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Paycor HCM (Paycor HCM) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Paycor HCM 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PYCR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.38   Max: -2.15
Current: -2.39

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Paycor HCM was -2.15. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.38.


Paycor HCM Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paycor HCM'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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Paycor HCM Beneish M-Score Chart

Paycor HCM Annual Data
Trend Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.82 -2.21

Paycor HCM Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.15 -2.21 -2.38 -2.45 -2.39

Competitive Comparison of Paycor HCM's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Paycor HCM'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.


Paycor HCM's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Paycor HCM 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 Paycor HCM 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 * 1.1982+0.528 * 0.9957+0.404 * 0.9129+0.892 * 1.2035+0.115 * 0.9796
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9054+4.679 * -0.049521-0.327 * 1.0576
=-2.39

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $44.0 Mil.
Revenue was 187.019 + 159.541 + 143.588 + 140.043 = $630.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 128.283 + 104.416 + 92.21 + 91.595 = $416.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,644.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,905.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $50.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $141.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $430.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,516.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14.0 Mil.
Net Income was 6.193 + -26.249 + -20.596 + -29.36 = $-70.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.133 + -1.745 + 0.931 + 2.116 = $2.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 39.663 + 26.166 + -26.129 + 31.73 = $71.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $30.5 Mil.
Revenue was 161.482 + 132.864 + 118.303 + 110.991 = $523.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 112.159 + 86.68 + 75.118 + 70.653 = $344.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,442.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,743.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $48.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $126.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $394.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,349.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16.6 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)
=(43.989 / 630.191) / (30.506 / 523.64)
=0.069803 / 0.058258
=1.1982

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)
=(344.61 / 523.64) / (416.504 / 630.191)
=0.658105 / 0.660917
=0.9957

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 - (1644.233 + 50.748) / 2905.349) / (1 - (1442.384 + 48.904) / 2742.998)
=0.4166 / 0.456329
=0.9129

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
=630.191 / 523.64
=1.2035

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))
=(126.102 / (126.102 + 48.904)) / (141.185 / (141.185 + 50.748))
=0.720558 / 0.735595
=0.9796

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)
=(430.145 / 630.191) / (394.771 / 523.64)
=0.682563 / 0.753898
=0.9054

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)
=((14.009 + 1516.023) / 2905.349) / ((16.644 + 1349.237) / 2742.998)
=0.526626 / 0.497952
=1.0576

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
=(-70.012 - 2.435 - 71.43) / 2905.349
=-0.049521

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.

Paycor HCM has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Paycor HCM (Paycor HCM) Business Description

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Address
4811 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH, USA, 45212
Paycor HCM provides payroll and human capital management solutions to small and midsize clients in the United States via a software-as-a-service model. Alongside core payroll functionality, the firm's platform offers a suite of HCM solutions including talent management and time and attendance software, third-party integration capabilities, and industry-specific configurations. The firm targets customers with 10-1,000 employees and had over 30,000 customers as of June 2023.
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