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Amplitude (Amplitude) Beneish M-Score : -3.89 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Amplitude 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 -3.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AMPL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.89   Med: -3.27   Max: -2.64
Current: -3.89

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Amplitude was -2.64. The lowest was -3.89. And the median was -3.27.


Amplitude Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Amplitude Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.64 -3.89

Amplitude Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.64 -3.16 -3.31 -4.00 -3.89

Competitive Comparison of Amplitude's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Amplitude'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.


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

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

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



Amplitude 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 Amplitude 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 * 1.1189+0.528 * 0.9519+0.404 * 0.3182+0.892 * 1.1605+0.115 * 0.7903
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.979+4.679 * -0.279644-0.327 * 1.115
=-3.89

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $29.5 Mil.
Revenue was 71.403 + 70.637 + 67.767 + 66.477 = $276.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.138 + 53.346 + 50.587 + 47.29 = $204.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $380.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $433.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $208.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $132.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.6 Mil.
Net Income was -18.543 + -17.747 + -27.758 + -26.315 = $-90.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.589 + 3.444 + -4.887 + 3.138 = $5.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.321 + 7.964 + 20.406 + -5.061 = $25.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $22.7 Mil.
Revenue was 65.258 + 61.614 + 58.13 + 53.065 = $238.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 46.015 + 43.538 + 41.07 + 37.002 = $167.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $284.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $413.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $183.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $109.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.1 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)
=(29.496 / 276.284) / (22.716 / 238.067)
=0.10676 / 0.095419
=1.1189

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)
=(167.625 / 238.067) / (204.361 / 276.284)
=0.704109 / 0.739677
=0.9519

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 - (379.964 + 16.924) / 433.684) / (1 - (284.434 + 19.001) / 413.755)
=0.084845 / 0.266631
=0.3182

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
=276.284 / 238.067
=1.1605

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))
=(4.662 / (4.662 + 19.001)) / (5.62 / (5.62 + 16.924))
=0.197016 / 0.24929
=0.7903

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)
=(208.601 / 276.284) / (183.598 / 238.067)
=0.755024 / 0.771203
=0.979

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)
=((3.604 + 132.293) / 433.684) / ((7.093 + 109.182) / 413.755)
=0.313355 / 0.281024
=1.115

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
=(-90.363 - 5.284 - 25.63) / 433.684
=-0.279644

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.

Amplitude has a M-score of -3.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Amplitude (Amplitude) Business Description

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Address
201 Third Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103
Amplitude Inc is a Software company that provides a Digital Analytics Platform that helps companies analyze their customer behavior within digital products. The Company delivers its application over the Internet as a subscription service using a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model and also it offers customer support related to initial implementation setup, ongoing support services, and application training. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Battery Partners Select Fund I, L.p. 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Neeraj Agrawal director, 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Catherine Wong director C/O DOMO, INC., 772 EAST UTAH VALLEY DRIVE, AMERICAN FORK UT 84003
Dharmesh Thakker 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Patrick W Grady director, 10 percent owner C/O OKTA, INC., 301 BRANNAN STREET 1ST FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
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Mitchell Lasky 10 percent owner 2480 SAND HILL ROAD, STE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
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Chetan Puttagunta 10 percent owner 2855 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
An-yen Hu 10 percent owner 2965 WOODSIDE ROAD, WOODSIDE CA 94062
J William Gurley 10 percent owner 2480 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
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