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Udemy (UDMY) Beneish M-Score : -3.30 (As of May. 09, 2024)


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What is Udemy 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 -3.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

UDMY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.3   Med: -2.88   Max: -2.44
Current: -3.3

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Udemy was -2.44. The lowest was -3.30. And the median was -2.88.


Udemy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Udemy Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.69 -3.17

Udemy 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 -2.78 -2.98 -3.02 -3.17 -3.30

Competitive Comparison of Udemy's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Udemy'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.


Udemy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Udemy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Udemy 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 Udemy 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 * 0.902+0.528 * 0.9582+0.404 * 0.9252+0.892 * 1.147+0.115 * 0.7678
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8694+4.679 * -0.166206-0.327 * 1.0688
=-3.30

* 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 $99.8 Mil.
Revenue was 196.846 + 189.545 + 184.722 + 178.24 = $749.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 120.564 + 109.85 + 107.458 + 102.302 = $440.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $603.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $708.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $25.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $416.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $408.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.9 Mil.
Net Income was -18.339 + -20.248 + -16.767 + -25.735 = $-81.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.308 + 0.283 + 0.122 + -2.296 = $-2.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 20.969 + -7.268 + 11.667 + 13.491 = $38.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $96.4 Mil.
Revenue was 176.43 + 165.33 + 158.432 + 153.112 = $653.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 99.729 + 91.34 + 89.352 + 87.3 = $367.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $595.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $716.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $22.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $417.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $382.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.9 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)
=(99.765 / 749.353) / (96.423 / 653.304)
=0.133135 / 0.147593
=0.902

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)
=(367.721 / 653.304) / (440.174 / 749.353)
=0.562864 / 0.587405
=0.9582

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 - (603.426 + 8.273) / 708.454) / (1 - (595.016 + 16.055) / 716.9)
=0.136572 / 0.14762
=0.9252

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
=749.353 / 653.304
=1.147

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))
=(22.035 / (22.035 + 16.055)) / (25.285 / (25.285 + 8.273))
=0.578498 / 0.753472
=0.7678

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)
=(416.715 / 749.353) / (417.871 / 653.304)
=0.5561 / 0.639627
=0.8694

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)
=((0.945 + 408.285) / 708.454) / ((4.92 + 382.526) / 716.9)
=0.577638 / 0.540446
=1.0688

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
=(-81.089 - -2.199 - 38.859) / 708.454
=-0.166206

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.

Udemy has a M-score of -3.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Udemy (UDMY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
600 Harrison Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94107
Udemy Inc operates a marketplace platform at the center of a vibrant knowledge network. The Company operated under two operating and reportable segments Consumer and Enterprise.
Executives
Venu Venugopal officer: Chief Technology Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Eren Bali director 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Kenneth Hirschman officer: SVP, Operations and GC 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Gregory Scott Brown officer: President, Udemy Business C/O BLACKHAWK NETWORK HOLDINGS, INC., 6220 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Sarah Blanchard officer: Chief Financial Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Stephanie Stapleton Sudbury officer: President, Udemy Business 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Richard Qiu officer: President, New Ventures 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Prasad Raje officer: Chief Product Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Sohaib Abbasi director 100 EAST DAVIE STREET, RALEIGH NC 27601
Genefa Murphy officer: Chief Marketing Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Jeffrey Lieberman director, 10 percent owner 680 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Prasad Gune officer: SVP, Product 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Llibert Argerich officer: SVP, Marketing 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Gregg Coccari director, officer: President, CEO and Chairperson 719 KINGMAN AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
Karen Fascenda officer: Chief People Officer 600 HARRISON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107