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Nogin (NOGNQ) Beneish M-Score : -4.74 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Nogin 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 -4.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NOGNQ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.74   Med: -4.11   Max: -3.3
Current: -4.74

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nogin was -3.30. The lowest was -4.74. And the median was -4.11.


Nogin Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Nogin Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -4.11

Nogin Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -4.11 -3.30 - -4.74

Competitive Comparison of Nogin's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Nogin'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.


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

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

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



Nogin 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 Nogin 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 * 0.4755+0.528 * 0.9973+0.404 * 1.2745+0.892 * 0.606+0.115 * 3.7297
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5938+4.679 * -0.342974-0.327 * 1.4277
=-4.74

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2.91 Mil.
Revenue was 10.903 + 12.742 + 16.675 + 27.949 = $68.27 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.473 + 7.493 + 7.203 + 13.348 = $31.52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15.53 Mil.
Total Assets was $47.26 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $71.55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $111.24 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12.54 Mil.
Net Income was -14.235 + -11.832 + -9.901 + -2.914 = $-38.88 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.389 + 1.418 + 4.076 + 10.282 = $14.39 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.543 + -7.969 + -22.246 + -1.301 = $-37.06 Mil.
Total Receivables was $10.11 Mil.
Revenue was 20.974 + 20.35 + 25.199 + 46.127 = $112.65 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.714 + 9.437 + 9.513 + 26.2 = $51.86 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $43.08 Mil.
Total Assets was $60.94 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.08 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $74.08 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $37.30 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $74.49 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)
=(2.913 / 68.269) / (10.108 / 112.65)
=0.042669 / 0.089729
=0.4755

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)
=(51.864 / 112.65) / (31.517 / 68.269)
=0.460399 / 0.461659
=0.9973

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 - (15.528 + 17.126) / 47.263) / (1 - (43.08 + 3.08) / 60.94)
=0.3091 / 0.242534
=1.2745

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
=68.269 / 112.65
=0.606

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))
=(0.75 / (0.75 + 3.08)) / (0.949 / (0.949 + 17.126))
=0.195822 / 0.052503
=3.7297

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)
=(71.55 / 68.269) / (74.078 / 112.65)
=1.04806 / 0.657594
=1.5938

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)
=((12.538 + 111.237) / 47.263) / ((74.486 + 37.298) / 60.94)
=2.618856 / 1.834329
=1.4277

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
=(-38.882 - 14.387 - -37.059) / 47.263
=-0.342974

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.

Nogin has a M-score of -4.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Nogin (NOGNQ) Business Description

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Address
1775 Flight Way, Suite 400, Tustin, CA, USA, 92782
Nogin Inc is a software company that delivers commerce as a service to brands in the fashion, CPG, beauty, health, and wellness industries. The company's Intelligent Commerce platform provides a full suite of capabilities including storefront, order management, catalog maintenance, fulfillment, returns management, customer data analytics, and marketing optimization tailored for online brands and all consolidated within a single software solution. its clients utilize Nogin's technology to help accelerate the growth of their gross merchandise value, improve their customer engagement, and reduce costs. The company derives its revenue from CaaS service revenue, product revenue, shipping revenue, Marketing, and other revenue.
Executives
Arthur Stark director
Stephen Choi 10 percent owner C/O NOGIN, INC., 1775 FLIGHT WAY, SUITE 400, TUSTIN CA 92782
Shahriyar Rahmati officer: Chief Financial Officer 1775 FLIGHT WAY, SUITE 400, TUSTIN CA 92782
Jonathan Huberman director, officer: Co-CEO & President C/O IOMEGA CORPORATION, 10955 VISTA SORRENTO PARKWAY, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Haeren Geoffrey Van director, officer: Chief Technology Officer 1775 FLIGHT WAY, SUITE 400, TUSTIN CA 92782
Wilhelmina Fader director 1775 FLIGHT WAY, SUITE 400, TUSTIN CA 92782
Hussain Baig director 1775 FLIGHT WAY, SUITE 400, TUSTIN CA 92782
Andrew Pancer director C/O NOGIN, INC., 1775 FLIGHT WAY, SUITE 400, TUSTIN CA 92782
Jan-christopher Nugent director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer 1775 FLIGHT WAY, SUITE 400, TUSTIN CA 92782
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Michael Nikzad director 9261 WARBLER WAY, LOS ANGELES CA 90069
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