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Shutterfly (Shutterfly) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Shutterfly 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shutterfly was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Shutterfly Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Shutterfly Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.75 -2.52 -3.17 -2.81 -2.38

Shutterfly Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19
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 -1.89 -2.69 -2.38 -2.44 -2.95

Competitive Comparison of Shutterfly's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, Shutterfly'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.


Shutterfly's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Shutterfly's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Shutterfly 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 Shutterfly 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 * 1.2814+0.528 * 0.9555+0.404 * 1.0575+0.892 * 1.4779+0.115 * 0.65
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2671+4.679 * -0.115927-0.327 * 0.98
=-2.42

* 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 (Jun19) TTM:Last Year (Jun18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $111 Mil.
Revenue was 473.416 + 324.681 + 949.967 + 368.757 = $2,117 Mil.
Gross Profit was 232.903 + 114.282 + 572.404 + 144.019 = $1,064 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $330 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,891 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $337 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $182 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $804 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $253 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,003 Mil.
Net Income was -12.732 + -83.619 + 177.616 + -73.543 = $8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.274 + -3.973 + -1.666 + 0 = $-9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -21.502 + -144.115 + 374.45 + 27.041 = $236 Mil.
Total Receivables was $59 Mil.
Revenue was 443.372 + 199.725 + 593.755 + 195.443 = $1,432 Mil.
Gross Profit was 210.144 + 73.679 + 339.537 + 64.296 = $688 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $387 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,011 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $393 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $116 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $429 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $224 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,138 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)
=(110.937 / 2116.821) / (58.578 / 1432.295)
=0.052407 / 0.040898
=1.2814

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)
=(687.656 / 1432.295) / (1063.608 / 2116.821)
=0.480108 / 0.502455
=0.9555

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 - (329.618 + 336.655) / 1891.174) / (1 - (386.634 + 392.662) / 2011.036)
=0.647693 / 0.61249
=1.0575

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
=2116.821 / 1432.295
=1.4779

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))
=(115.816 / (115.816 + 392.662)) / (181.589 / (181.589 + 336.655))
=0.22777 / 0.350393
=0.65

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)
=(803.923 / 2116.821) / (429.293 / 1432.295)
=0.379778 / 0.299724
=1.2671

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)
=((1002.536 + 252.594) / 1891.174) / ((1137.627 + 224.247) / 2011.036)
=0.663678 / 0.6772
=0.98

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
=(7.722 - -8.913 - 235.874) / 1891.174
=-0.115927

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.

Shutterfly has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shutterfly (Shutterfly) Business Description

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Address
2800 Bridge Parkway, Redwood City, CA, USA, 94065
Shutterfly Inc. is a personal services company that primarily manufactures and retails photo-based products and services for customers in the United States through its portfolio of brands. The company segments its activities into Consumer, Enterprise, and Corporate units. Shutterfly derives the vast majority of its revenue from its Consumer division, which produces and sells professionally bound photo books, greeting and stationary cards, personalized calendars, and prints. These products are all manufactured in the company's facilities located in the United States. Shutterfly also retails photo-based merchandise such as mugs, candles, pillows, and blankets that are manufactured by third-party firms. Substantially all of the company's sales are from the United States.
Executives
Betsy Rafael director 550 MERIDIAN AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95126
Ann Mather director
Henry Tayloe Stansbury director 807 11TH AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Michael W Pope officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer 601 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Ryan Ohara director, officer: President and CEO 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90028
William J Lansing director NET PERCEPTIONS, INC, 7700 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH, EDINA MN 55435
Scott Arnold officer: President, Shutterfly Ent. 6740 SHADY OAK RD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Elizabeth P Sartain director MANPOWERGROUP INC., 100 MANPOWER PLACE, MILWAUKEE WI 53212
Maureen M. Mericle officer: SVP, Chief Marketing Officer C/O SHUTTERFLY, INC., 2800 BRIDGE PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
James A Hilt officer: President, Shutterfly Consumer 1 EXPRESS DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43230
Michael P Zeisser director
Eva Manolis director C/O SHUTTERFLY, INC., 2800 BRIDGE PARKWAY, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Lisa Blackwood-kapral officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Jeffrey T Housenbold director, officer: PRESIDENT & CEO 303 2ND STREET, SOUTH TOWER, 8TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Brian M Regan officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O TICKETMASTER 8800 WEST SUNSET BLVD. WEST HOLLYWOOD CA 90069

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