Aurora Innovation (Aurora Innovation) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 14, 2024)

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What is Aurora Innovation 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 Aurora Innovation's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aurora Innovation was -4.53. The lowest was -10.94. And the median was -7.50.

Aurora Innovation Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aurora Innovation's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Aurora Innovation Beneish M-Score Chart

Aurora Innovation Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Beneish M-Score

-4.53

Aurora Innovation Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										-6.19	-8.80	-10.94	-	-

Competitive Comparison of Aurora Innovation's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Aurora Innovation's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Aurora Innovation's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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

Aurora Innovation 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 Aurora Innovation for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Mar24) TTM:

Last Year (Mar23) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,142.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,089.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $213.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $21.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $115.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $110.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $103.00 Mil.
Net Income was -165 + -192 + -190 + -218 = $-765.00 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 28 + 6 + 22 + -1 = $55.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -150 + -133 + -147 + -182 = $-612.00 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 2 + 3 + 21 = $26.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 2 + 3 + 21 = $26.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $980.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,867.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $227.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $21.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $129.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $103.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $122.00 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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 26)
	=		/	0
	=

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)
	=	(26 / 26)	/	(0 / 0)
	=	1	/
	=

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 - (1142 + 213) / 2089)	/	(1 - (980 + 227) / 1867)
	=	0.351364	/	0.353508
	=

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
	=	0	/	26
	=

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))
	=	(21 / (21 + 227))	/	(21 / (21 + 213))
	=	0.084677	/	0.089744
	=

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)
	=	(115 / 0)	/	(129 / 26)
	=		/	4.961538
	=

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)
	=	((103 + 110) / 2089)	/	((122 + 103) / 1867)
	=	0.101963	/	0.120514
	=

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
	=	(-765 - 55	-	-612)	/	2089
	=	-0.099569

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.

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Aurora Innovation (Aurora Innovation) Business Description

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Address

1654 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15222

Website

https://www.aurora.tech

Aurora Innovation Inc is engaged in delivering self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The company designs and develops the Aurora Driver, which is the hardware, software, and data services that allow vehicles to drive themselves. Its flagship product, the Aurora Driver, is a platform that brings together software, hardware, and data services, to autonomously operate passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty trucks. The company has partnered with industries across the transportation ecosystem including Toyota, Volvo, PACCAR, Uber, Uber Freight, FedEx, and U.S. Xpress. The company tests its vehicles in the Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Texas and has offices in those areas as well as in Bozeman, MT; Seattle, WA; Louisville, CO; and Detroit, MI.

Executives

Sterling Anderson	director	C/O AURORA INNOVATION, INC., 280 N BERNARDO AVE CA 94042
David Maday	officer: See Remarks	1654 SMALLMAN ST, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Gloria R. Boyland	director	6100 N. WESTERN AVENUE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Ossa Fisher	officer: President	1 FANATICAL PLACE, CITY OF WINDCREST, SAN ANTONIO TX 78218
Nolan Shenai	officer: General Counsel and Secretary	1654 SMALLMAN ST,, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Claire D'oyly-hughes Johnson	director	C/O AMERESCO, INC., 111 SPEEN STREET, STE. 401, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701-3812
Uber Technologies, Inc	10 percent owner	1515 3RD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
James Andrew Bagnell	director	C/O AURORA INNOVATION, INC., 280 N BERNARDO AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Christopher Urmson	director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks	C/O AURORA INNOVATION, INC., 280 N BERNARDO AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Richard Tame	officer: Vice President of Finance	C/O AURORA INNOVATION, INC., 280 N BERNARDO AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
William Mouat	officer: See Remarks	C/O AURORA INNOVATION, INC., 280 N BERNARDO AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Dara Khosrowshahi	director	C/O INTERACTIVE CORP, 152 WEST 57TH ST, NEW YORK NY 10019
Brittany Bagley	director	C/O SONOS, INC., 614 CHAPALA STREET, SANTA BARBARA CA 93101
Michelangelo Volpi	director	C/O HORTONWORKS, INC., 3640 W. BAYSHORE RD., PALO ALTO CA 94303
Carl M. Eschenbach	director	C/O SEQUOIA CAPITAL, 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 101, PALO ALTO CA 94025