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Clearwater Analytics Holdings (Clearwater Analytics Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -3.05 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Clearwater Analytics Holdings 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 -3.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CWAN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -1.95   Max: -0.85
Current: -3.05

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Clearwater Analytics Holdings was -0.85. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -1.95.


Clearwater Analytics Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clearwater Analytics Holdings'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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Clearwater Analytics Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Clearwater Analytics Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.85 -3.05

Clearwater Analytics Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -0.85 -0.39 -0.27 -0.67 -3.05

Competitive Comparison of Clearwater Analytics Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Clearwater Analytics Holdings'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.


Clearwater Analytics Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Clearwater Analytics Holdings 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 Clearwater Analytics Holdings 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 * 1.0499+0.528 * 1.0023+0.404 * 1.0465+0.892 * 1.2134+0.115 * 0.5586
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0893+4.679 * -0.16771-0.327 * 0.9241
=-3.05

* 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 $100.9 Mil.
Revenue was 99.019 + 94.664 + 89.879 + 84.606 = $368.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70.684 + 67.651 + 62.925 + 59.781 = $261.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $416.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $558.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $37.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $153.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $80.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $62.8 Mil.
Net Income was -4.433 + -1.889 + -10.921 + -4.384 = $-21.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -7.615 + 1.537 + -6.258 + -0.186 = $-12.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 24.097 + 31.433 + 21.137 + 7.935 = $84.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $79.2 Mil.
Revenue was 82.687 + 76.552 + 73.409 + 70.778 = $303.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 59.714 + 53.832 + 52.49 + 49.606 = $215.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $356.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $481.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $39.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $116.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $66.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $68.0 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)
=(100.937 / 368.168) / (79.235 / 303.426)
=0.27416 / 0.261135
=1.0499

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)
=(215.642 / 303.426) / (261.041 / 368.168)
=0.710691 / 0.709027
=1.0023

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 - (415.996 + 37.903) / 558.743) / (1 - (356.346 + 39.178) / 481.942)
=0.187643 / 0.179312
=1.0465

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
=368.168 / 303.426
=1.2134

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))
=(5.139 / (5.139 + 39.178)) / (9.929 / (9.929 + 37.903))
=0.11596 / 0.207581
=0.5586

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)
=(153.861 / 368.168) / (116.405 / 303.426)
=0.41791 / 0.383636
=1.0893

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)
=((62.776 + 80.792) / 558.743) / ((67.997 + 66.012) / 481.942)
=0.256948 / 0.27806
=0.9241

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
=(-21.627 - -12.522 - 84.602) / 558.743
=-0.16771

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.

Clearwater Analytics Holdings has a M-score of -3.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Clearwater Analytics Holdings (Clearwater Analytics Holdings) Business Description

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Address
777 W. Main Street, Suite 900, Boise, ID, USA, 83702
Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc provides a SaaS solution for automated investment data aggregation, reconciliation, accounting and reporting services to insurers, investment managers, corporations, institutional investors and government entities. The majority of the revenue is earned in the United States.
Executives
Sandeep Sahai director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 777 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, BOISE ID 83702
James S Cox officer: Chief Financial Officer 600 TOWNSEND, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Souvik Das officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 777 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, BOISE ID 83702
Wcas Xii Carbon Analytics Acquisition, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O WELSH, CARSON, ANDERSON & STOWE, 599 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Warburg Pincus Llc director, 10 percent owner 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Galibier Purchaser, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O PERMIRA ADVISERS LLC, 320 PARK AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Subi Sethi officer: Chief Client Officer C/O CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 777 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, BOISE ID 83702
Scott Stanley Erickson officer: See Remarks C/O CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 777 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, BOISE ID 83702
Durable Capital Partners Lp 10 percent owner 4747 BETHESDA AVENUE, SUITE #1002, BETHESDA MD 20814
James Douglas Price officer: Chief Quality Officer C/O CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 777 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, BOISE ID 83702
Gayatri Raman officer: President, Europe and Asia C/O CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 777 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, BOISE ID 83702
Joseph Morris Kochansky officer: See Remarks C/O CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 777 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, BOISE ID 83702
D Scott Mackesy director 320 PARK AVENUE STE 2500, NEW YORK NY 10022
Cynthia Ann Blendu officer: See Remarks C/O CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 777 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, BOISE ID 83702
Alphonse Valbrune officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O CLEARWATER ANALYTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 777 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, BOISE ID 83702