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Remitly Global (Remitly Global) Beneish M-Score : -1.06 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Remitly Global 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.06 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

RELY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.41   Med: -0.15   Max: 6.31
Current: -1.06

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Remitly Global was 6.31. The lowest was -2.41. And the median was -0.15.


Remitly Global Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Remitly Global'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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Remitly Global Beneish M-Score Chart

Remitly Global Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.15 0.76

Remitly Global Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 5.58 6.31 3.78 0.76 -1.06

Competitive Comparison of Remitly Global's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Remitly Global'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.


Remitly Global's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Remitly Global 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 Remitly Global 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 * 2.6443+0.528 * 0.8913+0.404 * 0.6218+0.892 * 1.3994+0.115 * 0.7674
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9721+4.679 * 0.000379-0.327 * 1.682
=-1.06

* 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 $456 Mil.
Revenue was 269.118 + 264.758 + 241.629 + 234.033 = $1,010 Mil.
Gross Profit was 159.118 + 155.723 + 134.697 + 132.363 = $582 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $972 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,079 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $30 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $440 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $368 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $155 Mil.
Net Income was -21.08 + -35.021 + -35.655 + -18.85 = $-111 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.586 + -0.064 + 0.283 + -1.546 = $-3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -56.808 + -34.468 + 32.345 + -49.171 = $-108 Mil.
Total Receivables was $123 Mil.
Revenue was 203.865 + 191.032 + 169.259 + 157.255 = $721 Mil.
Gross Profit was 109.868 + 99.927 + 81.245 + 79.574 = $371 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $607 Mil.
Total Assets was $715 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $324 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $197 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9 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)
=(455.856 / 1009.538) / (123.19 / 721.411)
=0.451549 / 0.170763
=2.6443

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)
=(370.614 / 721.411) / (581.901 / 1009.538)
=0.513735 / 0.576403
=0.8913

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 - (972.011 + 29.65) / 1079.201) / (1 - (606.938 + 25.612) / 715.185)
=0.071849 / 0.115544
=0.6218

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
=1009.538 / 721.411
=1.3994

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))
=(8.236 / (8.236 + 25.612)) / (13.767 / (13.767 + 29.65))
=0.243323 / 0.317088
=0.7674

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)
=(440.445 / 1009.538) / (323.788 / 721.411)
=0.436284 / 0.448826
=0.9721

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)
=((155.345 + 367.845) / 1079.201) / ((8.665 + 197.467) / 715.185)
=0.484794 / 0.288222
=1.682

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
=(-110.606 - -2.913 - -108.102) / 1079.201
=0.000379

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.

Remitly Global has a M-score of -1.06 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Remitly Global (Remitly Global) Business Description

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Address
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 2100, Seattle, WA, USA, 98101
Remitly Global Inc provides integrated financial services to immigrants, including helping customers send money internationally in a quick, reliable, and more cost-effective manner by leveraging digital channels. It supports cross-border transmissions across the globe. The company's revenue is generated on transaction fees charged to customers and foreign exchange spreads between the foreign exchange rate offered to customers and the foreign exchange rate on the company's currency purchases.
Executives
Rene Yoakum officer: EVP, Customer and Culture C/O REMITLY GLOBAL, INC., 1111 3RD AVE., 21ST FLOOR, SEATTLE WA 98101
Bora Chung director C/O BILL.COM HOLDINGS, INC., 1810 EMBARCADERO ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94303
Matthew B. Oppenheimer director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1111 THIRD AVENUE, ST. 2100, C/O REMITLY GLOBAL, INC., SEATTLE WA 98101
Hemanth Munipalli officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O REMITLY GLOBAL, INC., 1111 THIRD AVENUE, SUITE 2100, SEATTLE WA 98101
Joshua Hug director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 1111 THIRD AVENUE, ST. 2100, C/O REMITLY GLOBAL, INC., SEATTLE WA 98101
Ankur Sinha officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O REMITLY GLOBAL, INC., 1111 3RD AVE., 21ST FLOOR, SEATTLE WA 98101
Nigel W Morris director 1680 CAPITAL ONE DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Gail A Miller officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O REMITLY GLOBAL, INC., 1111 3RD AVE., 21ST FLOOR, SEATTLE, WA 98101
Phyllis J Campbell director C/O AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP, INC., 145 HUNTER DRIVE, WILMINGTON OH 45177
Ryno Blignaut director C/O XOOM CORPORATION, 100 BUSH STREET, SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
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Stripes Iii, Lp 10 percent owner 402 WEST 13TH STREET, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Stripes Gp Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 402 WEST 13TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10014
Kenneth A Fox 10 percent owner
William Kazuo Bryant director 1111 THIRD AVENUE, ST. 2100, C/O REMITLY GLOBAL, INC., SEATTLE WA 98101

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