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MariaDB (MariaDB) Beneish M-Score : -5.06 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is MariaDB 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 -5.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MRDB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.06   Med: -5.06   Max: -5.06
Current: -5.06

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MariaDB was -5.06. The lowest was -5.06. And the median was -5.06.


MariaDB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

MariaDB Annual Data
Trend Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -5.06

MariaDB Quarterly Data
Sep20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 0.70 -1.75 -5.06

Competitive Comparison of MariaDB's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, MariaDB'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.


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

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

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



MariaDB 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 MariaDB 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 * 0.9444+0.528 * 0.9224+0.404 * 0.9251+0.892 * 1.2158+0.115 * 0.649
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0214+4.679 * -0.446126-0.327 * 2.5769
=-5.06

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $13.96 Mil.
Revenue was 13.792 + 13.042 + 13.474 + 12.805 = $53.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.658 + 9.354 + 10.255 + 9.44 = $39.71 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $24.20 Mil.
Total Assets was $29.79 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.74 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.52 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $52.47 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $57.05 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -17.642 + -9.669 + -11.85 + -13.042 = $-52.20 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -7.288 + 2.884 + 1.518 + -0.098 = $-2.98 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9.165 + 2.685 + -15.378 + -14.07 = $-35.93 Mil.
Total Receivables was $12.15 Mil.
Revenue was 11.595 + 10.696 + 10.694 + 10.7 = $43.69 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.838 + 6.96 + 7.535 + 7.791 = $30.12 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $58.37 Mil.
Total Assets was $72.77 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.60 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $42.25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $39.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.06 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)
=(13.956 / 53.113) / (12.154 / 43.685)
=0.262761 / 0.278219
=0.9444

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)
=(30.124 / 43.685) / (39.707 / 53.113)
=0.689573 / 0.747595
=0.9224

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 - (24.203 + 0.741) / 29.792) / (1 - (58.372 + 1.598) / 72.771)
=0.162728 / 0.175908
=0.9251

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
=53.113 / 43.685
=1.2158

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))
=(0.584 / (0.584 + 1.598)) / (0.52 / (0.52 + 0.741))
=0.267644 / 0.412371
=0.649

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)
=(52.47 / 53.113) / (42.253 / 43.685)
=0.987894 / 0.96722
=1.0214

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)
=((0 + 57.05) / 29.792) / ((15.055 + 39.023) / 72.771)
=1.914944 / 0.743126
=2.5769

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
=(-52.203 - -2.984 - -35.928) / 29.792
=-0.446126

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.

MariaDB has a M-score of -5.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MariaDB (MariaDB) Business Description

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Address
699 Veterans Boulevard, Redwood, CA, USA, 94063
MariaDB PLC is a new generation cloud database company whose products are used by companies, reaching over a billion users through Linux distributions, downloaded over a billion times, and used across all types of use cases and industries. It operates as a single segment within the Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") space. The company operates in EMEA, APAC and America, out of which it generates maximum revenue from America.
Executives
Michael Fanfant director C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD., REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Yakov Zubarev director 1064 VIA ROBLE, LAFAYETTE CA 94549
Thomas Frederick Siegel officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD., REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Paul Augustine O'brien director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD., REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Mccarthy Conor officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Russell Christine director 17165 PINE STREET, LOS GATOS CA 95032
Jonathan P. Bakke officer: Chief Revenue Officer C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Michael L. Howard director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Roya Shakoori officer: General Counsel & Corp. Sec'y C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Alexander B. Suh director C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
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Harold R. Berenson director C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Ingels Jurgen G. A. director C/O MARIADB PLC, 699 VETERANS BLVD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
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