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UiPath (UiPath) Beneish M-Score : -3.04 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is UiPath 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 -3.04 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PATH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.65
Current: -3.04

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of UiPath was -2.65. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.66.


UiPath Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

UiPath Annual Data
Trend Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.66 -2.65 -3.04

UiPath Quarterly Data
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 -2.65 -2.87 -3.11 -3.14 -3.04

Competitive Comparison of UiPath's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, UiPath'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.


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

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

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



UiPath 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 UiPath 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 * 0.9498+0.528 * 0.9761+0.404 * 0.8796+0.892 * 1.2357+0.115 * 0.8521
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8125+4.679 * -0.142394-0.327 * 1.0443
=-3.04

* 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 $520 Mil.
Revenue was 405.253 + 325.921 + 287.31 + 289.588 = $1,308 Mil.
Gross Profit was 351.903 + 276.001 + 238.323 + 245.921 = $1,112 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,580 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,955 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $945 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $712 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $59 Mil.
Net Income was 33.916 + -31.537 + -60.361 + -31.901 = $-90 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.284 + 13.725 + 7.472 + 4.294 = $32 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 145.602 + 41.854 + 44.285 + 67.341 = $299 Mil.
Total Receivables was $443 Mil.
Revenue was 308.549 + 262.744 + 242.222 + 245.066 = $1,059 Mil.
Gross Profit was 260.858 + 219.976 + 197.646 + 200.05 = $879 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,344 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,735 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $81 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $941 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $626 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $56 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)
=(520.493 / 1308.072) / (443.477 / 1058.581)
=0.397909 / 0.418935
=0.9498

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)
=(878.53 / 1058.581) / (1112.148 / 1308.072)
=0.829913 / 0.850219
=0.9761

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 - (2580.412 + 80.054) / 2954.758) / (1 - (2344.407 + 81.097) / 2735.206)
=0.099599 / 0.113228
=0.8796

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
=1308.072 / 1058.581
=1.2357

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))
=(18.723 / (18.723 + 81.097)) / (22.597 / (22.597 + 80.054))
=0.187568 / 0.220134
=0.8521

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)
=(944.767 / 1308.072) / (941.063 / 1058.581)
=0.722259 / 0.888985
=0.8125

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)
=((58.713 + 711.691) / 2954.758) / ((56.442 + 626.452) / 2735.206)
=0.260733 / 0.249668
=1.0443

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
=(-89.883 - 31.775 - 299.082) / 2954.758
=-0.142394

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.

UiPath has a M-score of -3.04 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


UiPath (UiPath) Business Description

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One Vanderbilt Avenue, 60th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
UiPath Inc creates an end-to-end platform that provides automation with user emulation at its core. Its platform is built to be used by employees throughout a company and to address a wide variety of use cases, from simple tasks to long-running, complex business processes. It generates revenue from the sale of licenses for its proprietary software, maintenance and support, and professional services. It generates a majority of its revenues from the US, followed by Romania.
Executives
Ashim Gupta officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 60TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Rich Wong director, 10 percent owner 428 UNIVERSITY AVE, PALO ALTO CA 94555
Brad Brubaker officer: GC & Chief Legal Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 60TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Hitesh Ramani officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 60TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Karenann K Terrell director C/O PLURALSIGHT, INC., 182 NORTH UNION AVENUE, FARMINGTON UT 84025
Kimberly Hammonds director 100 EAST DAVIE STREET, RALEIGH NC 27601
Robert Enslin officer: co-Chief Executive Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 60TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Christopher Lee Weber officer: Chief Business Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., 452 5TH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Ted Kummert officer: EVP, Product & Engineering C/O UIPATH, INC., 452 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Daniel Dines director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Chairman C/O UIPATH, INC., 452 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Thomas Neergaard Hansen officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., 452 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Philippe Botteri director, 10 percent owner 500 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Carl M. Eschenbach director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, PALO ALTO CA 94025
Thomas F Mendoza director 495 E. JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Accel Growth Fund Iv Strategic Partners L.p. 10 percent owner 428 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301

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