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UiPath (UiPath) Beneish M-Score : -3.13 (As of Jun. 12, 2024)


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What is UiPath 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 -3.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PATH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.36
Current: -3.13

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of UiPath was -2.36. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.76.


UiPath Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

UiPath Annual Data
Trend Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.66 -2.65 -3.04

UiPath Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 -2.85 -3.11 -3.14 -3.04 -3.13

Competitive Comparison of UiPath's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, UiPath'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.


UiPath's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



UiPath 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 UiPath 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 * 0.9686+0.528 * 0.9898+0.404 * 0.8875+0.892 * 1.2271+0.115 * 0.8708
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8692+4.679 * -0.160513-0.327 * 1.0954
=-3.13

* 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 (Apr24) TTM:Last Year (Apr23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $359 Mil.
Revenue was 335.112 + 405.253 + 325.921 + 287.31 = $1,354 Mil.
Gross Profit was 279.787 + 351.903 + 276.001 + 238.323 = $1,146 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,469 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,845 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $83 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $971 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $598 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $63 Mil.
Net Income was -28.736 + 33.916 + -31.537 + -60.361 = $-87 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 10.679 + 6.284 + 13.725 + 7.472 = $38 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 100.037 + 145.602 + 41.854 + 44.285 = $332 Mil.
Total Receivables was $302 Mil.
Revenue was 289.588 + 308.549 + 262.744 + 242.222 = $1,103 Mil.
Gross Profit was 245.921 + 260.858 + 219.976 + 197.646 = $924 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,257 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,643 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $79 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $911 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $503 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $57 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)
=(358.767 / 1353.596) / (301.843 / 1103.103)
=0.265047 / 0.273631
=0.9686

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)
=(924.401 / 1103.103) / (1146.014 / 1353.596)
=0.838001 / 0.846644
=0.9898

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 - (2469.198 + 83.199) / 2844.976) / (1 - (2257.274 + 79.186) / 2642.683)
=0.102841 / 0.115876
=0.8875

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
=1353.596 / 1103.103
=1.2271

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))
=(17.541 / (17.541 + 79.186)) / (21.883 / (21.883 + 83.199))
=0.181345 / 0.208247
=0.8708

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)
=(971.426 / 1353.596) / (910.741 / 1103.103)
=0.717663 / 0.825617
=0.8692

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)
=((62.772 + 597.536) / 2844.976) / ((56.564 + 503.389) / 2642.683)
=0.232096 / 0.211888
=1.0954

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
=(-86.718 - 38.16 - 331.778) / 2844.976
=-0.160513

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.

UiPath has a M-score of -3.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


UiPath (UiPath) Business Description

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Address
One Vanderbilt Avenue, 60th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017
UiPath Inc creates an end-to-end platform that provides automation with user emulation at its core. Its platform is built to be used by employees throughout a company and to address a wide variety of use cases, from simple tasks to long-running, complex business processes. It generates revenue from the sale of licenses for its proprietary software, maintenance and support, and professional services. It generates a majority of its revenues from the US, followed by Romania.
Executives
Ashim Gupta officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 60TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Rich Wong director, 10 percent owner 428 UNIVERSITY AVE, PALO ALTO CA 94555
Brad Brubaker officer: GC & Chief Legal Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 60TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Hitesh Ramani officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 60TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Karenann K Terrell director C/O PLURALSIGHT, INC., 182 NORTH UNION AVENUE, FARMINGTON UT 84025
Kimberly Hammonds director 100 EAST DAVIE STREET, RALEIGH NC 27601
Robert Enslin officer: co-Chief Executive Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., ONE VANDERBILT AVENUE, 60TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Christopher Lee Weber officer: Chief Business Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., 452 5TH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Ted Kummert officer: EVP, Product & Engineering C/O UIPATH, INC., 452 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Daniel Dines director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and Chairman C/O UIPATH, INC., 452 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Thomas Neergaard Hansen officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O UIPATH, INC., 452 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Philippe Botteri director, 10 percent owner 500 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Carl M. Eschenbach director C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, PALO ALTO CA 94025
Thomas F Mendoza director 495 E. JAVA DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Accel Growth Fund Iv Strategic Partners L.p. 10 percent owner 428 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, PALO ALTO CA 94301