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Sprinklr (Sprinklr) Beneish M-Score : -2.32 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Sprinklr 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 -2.32 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CXM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.56   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.32
Current: -2.32

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sprinklr was -2.32. The lowest was -2.56. And the median was -2.48.


Sprinklr Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Sprinklr Annual Data
Trend Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.48 -2.56 -2.32

Sprinklr 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 -2.56 -2.50 -2.44 -2.51 -2.32

Competitive Comparison of Sprinklr's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sprinklr'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.


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

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

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



Sprinklr 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 Sprinklr 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 * 1.0966+0.528 * 0.9737+0.404 * 1.0752+0.892 * 1.1847+0.115 * 1.2104
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8415+4.679 * -0.038131-0.327 * 0.9582
=-2.32

* 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 $275.6 Mil.
Revenue was 194.207 + 186.325 + 178.465 + 173.363 = $732.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 146.658 + 139.877 + 134.998 + 131.426 = $553.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,001.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,223.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $63.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $427.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $508.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27.6 Mil.
Net Income was 21.143 + 16.967 + 10.485 + 2.808 = $51.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 8.253 + 6.328 + 7.237 + 4.759 = $26.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17.303 + 21.027 + 14.575 + 18.56 = $71.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $212.2 Mil.
Revenue was 165.331 + 157.251 + 150.63 + 144.978 = $618.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 126.006 + 116.731 + 108.471 + 103.257 = $454.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $862.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,025.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $38.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $429.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $458.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.6 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)
=(275.618 / 732.36) / (212.15 / 618.19)
=0.376342 / 0.343179
=1.0966

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)
=(454.465 / 618.19) / (552.959 / 732.36)
=0.735154 / 0.755037
=0.9737

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 - (1000.976 + 63.234) / 1223.11) / (1 - (862.529 + 38.61) / 1024.991)
=0.129915 / 0.120832
=1.0752

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
=732.36 / 618.19
=1.1847

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))
=(12.051 / (12.051 + 38.61)) / (15.466 / (15.466 + 63.234))
=0.237875 / 0.196518
=1.2104

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)
=(427.722 / 732.36) / (429.031 / 618.19)
=0.584032 / 0.694012
=0.8415

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)
=((27.562 + 508.16) / 1223.11) / ((9.633 + 458.899) / 1024.991)
=0.438 / 0.457108
=0.9582

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
=(51.403 - 26.577 - 71.465) / 1223.11
=-0.038131

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.

Sprinklr has a M-score of -2.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sprinklr (Sprinklr) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
29 West 35th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Sprinklr Inc is engaged in providing enterprise software that enables every customer-facing function across the front office, from Customer Care to Marketing, to collaborate across internal silos, and communicate across digital channels. Its products include Modern Marketing and Advertising, Morden Research, Modern Care, Core Platform, and Developer portal among others.
Executives
Manish Sarin officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SPRINKLR, INC., 29 WEST 35TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Battery Partners Ix, Llc 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Arun Pattabhiraman officer: Chief Marketing Officer C/O SPRINKLR, INC., 29 WEST 35TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Paul Ohls officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O SPRINKLR, INC., 29 WEST 35TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Diane Adams officer: Chief Culture & Talent Officer 222 MERCHANDISE MART PLAZA, SUITE 2024, CHICAGO IL 60654
Jacob Scott officer: General Counsel and Corp. Sec. C/O SPRINKLR, INC., 29 WEST 35TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Ragy Thomas director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SPRINKLR, INC., 29 WEST 35TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Neeraj Agrawal director, 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Scott Michael Harvey officer: EVP Customer Operations C/O SPRINKLR, INC., 29 WEST 35TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Pavitar Singh officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O SPRINKLR, INC., 29 WEST 35TH STREET, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Roger H Lee 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Chelsea R. Stoner 10 percent owner C/O AVALARA, INC., 255 SOUTH KING ST., SUITE 1800, SEATTLE WA 98104
Jesse Feldman 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
Michael Maurice Brown 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210
R David Tabors 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, SUITE 1100, BOSTON MA 02210