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ChargePoint Holdings (ChargePoint Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is ChargePoint Holdings 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 -2.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CHPT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.23   Med: -2.18   Max: 1.39
Current: -2.18

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ChargePoint Holdings was 1.39. The lowest was -2.23. And the median was -2.18.


ChargePoint Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ChargePoint Holdings'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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ChargePoint Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

ChargePoint Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
- - 1.39 -2.23 -2.18

ChargePoint Holdings Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 -2.23 -1.78 -1.87 -1.95 -2.18

Competitive Comparison of ChargePoint Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, ChargePoint Holdings'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.


ChargePoint Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, ChargePoint Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



ChargePoint Holdings 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 ChargePoint Holdings 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 * 0.6951+0.528 * 3.0881+0.404 * 0.9456+0.892 * 1.0823+0.115 * 0.8689
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0292+4.679 * -0.1157-0.327 * 1.0278
=-2.18

* 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 (Jan24) TTM:Last Year (Jan23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $124.0 Mil.
Revenue was 115.832 + 110.283 + 150.494 + 130.03 = $506.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.404 + -23.946 + 1.125 + 30.535 = $30.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $742.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,103.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $57.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $28.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $259.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $330.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $301.1 Mil.
Net Income was -94.748 + -158.219 + -125.255 + -79.388 = $-457.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.164 + -2.815 + 0.068 + 0.573 = $-1.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -41.453 + -96.886 + -86.357 + -104.245 = $-328.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $164.9 Mil.
Revenue was 152.827 + 125.341 + 108.292 + 81.633 = $468.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.991 + 22.681 + 18.153 + 12.107 = $85.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $704.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,080.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $62.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $25.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $232.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $284.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $316.8 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)
=(124.049 / 506.639) / (164.892 / 468.093)
=0.244847 / 0.352263
=0.6951

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)
=(85.932 / 468.093) / (30.118 / 506.639)
=0.183579 / 0.059447
=3.0881

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 - (742.683 + 57.808) / 1103.363) / (1 - (704.17 + 62.288) / 1079.957)
=0.274499 / 0.290288
=0.9456

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
=506.639 / 468.093
=1.0823

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))
=(25.05 / (25.05 + 62.288)) / (28.486 / (28.486 + 57.808))
=0.286817 / 0.330104
=0.8689

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)
=(259.289 / 506.639) / (232.758 / 468.093)
=0.511783 / 0.497247
=1.0292

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)
=((301.054 + 330.153) / 1103.363) / ((316.777 + 284.336) / 1079.957)
=0.572076 / 0.556608
=1.0278

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
=(-457.61 - -1.01 - -328.941) / 1103.363
=-0.1157

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.

ChargePoint Holdings has a M-score of -2.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ChargePoint Holdings (ChargePoint Holdings) Business Description

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Address
240 East Hacienda Avenue, Campbell, CA, USA, 95008
ChargePoint designs, develops, and markets networked electric vehicle charging system infrastructure and cloud-based services that enable consumers to locate, reserve, and authenticate EV charging. The company's hardware product lineup includes solutions across home, commercial, and fast-charging applications. ChargePoint derives the majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Michael D Hughes officer: See Remarks C/O CHARGEPOINT INC, 254 E. HACIENDA AVENUE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Richard Wilmer officer: See Remarks ARUBA NETWORKS, INC., 1322 CROSSMAN AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Rebecca Chavez officer: General Counsel and Secretary 254 E. HACIENDA AVENUE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Henrik Gerdes officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1900 SEAPORT BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Rex S Jackson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SYMYX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 3100 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Q-grg Vii (cp) Investment Partners, Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 800 CAPITOL STREET, STE 3600, HOUSTON TX 77002-2932
Ekta Singh-bushell director 9197 S. PEORIA ST., ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Michael Linse director, 10 percent owner 254 E. HACIENDA AVENUE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Bruce R Chizen director C/O ADOBE SYSTEMS INC, 345 PARK AVENUE P O BOX 2704, SAN JOSE CA 95110-2704
Pasquale Romano director, officer: See Remarks 254 E. HACIENDA AVENUE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
William J Loewenthal officer: Senior Vice President, Product 254 E. HACIENDA AVENUE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Eric Sidle officer: See Remarks 254 E. HACIENDA AVENUE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Lawrence Lee officer: See Remarks 254 E. HACIENDA AVENUE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Jansen Colleen officer: Chief Marketing Officer 254 E. HACIENDA AVENUE, CAMPBELL CA 95008
Linse Capital Llc 10 percent owner 53 CALLE PALMERAS, SUITE 601, SAN JUAN PR 00901

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