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Rosetta Stone (Rosetta Stone) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rosetta Stone was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Rosetta Stone Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rosetta Stone'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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Rosetta Stone Beneish M-Score Chart

Rosetta Stone Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.56 -3.44 -3.15 -3.36 -3.17

Rosetta Stone Quarterly Data
Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20
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 -2.93 -3.16 -3.17 -3.38 -3.75

Competitive Comparison of Rosetta Stone's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Rosetta Stone'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.


Rosetta Stone's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Rosetta Stone 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 Rosetta Stone 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 * 0.9929+0.528 * 1.031+0.404 * 0.9594+0.892 * 1.0599+0.115 * 0.8553
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9791+4.679 * -0.2801-0.327 * 0.9835
=-3.75

* 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 (Jun20) TTM:Last Year (Jun19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $27.0 Mil.
Revenue was 49.195 + 47.179 + 46.693 + 45.456 = $188.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.759 + 36.078 + 36.135 + 36.04 = $146.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $74.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $191.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $43.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $17.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $137.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $139.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.1 Mil.
Net Income was -3.586 + -6.181 + -6.688 + -2.917 = $-19.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.018 + 0.071 + -0.728 + -0.033 = $-0.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.323 + -3.482 + 9.533 + 29.072 = $34.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $25.7 Mil.
Revenue was 45.942 + 44.611 + 44.574 + 42.75 = $177.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.081 + 36.185 + 34.784 + 33.982 = $142.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $63.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $181.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $46.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $132.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $134.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.7 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)
=(27.003 / 188.523) / (25.66 / 177.877)
=0.143235 / 0.144257
=0.9929

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)
=(142.032 / 177.877) / (146.012 / 188.523)
=0.798484 / 0.774505
=1.031

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 - (74.284 + 43.8) / 191.003) / (1 - (62.994 + 46.264) / 181.466)
=0.381769 / 0.397915
=0.9594

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
=188.523 / 177.877
=1.0599

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))
=(14.513 / (14.513 + 46.264)) / (16.966 / (16.966 + 43.8))
=0.238791 / 0.279202
=0.8553

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)
=(137.488 / 188.523) / (132.496 / 177.877)
=0.72929 / 0.744874
=0.9791

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)
=((4.133 + 139.573) / 191.003) / ((4.657 + 134.158) / 181.466)
=0.752376 / 0.764964
=0.9835

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
=(-19.372 - -0.672 - 34.8) / 191.003
=-0.2801

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.

Rosetta Stone has a M-score of -3.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Rosetta Stone (Rosetta Stone) Business Description

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1621 North Kent Street, Suite 1200, Arlington, VA, USA, 22209
Rosetta Stone Inc is an education technology software company that develops language, literacy and brain-fitness software. The company offers courses in 30 languages across a range of formats, including online subscriptions, digital downloads, mobile apps, and CD packages. It provides intuitive, learning programs that are available online and via digital download or CD. It offers mobile apps for both tablet and smartphone use to enable learners to continue their lessons on the go. It operates through three segments such as Literacy, Enterprise and Education Language and Consumer Language. The Rosetta Stone Kids products provide technology-based learning solutions for children's that aims at early childhood language and literacy.
Executives
Kathryn Eberle Walker director 1621 NORTH KENT STREET, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Aedhmar Hynes director 1621 NORTH KENT STREET, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Nicholas C Gaehde officer: Co-President 1621 NORTH KENT STREET SUITE 1200 ARLINGTON VA 22209
Mathew N Hulett officer: Co-President 1621 NORTH KENT STREET, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON VA 22209
M. Sean Hartford officer: Principal Accounting Officer ROSETTA STONE INC. 1621 NORTH KENT STREET ARLINGTON VA 22209
Steven P Yankovich director C/O ROSETTA STONE INC. 1919 NORTH LYNN STREET, 7TH FLOOR ARLINGTON VA 22209
Thomas M Pierno officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ROSETTA STONE INC. 1621 NORTH KENT STREET ARLINGTON VA 22209
Laurence Franklin director C/O ROSETTA STONE 1919 NORTH LYNN STREET 7TH FLOOR ARLINGTON VA 22209
A John Hass director, officer: Chief Executive Officer ROSETTA STONE, 1621 NORTH KENT STREET, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Jessie Woolley-wilson director C/O LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC. 6401 HOLLIS STREET, SUITE 150 EMERYVILLE CA 94608
George A Logue director 1800 VALLEY VIEW LANE DALLAS TX 75234
Sean Klein officer: General Counsel & Secretary 1621 NORTH KENT STREET SUITE 1200 ARLINGTON VA 22209
Patrick W Gross director
David Nierenberg director 19605 NE 8TH STREET, CAMAS WA 98607
Sonia Galindo officer: General Counsel & Secretary C/O ROSETTA STONE, 1621 NORTH KENT STREET, SUITE 1200, ARLINGTON VA 22209