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TaskUs (TaskUs) Beneish M-Score : -3.03 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is TaskUs 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 -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TASK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.94   Max: -1.52
Current: -3.03

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TaskUs was -1.52. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.94.


TaskUs Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

TaskUs Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.11 -2.86 -3.02

TaskUs Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 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 Premium Member Only -3.03 -3.16 -3.04 -3.02 -3.03

Competitive Comparison of TaskUs's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, TaskUs'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.


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

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

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



TaskUs 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 TaskUs 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 * 1.0148+0.528 * 1.0109+0.404 * 1.0028+0.892 * 0.9586+0.115 * 0.8849
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.871+4.679 * -0.116551-0.327 * 0.9973
=-3.03

* 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 $166.5 Mil.
Revenue was 227.47 + 234.264 + 225.626 + 229.169 = $916.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 92.059 + 96.974 + 95.487 + 95.615 = $380.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $356.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $874.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $100.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $61.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $217.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $106.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $279.5 Mil.
Net Income was 11.714 + 16.277 + 9.772 + 10.132 = $47.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.379 + 1.195 + -3.535 + 0.617 = $-1.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 51.177 + 39.775 + 21.682 + 38.53 = $151.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $171.2 Mil.
Revenue was 235.306 + 242.22 + 232.13 + 246.459 = $956.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 97.544 + 102.823 + 97.586 + 102.921 = $400.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $368.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $925.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $116.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $59.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $260.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $114.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $294.8 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)
=(166.536 / 916.529) / (171.19 / 956.115)
=0.181703 / 0.179047
=1.0148

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)
=(400.874 / 956.115) / (380.135 / 916.529)
=0.419274 / 0.414755
=1.0109

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 - (356.056 + 100.921) / 874.511) / (1 - (368.222 + 116.625) / 925.444)
=0.477449 / 0.476093
=1.0028

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
=916.529 / 956.115
=0.9586

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))
=(58.97 / (58.97 + 116.625)) / (61.726 / (61.726 + 100.921))
=0.33583 / 0.379509
=0.8849

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)
=(217.133 / 916.529) / (260.05 / 956.115)
=0.236908 / 0.271986
=0.871

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)
=((279.49 + 106.039) / 874.511) / ((294.786 + 114.321) / 925.444)
=0.440851 / 0.442066
=0.9973

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
=(47.895 - -1.344 - 151.164) / 874.511
=-0.116551

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.

TaskUs has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


TaskUs (TaskUs) Business Description

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Address
1650 Independence Drive, Suite 100, New Braunfels, TX, USA, 78132
TaskUs Inc is a provider of outsourced digital services and next-generation customer experience to innovative and disruptive technology companies. It serves clients in the fastest-growing sectors, including social media, e-commerce, gaming, streaming media, food delivery and ridesharing, HiTech, FinTech and HealthTech.
Executives
Jacqueline D Reses director C/O SQUARE, INC., 1455 MARKET STREET #600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Stephan Daoust officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132
Kelly L Tuminelli director TRINET GROUP, INC., ONE PARK PLACE, STE 600, DUBLIN CA 94568
Jill A Greenthal director MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA INC, 11 WEST 42ND STREET 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Rajnish Sinha officer: Chief People Officer C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132
Michelle H Gonzalez director C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132
Claudia F Walsh officer: General Counsel C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132
Bcp Fc Aggregator L.p. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Jaspar Weir director, 10 percent owner, officer: President C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132
Blackstone Holdings Iii L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Bryce Maddock director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132
Susir Kumar director C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132
Amit Dixit director C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132
Jarrod Johnson officer: Chief Customer Officer C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132
Steven Amaya officer: See Remarks C/O TASKUS, INC., 1650 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SUITE 100, NEW BRAUNFELS TX 78132