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SCWX (SecureWorks) Beneish M-Score : -3.23 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is SecureWorks 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 -3.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SCWX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.97   Max: -2.35
Current: -3.23

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SecureWorks was -2.35. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.97.


SecureWorks Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

SecureWorks Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.22 -2.99 -2.90 -3.02 -2.70

SecureWorks Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 -2.84 -2.70 -2.93 -3.06 -3.23

Competitive Comparison of SecureWorks's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, SecureWorks'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.


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

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

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



SecureWorks 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 SecureWorks 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 * 1.1092+0.528 * 0.8706+0.404 * 0.9998+0.892 * 0.8665+0.115 * 0.9968
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9574+4.679 * -0.139109-0.327 * 1.0447
=-3.23

* 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 (Oct24) TTM:Last Year (Oct23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $53.7 Mil.
Revenue was 82.733 + 82.182 + 85.652 + 89.154 = $339.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 56.066 + 54.737 + 57.776 + 58.492 = $227.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $120.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $665.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $186.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $195.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.8 Mil.
Net Income was -27.501 + -14.729 + -36.076 + -8.292 = $-86.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + -1.476 + -2.913 = $-4.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8.355 + 3.841 + -12.649 + 10.748 = $10.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $55.9 Mil.
Revenue was 89.364 + 92.966 + 94.395 + 115.336 = $392.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 54.749 + 52.909 + 51.609 + 68.873 = $228.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $127.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $720.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $37.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $225.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $198.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.8 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)
=(53.74 / 339.721) / (55.914 / 392.061)
=0.158189 / 0.142616
=1.1092

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)
=(228.14 / 392.061) / (227.071 / 339.721)
=0.581899 / 0.668404
=0.8706

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 - (120.216 + 5.061) / 664.976) / (1 - (127.643 + 7.888) / 719.95)
=0.811607 / 0.811749
=0.9998

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
=339.721 / 392.061
=0.8665

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))
=(37.601 / (37.601 + 7.888)) / (24.583 / (24.583 + 5.061))
=0.826595 / 0.829274
=0.9968

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)
=(186.911 / 339.721) / (225.303 / 392.061)
=0.55019 / 0.574663
=0.9574

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)
=((4.833 + 195.445) / 664.976) / ((8.8 + 198.763) / 719.95)
=0.301181 / 0.288302
=1.0447

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
=(-86.598 - -4.389 - 10.295) / 664.976
=-0.139109

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.

SecureWorks has a M-score of -3.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SecureWorks Business Description

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Address
One Concourse Parkway North East, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
SecureWorks Corp is a cybersecurity provider of technology-driven solutions singularly focused on protecting its customers by outpacing and outmaneuvering the adversary. The company offers its customers the following services; software-as-a-service, or SaaS, solutions, managed solutions, and professional services, including incident response and adversarial services. Its solutions enable organizations to fortify their cyber defenses to prevent security breaches, detect malicious activity in real-time, prioritize and respond to security incidents, and predict emerging threats. The company's products consist of MDR, XDR, Threat Hunting, Log Management, NGAV, EDR, IDPS.
Executives
Neil Gagnon 10 percent owner 1370 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Alpana Wegner officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BENEFITFOCUS, INC., 100 BENEFITFOCUS WAY, CHARLESTON SC 29492
Stephen Fulton officer: President, Customer Success C/O SECUREWORKS CORP., ONE CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30328
Pamela Daley director C/O PATHEON N.V., HERENGRACHT 483, AMSTERDAM P7 1017 BT
Mark J Hawkins director C/O LOGITECH, INC., 6505 KAISER DRIVE, FREMONT CA 94555
Wendy Thomas director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SECUREWORKS CORP., ONE CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30328
George B Hanna officer: Chief Legal & Admin Officer C/O SECUREWORKS CORP., ONE CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30328
Christian Grant officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O SECUREWORKS CORP., ONE CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30328
Paul Parrish officer: Chief Financial Officer 705 WESTECH DRIVE, NORCROSS GA 30092
Michael R Cote 10 percent owner 1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 500, ATLANTA GA 30328
Centerview Capital Technology Employee Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 555 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3305, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Centerview Capital Technology Ltd. 10 percent owner 64 WILLOW PLACE, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Centerview Capital Technology Fund Gp (delaware), L.p. 10 percent owner 64 WILLOW PLACE, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Centerview Capital Technology Fund (delaware), L.p. 10 percent owner 64 WILLOW PLACE, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Centerview Capital Technology Fund-a (delaware), L.p. 10 percent owner 64 WILLOW PLACE, SUITE 101, MENLO PARK CA 94025