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Vimeo (VMEO) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Vimeo 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 Vimeo's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

VMEO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.73   Max: -2.11
Current: -2.73

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vimeo was -2.11. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.73.


Vimeo Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Vimeo Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.11 -2.76 -2.73

Vimeo 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 -2.98 -3.12 -2.80 -2.73 -

Competitive Comparison of Vimeo's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Vimeo'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.


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

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

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



Vimeo 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 Vimeo 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 * 0.887+0.528 * 0.979+0.404 * 0.9271+0.892 * 0.9773+0.115 * 1.0765
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8096+4.679 * -0.031815-0.327 * 0.9227
=-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 $24.4 Mil.
Revenue was 104.91 + 105.544 + 106.253 + 101.835 = $418.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 81.467 + 82.287 + 84.451 + 78.99 = $327.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $353.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $625.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $201.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $218.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 6.073 + 8.395 + 8.464 + 5.871 = $28.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.816 + 0.014 + 0.308 + -0.058 = $4.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5.59 + 9.982 + 16.607 + 12.439 = $44.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $28.1 Mil.
Revenue was 103.582 + 105.564 + 108.133 + 110.977 = $428.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.91 + 80.85 + 82.886 + 84.099 = $327.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $312.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $589.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $254.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $223.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(24.402 / 418.542) / (28.149 / 428.256)
=0.058302 / 0.065729
=0.887

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)
=(327.745 / 428.256) / (327.195 / 418.542)
=0.765302 / 0.78175
=0.979

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 - (353.547 + 0.711) / 625.33) / (1 - (312.678 + 1.118) / 589.345)
=0.433486 / 0.467551
=0.9271

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
=418.542 / 428.256
=0.9773

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))
=(7.793 / (7.793 + 1.118)) / (3.078 / (3.078 + 0.711))
=0.874537 / 0.812352
=1.0765

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)
=(201.727 / 418.542) / (254.937 / 428.256)
=0.481976 / 0.595291
=0.8096

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 + 218.503) / 625.33) / ((0 + 223.183) / 589.345)
=0.34942 / 0.378697
=0.9227

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
=(28.803 - 4.08 - 44.618) / 625.33
=-0.031815

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.

Vimeo has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Vimeo (VMEO) Business Description

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Address
330 West 34th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10001
Vimeo Inc is the all-in-one video software solution, providing the full breadth of video tools through a software-as-a-service model. The company's comprehensive and cloud-based tools empower its users to create, collaborate and communicate with video on a single, turnkey platform. The company derives its revenue from SaaS subscription fees paid by customers for subscription plans.
Executives
Furstenberg Alexander Von director C/O ARROW INVESTMENTS, 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Eric Cox officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O VIMEO, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Gillian Munson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O XO GROUP INC., 195 BROADWAY, 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
Jay Herratti director C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Thrive Partners Vi Gp, Llc director C/O THRIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 295 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10012
George C Wolfe director C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Michael A Cheah officer: General Counsel & Secretary C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Narayan Menon officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Shelton Jackson Lee director C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Nabil Mallick director C/O VIMEO, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Adam Gross director C/O VIMEO, INC., 330 WEST 34TH STREET 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10001
Mark Kornfilt officer: President & CPO C/O VIMEO, INC., 555 WEST 18TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10011
Thrive Capital Partners Vi, L.p. director 295 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10012
Thrive Partners V Gp, Llc director C/O THRIVE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 295 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10012
Joshua Kushner director C/O OSCAR HEALTH, INC., 75 VARICK STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013