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Uber Technologies (XTER:UT8) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Uber Technologies 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTER:UT8' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.5   Max: -2
Current: -2.68

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Uber Technologies was -2.00. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.50.


Uber Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Uber 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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Uber Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Uber Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.96 -2.79 -2.02 -2.39 -2.60

Uber Technologies 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 -2.50 -2.60 -2.50 -2.47 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Uber Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Uber 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.


Uber Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Uber 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 Uber 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 * 0.9586+0.528 * 1.0085+0.404 * 0.9964+0.892 * 1.1447+0.115 * 1.0172
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8367+4.679 * -0.087243-0.327 * 0.8797
=-2.72

* 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 €3,772 Mil.
Revenue was 10080.388 + 9940.3 + 9320.52 + 9111.312 = €38,453 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3988.727 + 3912.948 + 3645.96 + 3557.043 = €15,105 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €13,813 Mil.
Total Assets was €42,452 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,858 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €700 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €6,595 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €9,762 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €11,246 Mil.
Net Income was 2353.412 + 942.935 + -601.68 + 1310.393 = €4,005 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1492.056 + 226.676 + -770.04 + 1073.807 = €2,022 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1938.051 + 1690.78 + 1302.72 + 754.691 = €5,686 Mil.
Total Receivables was €3,438 Mil.
Revenue was 8706.604 + 8519.29 + 8240.682 + 8125.008 = €33,592 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3435.042 + 3428.945 + 3328.776 + 3115.2 = €13,308 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €10,006 Mil.
Total Assets was €33,684 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,147 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €788 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €6,885 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €8,812 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €10,136 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)
=(3772.487 / 38452.52) / (3437.853 / 33591.584)
=0.098108 / 0.102343
=0.9586

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)
=(13307.963 / 33591.584) / (15104.678 / 38452.52)
=0.39617 / 0.392814
=1.0085

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 - (13813.231 + 2857.972) / 42452.417) / (1 - (10006.223 + 3147.383) / 33684.213)
=0.607297 / 0.609502
=0.9964

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
=38452.52 / 33591.584
=1.1447

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))
=(787.919 / (787.919 + 3147.383)) / (700.366 / (700.366 + 2857.972))
=0.200218 / 0.196824
=1.0172

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)
=(6594.521 / 38452.52) / (6885.41 / 33591.584)
=0.171498 / 0.204974
=0.8367

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)
=((11246.282 + 9762.335) / 42452.417) / ((10135.529 + 8812.485) / 33684.213)
=0.494874 / 0.562519
=0.8797

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
=(4005.06 - 2022.499 - 5686.242) / 42452.417
=-0.087243

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.

Uber Technologies has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Uber Technologies Business Description

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Uber Technologies is a technology provider that matches riders with drivers, hungry people with restaurants and food delivery service providers, and shippers with carriers. The firm's on-demand technology platform could eventually be used for additional products and services, such as autonomous vehicles, delivery via drones, and Uber Elevate, which, as the firm refers to it, provides "aerial ride-sharing." Uber Technologies is headquartered in San Francisco and operates in over 63 countries with over 150 million users who order rides or food at least once a month.

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