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $231.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $256.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $113.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $22.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.0 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)
=(26.993 / 138.09) / (22.72 / 135.19)
=0.195474 / 0.16806
=1.1631

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)
=(101.027 / 135.19) / (103.142 / 138.09)
=0.747296 / 0.746919
=1.0005

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 - (192.339 + 17.806) / 231.547) / (1 - (231.54 + 17.331) / 256.322)
=0.09243 / 0.029069
=3.1797

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
=138.09 / 135.19
=1.0215

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))
=(2.974 / (2.974 + 17.331)) / (4.159 / (4.159 + 17.806))
=0.146466 / 0.189347
=0.7735

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)
=(101.364 / 138.09) / (113.577 / 135.19)
=0.734043 / 0.840129
=0.8737

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)
=((7.294 + 23.118) / 231.547) / ((8.969 + 22.767) / 256.322)
=0.131343 / 0.123813
=1.0608

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
=(-42.15 - 0 - -25.531) / 231.547
=-0.071774

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.

CS Disco has a M-score of -1.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CS Disco (CS Disco) Business Description

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Address
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 900, Austin, TX, USA, 78701
CS Disco Inc provides a cloud-native, artificial intelligence-powered legal solution that simplifies discovery, legal document review, and case management for enterprises, law firms, legal services providers, and governments. Its revenue-generating activities directly relate to the sale and support of legal solutions. It has two primary types of contractual arrangements: usage-based and subscription solutions. The usage-based revenue is derived from contracts under which customers are billed monthly based on their usage. Subscription revenue is derived from contracts where customers are contractually committed to a minimum data volume over a period of time.
Executives
Michael Lafair officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, SUITE 150, AUSTIN TX 78746
Kevin Joseph Smith officer: EVP, Chief Product Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, STE 150, AUSTIN TX 78746
James Offerdahl director 11501 DOMAIN DRIVE, SUITE 200, AUSTIN TX 78758
Keith Zoellner officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, SUITE 150, AUSTIN TX 78746
Susan L Blount director C/O PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC, 751 BROAD STREET, FOURTH FLOOR, NEWARK NJ 07102
Andrew Shimek officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, SUITE 150, AUSTIN TX 02116
Kiwi Camara director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CS DISCO, INC., 3700 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, STE 150, AUSTIN TX 78746
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Bessemer Venture Partners Viii Institutional L.p. 10 percent owner 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 01538
Deer Viii & Co. L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS, 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Deer Viii & Co. Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS, 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Stephens Group, Llc 10 percent owner 100 RIVER BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 500, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Robert P Goodman director 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Lovp Sbic Management Services, Llc 10 percent owner 805 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY SUITE 125, AUSTIN CA 78746
Krishna Srinivasan director, 10 percent owner 4030 W. BRAKER LANE, BUILDING 2-100, AUSTIN TX 78759

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