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Twilio (WBO:TWLO) Beneish M-Score : -2.99 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Twilio 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 -2.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WBO:TWLO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.46   Med: -2.35   Max: 2.87
Current: -2.99

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Twilio was 2.87. The lowest was -3.46. And the median was -2.35.


Twilio Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Twilio Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.61 -2.00 -2.48 -2.38 -2.82

Twilio Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.33 -2.49 -2.61 -2.82 -2.99

Competitive Comparison of Twilio's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Twilio'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.


Twilio's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Twilio's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Twilio 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 Twilio 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 * 0.9056+0.528 * 0.9494+0.404 * 0.9913+0.892 * 1.0221+0.115 * 0.7232
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7844+4.679 * -0.091251-0.327 * 1.0143
=-3.00

* 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 €498 Mil.
Revenue was 963.286 + 986.646 + 968.549 + 957.853 = €3,876 Mil.
Gross Profit was 500.518 + 487.079 + 483.791 + 466.812 = €1,938 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4,303 Mil.
Total Assets was €10,386 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €152 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €246 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,336 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €657 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,018 Mil.
Net Income was -50.921 + -335.079 + -132.779 + -153.391 = €-672 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -10.675 + -283.908 + -35.284 + -44.166 = €-374 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 174.913 + 204.074 + 193.422 + 77.205 = €650 Mil.
Total Receivables was €538 Mil.
Revenue was 940.131 + 967.198 + 992.86 + 892.413 = €3,793 Mil.
Gross Profit was 458.304 + 454.198 + 466.696 + 421.243 = €1,800 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4,536 Mil.
Total Assets was €11,487 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €334 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €271 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,666 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €736 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,091 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)
=(497.657 / 3876.334) / (537.67 / 3792.602)
=0.128383 / 0.141768
=0.9056

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)
=(1800.441 / 3792.602) / (1938.2 / 3876.334)
=0.474724 / 0.500009
=0.9494

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 - (4303.387 + 151.647) / 10386.146) / (1 - (4536.005 + 333.993) / 11487.18)
=0.57106 / 0.576049
=0.9913

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
=3876.334 / 3792.602
=1.0221

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))
=(270.655 / (270.655 + 333.993)) / (246.293 / (246.293 + 151.647))
=0.447624 / 0.61892
=0.7232

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)
=(1335.938 / 3876.334) / (1666.301 / 3792.602)
=0.34464 / 0.439356
=0.7844

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)
=((1018.056 + 657.435) / 10386.146) / ((1090.646 + 736.411) / 11487.18)
=0.16132 / 0.159052
=1.0143

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
=(-672.17 - -374.033 - 649.614) / 10386.146
=-0.091251

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.

Twilio has a M-score of -3.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Twilio (WBO:TWLO) Business Description

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Twilio is a cloud-based communications platform-as-a-service company offering communication building blocks that allow for a fully customized customer engagement experience spanning voice, video, chat, and SMS messaging. It does this through various application programming interfaces and prebuilt solution applications aimed at improving customer engagement. The company leverages its Super Network, a global network of carrier relationships, to facilitate high-speed, cost-effective communication.