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Integral Ad Science Holding (Integral Ad Science Holding) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Integral Ad Science Holding 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IAS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.53   Max: -2.16
Current: -2.73

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Integral Ad Science Holding was -2.16. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.53.


Integral Ad Science Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Integral Ad Science Holding'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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Integral Ad Science Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Integral Ad Science Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.60 -2.46 -2.81

Integral Ad Science Holding Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.55 -2.61 -2.48 -2.81 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Integral Ad Science Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Integral Ad Science Holding'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.


Integral Ad Science Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Integral Ad Science Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Integral Ad Science Holding's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Integral Ad Science Holding 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 Integral Ad Science Holding 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 * 0.9475+0.528 * 1.0317+0.404 * 0.9884+0.892 * 1.1355+0.115 * 0.9479
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0759+4.679 * -0.08918-0.327 * 0.6794
=-2.73

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $111.0 Mil.
Revenue was 114.53 + 134.295 + 120.331 + 113.651 = $482.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 88.369 + 106.043 + 94.732 + 89.832 = $379.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $227.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,145.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $23.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $57.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $235.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $52.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $141.5 Mil.
Net Income was -1.255 + 10.164 + -13.749 + 7.677 = $2.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.569 + 0.501 + -2.078 + 0.631 = $-2.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.131 + 57.505 + 22.052 + 29.11 = $107.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $103.1 Mil.
Revenue was 106.092 + 117.435 + 101.343 + 100.328 = $425.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 84.41 + 95.544 + 82.172 + 82.196 = $344.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $219.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,161.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $25.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $50.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $193.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $54.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $235.1 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)
=(110.962 / 482.807) / (103.135 / 425.198)
=0.229827 / 0.242558
=0.9475

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)
=(344.322 / 425.198) / (378.976 / 482.807)
=0.809792 / 0.784943
=1.0317

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 - (227.675 + 23.854) / 1145.822) / (1 - (219.238 + 25.117) / 1161.421)
=0.780482 / 0.789607
=0.9884

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
=482.807 / 425.198
=1.1355

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))
=(50.763 / (50.763 + 25.117)) / (57.221 / (57.221 + 23.854))
=0.668991 / 0.705779
=0.9479

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)
=(235.845 / 482.807) / (193.049 / 425.198)
=0.488487 / 0.454021
=1.0759

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)
=((141.548 + 52.696) / 1145.822) / ((235.098 + 54.706) / 1161.421)
=0.169524 / 0.249525
=0.6794

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
=(2.837 - -2.515 - 107.536) / 1145.822
=-0.08918

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.

Integral Ad Science Holding has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Integral Ad Science Holding (Integral Ad Science Holding) Business Description

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Address
95 Morton Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10014
Integral Ad Science Holding Corp is a digital advertising verification company. Its cloud-based technology platform delivers independent measurement and verification of digital advertising across all devices, channels, and formats, including desktop, mobile, connected TV, social, display, and video. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the Americas region.
Executives
Vista Equity Partners Fund Vi, L.p. 10 percent owner 4 EMBARCADERO CENTER, 20TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Tania Secor officer: Chief Financial Officer 99 WALL STREET, #1950, NEW YORK NY 10005
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Tom Sharma officer: Chief Product Officer 95 MORTON STREET, FLOOR 8, NEW YORK NY 10014
Anil Sukumaran officer: Chief Accounting Officer 99 WALL STREET, #1950, NEW YORK NY 10005
Oleg Bershadsky officer: Chief Operating Officer 95 MORTON STREET, FLOOR 8, NEW YORK NY 10014
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Lucia Anthony C. Jr. officer: Chief Technology Officer 95 MORTON STREET, FLOOR 8, NEW YORK NY 10014
Otto Berkes director 95 MORTON STREET, FLOOR 8, NEW YORK NY 10014
Joseph Pergola officer: Chief Financial Officer 95 MORTON STREET, FLOOR 8, NEW YORK NY 10014
Brooke Nakatsukasa director 95 MORTON STREET, FLOOR 8, NEW YORK NY 10014
Vista Equity Partners Management, Llc 10 percent owner FOUR EMBARCADERO CENTER, 20TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
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