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Tyler Technologies (Tyler Technologies) Beneish M-Score

: -2.63 (As of Today)
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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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TYL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.42
Current: -2.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tyler Technologies was -1.42. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.57.


Tyler Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tyler Technologies'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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Tyler Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.54 -2.78 -2.51 -2.54 -2.63

Tyler Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.54 -2.65 -2.53 -2.57 -2.63

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Tyler Technologies'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.


Tyler Technologies Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Tyler Technologies 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 Tyler Technologies 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 * 1.0177+0.528 * 0.9603+0.404 * 0.9998+0.892 * 1.0549+0.115 * 0.966
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.078+4.679 * -0.046582-0.327 * 0.8659
=-2.63

* 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 $620 Mil.
Revenue was 480.934 + 494.684 + 504.279 + 471.853 = $1,952 Mil.
Gross Profit was 212.925 + 225.16 + 223.177 + 199.837 = $861 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $861 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,677 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $209 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $171 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $458 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,001 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $636 Mil.
Net Income was 38.903 + 47.011 + 49.13 + 30.875 = $166 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.652 + 0.787 + 0.643 + 1.246 = $3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 147.419 + 177.496 + -19.184 + 74.709 = $380 Mil.
Total Receivables was $577 Mil.
Revenue was 452.221 + 473.191 + 468.685 + 456.108 = $1,850 Mil.
Gross Profit was 193.333 + 204.663 + 193.448 + 192.418 = $784 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $847 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,687 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $224 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $172 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $403 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $890 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,005 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)
=(619.704 / 1951.75) / (577.257 / 1850.205)
=0.317512 / 0.311996
=1.0177

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)
=(783.862 / 1850.205) / (861.099 / 1951.75)
=0.423662 / 0.441193
=0.9603

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 - (860.585 + 208.759) / 4676.663) / (1 - (847.242 + 223.775) / 4687.417)
=0.771345 / 0.771512
=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
=1951.75 / 1850.205
=1.0549

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))
=(172.041 / (172.041 + 223.775)) / (170.767 / (170.767 + 208.759))
=0.434649 / 0.449948
=0.966

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)
=(458.345 / 1951.75) / (403.066 / 1850.205)
=0.234838 / 0.217849
=1.078

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)
=((636.028 + 1001.138) / 4676.663) / ((1005.438 + 889.695) / 4687.417)
=0.350071 / 0.404302
=0.8659

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
=(165.919 - 3.328 - 380.44) / 4676.663
=-0.046582

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.

Tyler Technologies has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tyler Technologies (Tyler Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5101 Tennyson Parkway, Plano, TX, USA, 75024
Tyler Technologies provides a full suite of software solutions and services that address the needs of cities, counties, schools, courts and other local government entities. The company's three core products are Munis, which is the core ERP system, Odyssey, which is the court management system, or CMS, and payments. The company also provides a variety of add-on modules and offers outsourced property tax assessment services.
Executives
Brian K Miller officer: Vice President Finance 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Marr John S Jr officer: Chief Operating Officer 370 US ROUTE 1, PALMOUTH ME 04105
Dustin R Womble officer: Executive VP 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Daniel M Pope director 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Moore H Lynn Jr officer: VP and General Counsel 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Glenn A Carter director 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Jeffrey David Puckett officer: Chief Operating Officer 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Luther Jr King director 5949 SHERRY LANE, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75225
Hawkins Ronnie D. Jr. director 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Donald R Brattain director
Brenda A Cline director 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Mary L. Landrieu director 100 CENTURYLINK DRIVE, MONROE LA 71203
Larry D Leinweber director NEW WORLD SYSTEMS, INC, 888 WEST BIG BEAVER, SUITE 600, TROY MI 48084
John M Yeaman director, officer: Chairman 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024
Bruce Graham officer: Executive Vice President 5101 TENNYSON PARKWAY, PLANO TX 75024