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Compass (Compass) Beneish M-Score : -3.66 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Compass 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 -3.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COMP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.66   Med: -3.41   Max: -3.36
Current: -3.66

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Compass was -3.36. The lowest was -3.66. And the median was -3.41.


Compass Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Compass Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -3.36 -3.41 -3.66

Compass Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Mar20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.41 -3.58 -3.70 -3.63 -3.66

Competitive Comparison of Compass's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Compass'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.


Compass's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Compass's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Compass 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 Compass 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 * 0.9391+0.528 * 1.0002+0.404 * 1.238+0.892 * 0.8117+0.115 * 0.8182
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8713+4.679 * -0.22951-0.327 * 0.9248
=-3.66

* 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 $61 Mil.
Revenue was 1096.4 + 1337.4 + 1494 + 957.2 = $4,885 Mil.
Gross Profit was 200.5 + 241.2 + 270 + 166.3 = $878 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $282 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,160 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $560 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $554 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $293 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $410 Mil.
Net Income was -83.7 + -39.4 + -47.8 + -150.4 = $-321 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.1 + -7.4 + -13.4 + -7.2 = $-29 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -38.7 + 15 + 53.3 + -55.5 = $-26 Mil.
Total Receivables was $80 Mil.
Revenue was 1107.2 + 1493.7 + 2020.1 + 1397 = $6,018 Mil.
Gross Profit was 188.4 + 275.7 + 367.2 + 250.6 = $1,082 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $518 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,533 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $676 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $783 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $518 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $487 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)
=(60.6 / 4885) / (79.5 / 6018)
=0.012405 / 0.01321
=0.9391

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)
=(1081.9 / 6018) / (878 / 4885)
=0.179777 / 0.179734
=1.0002

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 - (282 + 560.2) / 1160.3) / (1 - (517.9 + 675.7) / 1533.1)
=0.274153 / 0.221447
=1.238

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
=4885 / 6018
=0.8117

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))
=(86.3 / (86.3 + 675.7)) / (90 / (90 + 560.2))
=0.113255 / 0.138419
=0.8182

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)
=(553.9 / 4885) / (783.2 / 6018)
=0.113388 / 0.130143
=0.8713

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)
=((410.2 + 292.5) / 1160.3) / ((486.5 + 517.5) / 1533.1)
=0.605619 / 0.654882
=0.9248

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
=(-321.3 - -29.1 - -25.9) / 1160.3
=-0.22951

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.

Compass has a M-score of -3.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Compass (Compass) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
90 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10011
Compass Inc provides an end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to clients. The platform includes an integrated suite of cloud-based software for customer relationship management, marketing, client service and other critical functionality, all custom-built for the real estate industry and enabling core brokerage services. Business operations are conducted in the United States and earn revenue domestically.
Executives
Svf Excaliber (cayman) Ltd 10 percent owner 27 HOSPITAL ROAD, WALKERS CORPORATE LTD., CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY-9008
Gregory M. Hart officer: Chief Product Officer C/O COMPASS, INC., 155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SIXTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Danielle J. Wilkie officer: President, Central Region C/O COMPASS, INC., 155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SIXTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Kalani Reelitz officer: Chief Financial Officer 90 50TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10011
Joseph Sirosh officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O COMPASS, INC., 155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SIXTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Dawanna Williams director 865 MERRICK AVE, SUITE 200 S, WESTBURY NY 11590
Frank Martell director 10 GASTON FARMS ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06831
Allan Leinwand director C/O MARIN SOFTWARE INCORPORATED, 123 MISSION STREET, 25TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Josh N. Mccarter director C/O COMPASS, INC., 90 5TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, NYC NY 10011
Robert S. Lehman officer: Chief Business Officer C/O COMPASS, INC., 155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SIXTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Priyanka Singh officer: Chief People Officer C/O COMPASS, INC., 90 5TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Robert L. Reffkin director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O COMPASS, INC., 155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SIXTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Kristen M. Ankerbrandt officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O COMPASS, INC., 155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SIXTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Anand Mehta officer: Chief People Officer C/O COMPASS, INC., 90 5TH AVE, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Kamini R. Lane officer: President, West Region C/O COMPASS, INC., 90 5TH AVE, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011