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Payoneer Global (Payoneer Global) Beneish M-Score : -2.29 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Payoneer Global 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 -2.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PAYO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.29

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Payoneer Global was -2.29. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.62.


Payoneer Global Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Payoneer Global'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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Payoneer Global Beneish M-Score Chart

Payoneer Global Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.62 -2.78 -2.29

Payoneer Global Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.78 -2.65 -2.50 -2.33 -2.29

Competitive Comparison of Payoneer Global's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Payoneer Global'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.


Payoneer Global's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Payoneer Global 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 Payoneer Global 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 * 0.8184+0.528 * 0.9667+0.404 * 1.2927+0.892 * 1.3242+0.115 * 1.0121
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8828+4.679 * -0.011467-0.327 * 0.9927
=-2.29

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $66.3 Mil.
Revenue was 224.32 + 208.035 + 206.734 + 192.014 = $831.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 188 + 177.642 + 178.237 + 164.933 = $708.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,108.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,283.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $40.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $27.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $297.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,542.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36.2 Mil.
Net Income was 27.021 + 12.825 + 45.549 + 7.938 = $93.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 11.824 + -7.799 + 13.586 + -0.252 = $17.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 58.161 + 41.409 + 56.017 + 3.902 = $159.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $61.2 Mil.
Revenue was 183.558 + 158.917 + 148.19 + 136.958 = $627.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 153.166 + 130.931 + 121.978 + 111.383 = $517.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,471.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,594.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $29.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $254.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,977.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $22.7 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)
=(66.317 / 831.103) / (61.195 / 627.623)
=0.079794 / 0.097503
=0.8184

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)
=(517.458 / 627.623) / (708.812 / 831.103)
=0.824473 / 0.852857
=0.9667

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 - (7108.723 + 40.353) / 7283.119) / (1 - (6471.104 + 29.652) / 6594.651)
=0.018405 / 0.014238
=1.2927

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
=831.103 / 627.623
=1.3242

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))
=(20.858 / (20.858 + 29.652)) / (27.814 / (27.814 + 40.353))
=0.412948 / 0.408027
=1.0121

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)
=(297.583 / 831.103) / (254.574 / 627.623)
=0.358058 / 0.405616
=0.8828

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)
=((36.247 + 6541.975) / 7283.119) / ((22.652 + 5977.512) / 6594.651)
=0.903215 / 0.909853
=0.9927

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
=(93.333 - 17.359 - 159.489) / 7283.119
=-0.011467

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.

Payoneer Global has a M-score of -2.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Payoneer Global (Payoneer Global) Business Description

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Address
150 W 30th Street, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Payoneer Global Inc is the world's go-to partner for digital commerce, everywhere. The company started as a cross-border payments platform that empowers businesses, online sellers, and freelancers. The platform allows users to get paid in multiple currencies, bill global clients, and sell on marketplaces worldwide.
Executives
Arnon Kraft officer: Chief Operating Officer 150 W 30TH ST., NEW YORK NY 10001
Scott H. Galit director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O FTAC OLYMPUS ACQUISITION CORP., 2929 ARCH STREET, SUITE 1703, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Tsafi Goldman officer: CL&RO C/O FTAC OLYMPUS ACQUISITION CORP., 2929 ARCH STREET, SUITE 1703, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Avi Zeevi director C/O FTAC OLYMPUS ACQUISITION CORP., 2929 ARCH STREET, SUITE 1703, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Susanna Morgan director 1111 THIRD AVENUE, ST. 2100, C/O REMITLY GLOBAL, INC., SEATTLE WA 98101
Itai Perry officer: SVP Finance C/O CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS, INC., 206 E. 9TH STREET, AUSTIN TX 78701
Caro Del Castillo Sharda director C/O AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC., 650 CALIFORNIA STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108
Beatrice Ordonez officer: Chief Financial Officer TWO BLUE HILL PLAZA - SECOND FLOOR, PEARL RIVER NY 10965
Michael G Levine officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FTAC OLYMPUS ACQUISITION CORP., 2929 ARCH STREET, SUITE 1703, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Robert Kl Clarkson officer: Chief Revenue Officer 150 W 30TH ST., NEW YORK NY 10001
Assaf Ronen officer: Chief Platform Officer 234 1ST ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
John C. Morris director C/O VISA INC., P.O. BOX 8999, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128-8999
John Caplan director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer C/O PAYONEER GLOBAL INC. 150 W. 30TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10001
Gilad Gruber officer: Chief Technology Officer 150 W. 30TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Pamela H Patsley director 53 SOUTH AVENUE, BULINGTON MA 01803