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OUST (Ouster) Beneish M-Score : -3.43 (As of Mar. 16, 2025)


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What is Ouster 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 -3.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OUST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.51   Med: -1.93   Max: 26.15
Current: -3.43

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ouster was 26.15. The lowest was -3.51. And the median was -1.93.


Ouster Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ouster Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.03 -3.51 -1.58

Ouster Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -1.80 -1.58 -3.20 -2.51 -3.43

Competitive Comparison of Ouster's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Ouster'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.


Ouster's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Ouster 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 Ouster 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 * 0.8802+0.528 * 0.2193+0.404 * 1.0269+0.892 * 1.5114+0.115 * 1.0197
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.474+4.679 * -0.22426-0.327 * 0.8122
=-3.43

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $20.6 Mil.
Revenue was 28.075 + 26.99 + 25.944 + 24.444 = $105.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.754 + 9.098 + 7.425 + 5.411 = $32.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $200.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $255.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $24.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $89.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $64.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14.7 Mil.
Net Income was -25.59 + -23.869 + -23.849 + -38.995 = $-112.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.074 + -0.007 + 0.193 + -0.006 = $0.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.767 + -21.644 + -5.722 + -24.187 = $-55.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $15.5 Mil.
Revenue was 22.209 + 19.396 + 17.23 + 10.938 = $69.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.093 + 0.186 + -0.376 + 1.841 = $4.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $252.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $321.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $31.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $125.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $61.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $60.8 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)
=(20.602 / 105.453) / (15.487 / 69.773)
=0.195367 / 0.221963
=0.8802

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)
=(4.744 / 69.773) / (32.688 / 105.453)
=0.067992 / 0.309977
=0.2193

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 - (200.161 + 24.443) / 255.226) / (1 - (252.887 + 31.341) / 321.831)
=0.11998 / 0.116841
=1.0269

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
=105.453 / 69.773
=1.5114

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))
=(20.599 / (20.599 + 31.341)) / (15.558 / (15.558 + 24.443))
=0.396592 / 0.38894
=1.0197

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)
=(89.589 / 105.453) / (125.059 / 69.773)
=0.849563 / 1.79237
=0.474

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)
=((14.693 + 64.134) / 255.226) / ((60.798 + 61.579) / 321.831)
=0.308852 / 0.380252
=0.8122

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
=(-112.303 - 0.254 - -55.32) / 255.226
=-0.22426

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.

Ouster has a M-score of -3.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Ouster Business Description

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Address
350 Treat Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94110
Ouster Inc is a provider of lidar sensors for the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries. Ouster's products include high-resolution scanning and solid-state digital lidar sensors, Velodyne Lidar sensors, and software solutions. The company operates in the Americas, Asia and Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa regions. It derives maximum revenue from Americas.
Executives
Darien Spencer officer: EVP of Global Operations P O BOX 1767, 44091 NOBEL DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94538
Megan Chung officer: General Counsel C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Charles Angus Pacala director, officer: President and CEO C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Mark Weinswig officer: Chief Financial Officer EMCORE CORP, 10420 RESEARCH ROAD, SE, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87123
Mark Frichtl officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Ernest E Maddock director LAM RESEARCH, 4650 CUSHING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Virginia Boulet director 909 POYDRAS ST SUITE 3600, NEW ORLEANS LA 70112
Susan Heystee director, officer: Interim Chief Revenue Officer 404 WYMAN STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02451
Nathan Dickerman officer: PRESIDENT OF FIELD OPERATIONS C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Krishna Kantheti 10 percent owner C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Tewksbury Ted L Iii director C/O INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 6024 SILVER CREEK VALLEY ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Riaz Valani director C/O OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
Kristin Slanina director 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 200, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Anna Brunelle officer: Chief Financial Officer TIVO INC., 2160 GOLD STREET, ALVISO CA 95002
Adam Dolinko officer: SEE REMARKS OUSTER, INC., 350 TREAT AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110