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YuMe (YUME) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of YuMe was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


YuMe Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

YuMe Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.89 -3.17 -2.50 -3.77

YuMe Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17
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 -3.53 -3.77 -3.17 -3.59 -3.22

Competitive Comparison of YuMe's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, YuMe'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.


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

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

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



YuMe 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 YuMe 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 * 1.0849+0.528 * 0.9524+0.404 * 0.9237+0.892 * 0.9476+0.115 * 1.1982
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8268+4.679 * -0.138059-0.327 * 1.3645
=-3.22

* 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 (Sep17) TTM:Last Year (Sep16) TTM:
Total Receivables was $46.0 Mil.
Revenue was 35.037 + 42.818 + 36.454 + 45.55 = $159.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.966 + 21.773 + 19.053 + 24.002 = $80.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $91.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $112.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $15.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $61.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $41.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.7 Mil.
Net Income was -0.004 + 4.367 + 1.205 + 2.827 = $8.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.026 + 0.237 + 0.302 + 0.332 = $0.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5.427 + 6.923 + 5.385 + 5.32 = $23.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $44.8 Mil.
Revenue was 34.953 + 40.675 + 39.233 + 53.836 = $168.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.903 + 20.564 + 18.752 + 24.98 = $81.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $112.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $131.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $78.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $36.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(46.025 / 159.859) / (44.769 / 168.697)
=0.28791 / 0.265381
=1.0849

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)
=(81.199 / 168.697) / (80.794 / 159.859)
=0.48133 / 0.505408
=0.9524

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 - (91.619 + 15.821) / 112.684) / (1 - (112.046 + 13.015) / 131.696)
=0.046537 / 0.050381
=0.9237

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
=159.859 / 168.697
=0.9476

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))
=(6.82 / (6.82 + 13.015)) / (6.367 / (6.367 + 15.821))
=0.343837 / 0.286957
=1.1982

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)
=(61.428 / 159.859) / (78.399 / 168.697)
=0.384264 / 0.464733
=0.8268

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)
=((0.703 + 41.853) / 112.684) / ((0.015 + 36.436) / 131.696)
=0.377658 / 0.276781
=1.3645

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
=(8.395 - 0.897 - 23.055) / 112.684
=-0.138059

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.

YuMe has a M-score of -3.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


YuMe (YUME) Business Description

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YuMe Inc is an information technology solutions provider. It is an independent provider of multi-screen video advertising technology, connecting brand advertisers, digital media property owners and consumers of video content across a range of Internet-connected devices. The company's operating segments include Domestic and International. It offers advertising customers end-to-end marketing solutions by combining data-driven technologies with deep insight into audience behavior. The company also offers demand-side platform called YuMe for Advertisers, to find relevant audiences and deliver targeted advertising, and a supply-side platform called YuMe for Publishers, which helps aggregate audiences.
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Adriel G Lares director C/O FASTLY, INC., 475 BRANNAN STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Christopher B Paisley director 14870 THREE OAKS COURT, SARATOGA CA 95070
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John Mutch director C/O PEREGRINE SYSTEMS, INC., 3611 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Elias Nader director, 10 percent owner 1778 MCCARTHY BLVD., C/O SIGMA DESIGNS, INC., MILPITAS CA 95035
Brian J Kelley director
Eric Singer director, 10 percent owner 323 SUNNY ISLES BLVD., SUITE 700, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Mitchell Habib director 770 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10003
Paul Porrini officer: President and CEO C/O YUME, INC., 1204 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Daniel D. Springer director C/O DOCUSIGN, INC., 221 MAIN ST., SUITE 1000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
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