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Confluent (FRA:8QR) Beneish M-Score : -2.75 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Confluent 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 -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:8QR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.75   Max: -2.69
Current: -2.75

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Confluent was -2.69. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.75.


Confluent Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Confluent Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.00 -2.69 -2.75

Confluent Quarterly Data
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 -2.69 -2.49 -2.64 -2.70 -2.75

Competitive Comparison of Confluent's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Confluent'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.


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

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

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



Confluent 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 Confluent 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 * 0.9723+0.528 * 0.9294+0.404 * 1.5682+0.892 * 1.2893+0.115 * 0.647
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8335+4.679 * -0.154491-0.327 * 0.9894
=-2.79

* 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 €210.9 Mil.
Revenue was 195.49 + 187.57 + 174.71 + 162.798 = €720.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 143.168 + 134.583 + 121.25 + 108.492 = €507.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,064.8 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,256.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €58.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €12.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €596.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €446.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,013.9 Mil.
Net Income was -86.286 + -86.832 + -95.461 + -142.486 = €-411.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 19.968 + 15.929 + 15.384 + -16.996 = €34.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11.219 + -8.489 + -26.822 + -72.639 = €-96.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was €168.2 Mil.
Revenue was 159.221 + 153.249 + 131.879 + 114.534 = €558.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 108.293 + 99.538 + 85.044 + 72.969 = €365.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,075.0 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,213.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €55.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €7.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €554.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €400.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,047.5 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)
=(210.875 / 720.568) / (168.209 / 558.883)
=0.292651 / 0.300974
=0.9723

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)
=(365.844 / 558.883) / (507.493 / 720.568)
=0.654599 / 0.704296
=0.9294

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 - (2064.768 + 58.755) / 2256.562) / (1 - (2075.03 + 55.287) / 2213.537)
=0.058957 / 0.037596
=1.5682

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
=720.568 / 558.883
=1.2893

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))
=(7.289 / (7.289 + 55.287)) / (12.9 / (12.9 + 58.755))
=0.116482 / 0.180029
=0.647

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)
=(596.108 / 720.568) / (554.741 / 558.883)
=0.827275 / 0.992589
=0.8335

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)
=((1013.931 + 446.598) / 2256.562) / ((1047.496 + 400.568) / 2213.537)
=0.647236 / 0.654186
=0.9894

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
=(-411.065 - 34.285 - -96.731) / 2256.562
=-0.154491

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.

Confluent has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Confluent (FRA:8QR) Business Description

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Confluent Inc is a new category of data infrastructure designed to connect all the applications, systems, and data layers of a company around a real-time central nervous system. Its products include Confluent Platform; Connectors; ksqlDB and others. The company generates revenue from the sale of subscriptions and services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States. It provides solutions to Financial Services; Insurance; Retail and eCommerce; Automotive; Government and other sectors.

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