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Veeva Systems (Veeva Systems) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is Veeva Systems 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VEEV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.55   Max: 0.66
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Veeva Systems was 0.66. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.55.


Veeva Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Veeva Systems'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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Veeva Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

Veeva Systems 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 -1.77 -2.48 -2.80 -2.66 -2.72

Veeva Systems 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 -2.66 -2.65 -2.90 -2.94 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Veeva Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Veeva Systems'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.


Veeva Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Veeva Systems's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Veeva Systems 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 Veeva Systems 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 * 1.0317+0.528 * 1.0053+0.404 * 0.8949+0.892 * 1.0968+0.115 * 0.9091
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0111+4.679 * -0.069461-0.327 * 0.9427
=-2.72

* 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 $889 Mil.
Revenue was 630.618 + 616.505 + 590.225 + 526.325 = $2,364 Mil.
Gross Profit was 456.69 + 448.823 + 421.207 + 359.662 = $1,686 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,003 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,911 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $104 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $628 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,179 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $46 Mil.
Net Income was 147.398 + 135.158 + 111.628 + 131.521 = $526 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -86.319 + 42.187 + 38.826 + 30.248 = $25 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 57.769 + 82.598 + 265.036 + 505.936 = $911 Mil.
Total Receivables was $785 Mil.
Revenue was 563.389 + 552.351 + 534.218 + 505.102 = $2,155 Mil.
Gross Profit was 399.075 + 398.444 + 382.549 + 365.587 = $1,546 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,969 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,804 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $105 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $566 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,007 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $50 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)
=(888.537 / 2363.673) / (785.229 / 2155.06)
=0.375914 / 0.364365
=1.0317

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)
=(1545.655 / 2155.06) / (1686.382 / 2363.673)
=0.717221 / 0.713458
=1.0053

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 - (5003.211 + 104.134) / 5910.92) / (1 - (3969.313 + 105.153) / 4804.296)
=0.135948 / 0.151912
=0.8949

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
=2363.673 / 2155.06
=1.0968

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))
=(29.122 / (29.122 + 105.153)) / (32.628 / (32.628 + 104.134))
=0.216883 / 0.238575
=0.9091

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)
=(628.019 / 2363.673) / (566.286 / 2155.06)
=0.265696 / 0.26277
=1.0111

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)
=((46.441 + 1178.883) / 5910.92) / ((49.67 + 1006.803) / 4804.296)
=0.207298 / 0.219902
=0.9427

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
=(525.705 - 24.942 - 911.339) / 5910.92
=-0.069461

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.

Veeva Systems has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Veeva Systems (Veeva Systems) Business Description

Address
4280 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, CA, USA, 94588
Veeva is the global leading supplier of cloud-based software solutions for the life sciences industry. The company's best-of-breed offerings address operating and regulatory requirements for customers ranging from small, emerging biotechnology companies to departments of global pharmaceutical manufacturers. The company leverages its domain expertise to improve the efficiency and compliance of the underserved life sciences industry, displacing large, highly customized and dated enterprise resource planning systems that have limited flexibility. Its two main products are Veeva CRM, a customer relationship management platform for companies with a salesforce, and Veeva Vault, a content management platform that tackles various functions within any life sciences company.
Executives
Thomas D. Schwenger officer: President and COO C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Alan Mateo officer: EVP Global Sales C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS, 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Eleni Nitsa Zuppas officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Matthew J Wallach officer: President C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Mary Lynne Hedley director C/O TESARO, INC., 1000 WINTER ST., STE 3300, WALTHAM MA 02451
Timothy S Cabral officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Paul J Sekhri director C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4637 CHABOT DRIVE, SUITE 210, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Kristine Diamond officer: Chief Accounting Officer 345 ENCINAL STREET, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060
Paul Edward Chamberlain director C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Michele O'connor officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Peter P Gassner director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Codd Ronald E F director C/O INTERWOVEN INC, 803 11TH AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Nimrata Hunt director IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC., WESTBROOK ME 04092
Priscilla Hung director C/O GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC., 970 PARK PL, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Marshall Mohr director C/O INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC, 1266 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086