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View (VIEWQ) Beneish M-Score : -2.92 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is View 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 -2.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VIEWQ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.26   Max: -0.96
Current: -2.92

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of View was -0.96. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.26.


View Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

View Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.16 -2.85

View Quarterly Data
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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 -1.66 -2.85 -3.04 -2.96 -2.92

Competitive Comparison of View's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, View'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.


View's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, View's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



View 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 View 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 * 1.0835+0.528 * 2.179+0.404 * 1.1465+0.892 * 1.5066+0.115 * 0.4327
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4488+4.679 * -0.150516-0.327 * 3.9847
=-2.92

* 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 $63.0 Mil.
Revenue was 38.22 + 28.034 + 18.348 + 44.238 = $128.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was -4.353 + -13.776 + -21.865 + -29.7 = $-69.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $158.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $291.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $100.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $22.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $109.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $87.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $227.7 Mil.
Net Income was -213.046 + -56.36 + -67.289 + -89.766 = $-426.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -169.796 + -5.371 + -3.904 + -8.431 = $-187.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -31.984 + -47.157 + -60.462 + -55.49 = $-195.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $38.6 Mil.
Revenue was 23.762 + 16.316 + 17.012 + 28.428 = $85.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was -25.364 + -23.215 + -23.55 + -28.669 = $-100.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $127.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $452.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $281.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $161.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $89.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $33.7 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)
=(62.955 / 128.84) / (38.568 / 85.518)
=0.488629 / 0.450993
=1.0835

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)
=(-100.798 / 85.518) / (-69.694 / 128.84)
=-1.178676 / -0.540934
=2.179

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 - (158.832 + 100.419) / 291.438) / (1 - (127.587 + 281.716) / 452.933)
=0.110442 / 0.096328
=1.1465

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
=128.84 / 85.518
=1.5066

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))
=(24.354 / (24.354 + 281.716)) / (22.63 / (22.63 + 100.419))
=0.07957 / 0.18391
=0.4327

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)
=(109.229 / 128.84) / (161.559 / 85.518)
=0.847788 / 1.889181
=0.4488

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)
=((227.66 + 87.269) / 291.438) / ((33.71 + 89.121) / 452.933)
=1.080604 / 0.27119
=3.9847

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
=(-426.461 - -187.502 - -195.093) / 291.438
=-0.150516

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.

View has a M-score of -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


View (VIEWQ) Business Description

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Address
195 South Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035
View Inc is a technology company and the market leader in smart windows. View Smart Windows use artificial intelligence to automatically adjust in response to the sun and increase access to natural light, to improve people's health and experience in buildings, while simultaneously reducing energy consumption to mitigate the effects of climate change. Every View installation also includes a smart building platform that consists of power, network, and communication infrastructure.
Executives
Madrone Capital Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 1149 CHESTNUT STREET, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Guardians Of New Zealand Superannuation 10 percent owner PO BOX 106 607, NEW ZEALAND, AUCKLAND Q2 1143
Rao Mulpuri director, officer: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 195 S. MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Scott H Rechler director 225 BROADHOLLOW RD, C/O RECKSON ASSOCIATES, MELVILLE NY 11747
Amy Reeves officer: CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER 195 S. MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Julie Larson-green director C/O HEALTH CATALYST, INC., 3165 MILLROCK DR., #400, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Lisa Picard director 195 S. MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Svf Endurance (cayman) Ltd 10 percent owner C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED, 27 HOSPITAL ROAD, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-9008
William T. Krause officer: See Remarks 195 S. MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Svf Excaliber (cayman) Ltd 10 percent owner 27 HOSPITAL ROAD, WALKERS CORPORATE LTD., CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY-9008
Nigel Gormly director 195 S. MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Toby Cosgrove director 195 S. MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Martin Neumann officer: See Remarks 195 S. MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Rahul Bammi officer: CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER 195 S. MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Nitesh Trikha officer: See Remarks 195 S. MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035