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New Relic (New Relic) Beneish M-Score : -3.39 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is New Relic 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 -3.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NEWR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.58   Med: -2.9   Max: -1.29
Current: -3.39

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of New Relic was -1.29. The lowest was -3.58. And the median was -2.90.


New Relic Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for New Relic'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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New Relic Beneish M-Score Chart

New Relic Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.84 -2.78 -2.91 -3.05 -3.36

New Relic Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -3.29 -3.17 -3.36 -3.58 -3.39

Competitive Comparison of New Relic's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, New Relic'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.


New Relic's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



New Relic 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 New Relic 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 * 1.1759+0.528 * 0.9033+0.404 * 1.4699+0.892 * 1.1348+0.115 * 0.7757
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9359+4.679 * -0.264803-0.327 * 0.6622
=-3.20

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $150.3 Mil.
Revenue was 242.757 + 242.628 + 242.492 + 239.763 = $967.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 190.048 + 188.188 + 186.101 + 178.447 = $742.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $622.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $895.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $62.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $55.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $589.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $394.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $33.5 Mil.
Net Income was -23.752 + -37.431 + -57.227 + -26.005 = $-144.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.075 + -1.666 + -0.256 + 0.192 = $-1.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -32.125 + 78.309 + 73.035 + -24.828 = $94.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $112.6 Mil.
Revenue was 226.912 + 216.459 + 205.752 + 203.591 = $852.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 162.129 + 152.566 + 141.792 + 134.798 = $591.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $989.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,304.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $106.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $61.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $554.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $900.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $42.8 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)
=(150.271 / 967.64) / (112.612 / 852.714)
=0.155296 / 0.132063
=1.1759

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)
=(591.285 / 852.714) / (742.784 / 967.64)
=0.693415 / 0.767624
=0.9033

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 - (622.754 + 62.154) / 895.01) / (1 - (989.699 + 106.782) / 1304.878)
=0.234748 / 0.159706
=1.4699

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
=967.64 / 852.714
=1.1348

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))
=(61.246 / (61.246 + 106.782)) / (55.099 / (55.099 + 62.154))
=0.364499 / 0.469915
=0.7757

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)
=(589.035 / 967.64) / (554.616 / 852.714)
=0.608734 / 0.650413
=0.9359

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)
=((33.533 + 394.754) / 895.01) / ((42.842 + 900.11) / 1304.878)
=0.478528 / 0.722636
=0.6622

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
=(-144.415 - -1.805 - 94.391) / 895.01
=-0.264803

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.

New Relic has a M-score of -3.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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New Relic (New Relic) Business Description

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Address
188 Spear Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94105
New Relic Inc is a provider of software analytics solutions for organizations to collect, store, and analyze massive amounts of software data in real-time. The firm's flagship New Relic Software Analytics Cloud is made up of a suite of products, a Big Data database, and an open platform. Its solutions include diagnostics, reporting and alerting, transaction monitoring, and performance monitoring capabilities. The firm generates revenue from subscription-based arrangements for software offerings, typically for a year. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, and the rest from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; the Asia-Pacific; and other regions.
Executives
Thomas J. Lloyd officer: Chief Legal Officer, Corp Secy C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, SUITE 1000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Mark Dodds officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, SUITE 1000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
William Staples officer: Chief People Officer C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, STE. 1200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
David Barter officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MODEL N, INC., 1600 SEAPORT BLVD., SUITE 400, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Lewis Cirne director, officer: CEO C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, STE. 1200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Kristy Friedrichs officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, SUITE 1000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Jana Partners Llc director, other: See Remarks 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Radhakrishnan Mahendran director C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, SUITE 1000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Mark Sachleben officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, STE. 1200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Steve Hurn officer: EVP, Worldwide Sales C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, SUITE 1000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Susan Donner Arthur director 11000 OPTUM CIRCLE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Kevin G. Galligan director C/O JANA PARTNERS LLC, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Phalachandra Bhat director C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 388 SPEAR STREET, SUITE 1000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Takeshi Numoto director C/O NEW RELIC, INC., 188 SPEAR STREET, STE. 1000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
David J Henshall director 18880 HOMESTEAD ROAD, CUPERTINO CA 95014