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UI (Ubiquiti) Beneish M-Score : -3.53 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Ubiquiti 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 -3.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

UI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.53   Med: -2.17   Max: 4.78
Current: -3.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ubiquiti was 4.78. The lowest was -3.53. And the median was -2.17.


Ubiquiti Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ubiquiti Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.98 -1.98 -2.84 -0.33 -3.07

Ubiquiti Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -0.68 -1.02 -1.99 -3.07 -3.53

Competitive Comparison of Ubiquiti's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Ubiquiti'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.


Ubiquiti's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Ubiquiti 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 Ubiquiti 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 * 0.978+0.528 * 1.0387+0.404 * 1.3866+0.892 * 1.0579+0.115 * 0.7912
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1063+4.679 * -0.274029-0.327 * 0.7994
=-3.53

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $175 Mil.
Revenue was 550.344 + 507.461 + 492.997 + 464.954 = $2,016 Mil.
Gross Profit was 231.618 + 204.14 + 174.1 + 177.647 = $788 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $926 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,158 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $122 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $86 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $364 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $562 Mil.
Net Income was 127.988 + 103.804 + 76.29 + 82.116 = $390 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 233.667 + 231.401 + 163.852 + 78.581 = $708 Mil.
Total Receivables was $169 Mil.
Revenue was 463.078 + 491.085 + 457.773 + 493.571 = $1,906 Mil.
Gross Profit was 183.875 + 203.327 + 188.476 + 197.561 = $773 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,154 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,388 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $140 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $338 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,051 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)
=(174.501 / 2015.756) / (168.66 / 1905.507)
=0.086569 / 0.088512
=0.978

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)
=(773.239 / 1905.507) / (787.505 / 2015.756)
=0.405792 / 0.390675
=1.0387

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 - (926.497 + 122.325) / 1157.918) / (1 - (1153.686 + 140.131) / 1388.135)
=0.094217 / 0.067946
=1.3866

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
=2015.756 / 1905.507
=1.0579

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))
=(17.737 / (17.737 + 140.131)) / (20.246 / (20.246 + 122.325))
=0.112353 / 0.142006
=0.7912

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)
=(86.123 / 2015.756) / (73.587 / 1905.507)
=0.042725 / 0.038618
=1.1063

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)
=((562.378 + 364.094) / 1157.918) / ((1051.269 + 338.115) / 1388.135)
=0.800119 / 1.0009
=0.7994

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
=(390.198 - 0 - 707.501) / 1157.918
=-0.274029

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.

Ubiquiti has a M-score of -3.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ubiquiti Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
685 Third Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
Ubiquiti Inc is a wireless and wireline network equipment provider for small Internet service providers and small- and midsize-business integrators. Its product is based on two primary categories namely Service Provider Technology and Enterprise Technology. The company generates maximum revenue from Enterprise Technology. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from North America and also has a presence in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Asia Pacific and South America.
Executives
Ronald Sege director 350 CAMPUS DRIVE, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
Brandon Arrindell director UBIQUITI INC., 685 THIRD AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Benjamin Moore officer: VP Business Development 91 E. TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Robert J Pera director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2580 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Rafael Torres director 4359 RED MAPLE CT, SAN JOSE CA 95138
Michael E. Hurlston director 5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Kevin Radigan officer: Chief Accounting Officer 685 THIRD AVE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Mark Spragg officer: Interim CAO 2580 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95131
John Sanford officer: Chief Technology Officer 91 E. TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Steven R Altman director
Peter Y Chung director C/O SUMMIT PARTNERS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLR, BOSTON MA 02116
Summit Partners Private Equity Fund Vii-a, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O SUMMIT PARTNERS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02110
Fitzgerald Charles James Jr director SUMMIT PARTNERS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Summit Partners L P other: Manager of GP of 10% owner. 222 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Jessica Zhou officer: General Counsel & VP UBIQUITI NETWORKS, INC., 91 E. TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134