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WEAV (Weave Communications) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Weave Communications 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WEAV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.67   Med: -3.33   Max: 1.06
Current: -2.43

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Weave Communications was 1.06. The lowest was -3.67. And the median was -3.33.


Weave Communications Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Weave Communications'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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Weave Communications Beneish M-Score Chart

Weave Communications Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -3.41 -3.43

Weave Communications Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -3.36 -3.43 1.06 -2.94 -2.43

Competitive Comparison of Weave Communications's Beneish M-Score

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Weave Communications'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.


Weave Communications's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Weave Communications's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Weave Communications 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 Weave Communications 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 * 1.8687+0.528 * 0.9531+0.404 * 1.387+0.892 * 1.2054+0.115 * 0.9451
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9725+4.679 * -0.224104-0.327 * 1.0412
=-2.43

* 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 $8.4 Mil.
Revenue was 52.386 + 50.586 + 47.173 + 45.692 = $195.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.727 + 36.124 + 32.987 + 31.581 = $138.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $122.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $192.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $57.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $131.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $76.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $46.3 Mil.
Net Income was -5.879 + -8.553 + -7.203 + -7.039 = $-28.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.692 + 0.721 + 0.865 + 0.865 = $3.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.5 + 22.676 + -19.701 + 3.742 = $11.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.7 Mil.
Revenue was 43.544 + 41.667 + 39.565 + 37.685 = $162.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 29.935 + 28.041 + 26.534 + 24.934 = $109.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $138.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $210.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $63.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $112.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $69.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $60.0 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)
=(8.364 / 195.837) / (3.713 / 162.461)
=0.042709 / 0.022855
=1.8687

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)
=(109.444 / 162.461) / (138.419 / 195.837)
=0.673663 / 0.706807
=0.9531

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 - (122.517 + 57.7) / 192.027) / (1 - (138.487 + 62.997) / 210.833)
=0.061502 / 0.044343
=1.387

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
=195.837 / 162.461
=1.2054

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))
=(15.885 / (15.885 + 62.997)) / (15.624 / (15.624 + 57.7))
=0.201377 / 0.213082
=0.9451

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)
=(131.848 / 195.837) / (112.471 / 162.461)
=0.673254 / 0.692295
=0.9725

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)
=((46.252 + 76.939) / 192.027) / ((60.049 + 69.858) / 210.833)
=0.64153 / 0.616161
=1.0412

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
=(-28.674 - 3.143 - 11.217) / 192.027
=-0.224104

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.

Weave Communications has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Weave Communications Business Description

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Address
1331 West Powell Way, Lehi, UT, USA, 84043
Weave Communications Inc is a customer experience and payments software platform tailored for SMB healthcare businesses, that revolutionizes patient interaction from initial contact to billing. It integrates diverse workflows into a unified solution, minimizing manual tasks and maximizing patient engagement. Weave democratizes enterprise-level communication tools, simplifying them for SMBs in a singular platform. Offering varied communication channels, appointment scheduling, payment processing, and more, it enhances practitioner-patient relationships and optimizes practice operations. The company has a singular operating segment and revenue primarily from subscription services.
Executives
Blake G Modersitzki director 2755 EAST COTTONWOOD PARKWAY, SUITE 520, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Crosslink Capital Inc 10 percent owner 2180 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Erin Goodsell officer: Chief Legal Officer & Corp.Sec C/O WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1331 W. POWELL WAY, LEHI UT 84043
Alan Taylor officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1331 W POWELL WAY, LEHI UT 84043
Branden Neish officer: Chief Product &Technology Ofcr C/O WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1331 W. POWELL WAY, LEHI UT 84043
Matthew C. Hyde officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1331 W. POWELL WAY, LEHI UT 84043
Bessemer Venture Partners Ix L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS, 1865 PALMER AVENUE, SUITE 104, LARCHMONT NY 10538
Tiger Global Management Llc 10 percent owner 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
George P Scanlon director 13410 SUTTON PARK DRIVE SOUTH, JACSKONVILLE FL 32224
Marty Smuin officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1331 W. POWELL WAY, LEHI UT 84043
Wendy Harper officer: Chief Legal Officer & Corp.Sec C/O WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1331 W POWELL WAY, LEHI UT 84043
Harvey Stuart C. Jr director C/O TRUSTWAVE HOLDINGS, INC., 70 W. MADISON, SUITE 1050, CHICAGO IL 60602
Ashish Chaudhary officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O WEAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1331 W POWELL WAY, LEHI UT 84043
Debora B Tomlin director 6550 OAK LEAF COURT, YOUNTVILLE CA 94599
Coleman Charles P Iii 10 percent owner C/O TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 35TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019