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Couchbase (FRA:1V3) Beneish M-Score : -3.26 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Couchbase 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 -3.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:1V3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.79   Max: -2.75
Current: -3.26

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Couchbase was -2.75. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.79.


Couchbase Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Couchbase Annual Data
Trend Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.75 -2.79 -3.26

Couchbase 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 -2.79 -2.58 -3.23 -3.17 -3.26

Competitive Comparison of Couchbase's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Couchbase'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.


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

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

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



Couchbase 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 Couchbase 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 * 1.0018+0.528 * 0.9908+0.404 * 1.477+0.892 * 1.1113+0.115 * 0.9703
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.031+4.679 * -0.216188-0.327 * 1.1762
=-3.27

* 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 €41.2 Mil.
Revenue was 45.982 + 43.385 + 38.998 + 37.388 = €165.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.263 + 38.545 + 33.656 + 31.987 = €145.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €205.9 Mil.
Total Assets was €227.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €9.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €159.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €103.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1.9 Mil.
Net Income was -19.647 + -15.393 + -18.669 + -19.95 = €-73.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -3.112 + 1.229 + 1.135 + 1.265 = €0.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.921 + -12.068 + -0.469 + -6.549 = €-25.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was €37.0 Mil.
Revenue was 38.626 + 39.135 + 39.115 + 32.274 = €149.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 33.103 + 34.187 + 34.415 + 27.967 = €129.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €213.0 Mil.
Total Assets was €234.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €13.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €3.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €139.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €88.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4.2 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)
=(41.17 / 165.753) / (36.978 / 149.15)
=0.248382 / 0.247925
=1.0018

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)
=(129.672 / 149.15) / (145.451 / 165.753)
=0.869407 / 0.877517
=0.9908

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 - (205.895 + 9.341) / 227.436) / (1 - (212.957 + 13.335) / 234.82)
=0.053641 / 0.036317
=1.477

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
=165.753 / 149.15
=1.1113

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))
=(3.055 / (3.055 + 13.335)) / (2.221 / (2.221 + 9.341))
=0.186394 / 0.192095
=0.9703

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)
=(159.393 / 165.753) / (139.117 / 149.15)
=0.96163 / 0.932732
=1.031

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)
=((1.908 + 103.281) / 227.436) / ((4.216 + 88.12) / 234.82)
=0.462499 / 0.39322
=1.1762

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
=(-73.659 - 0.517 - -25.007) / 227.436
=-0.216188

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.

Couchbase has a M-score of -3.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Couchbase (FRA:1V3) Business Description

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Couchbase Inc provides a modern cloud database that offers the robust capabilities required for business-critical applications on a highly scalable and available platform. It empower developers and architects to build, deploy and run mission-critical applications. Couchbase delivers a high-performance, flexible and scalable modern database that runs across the data center and any cloud.

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