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Sonder Holdings (Sonder Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.60 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Sonder 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SOND' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -2.6   Max: -0.85
Current: -2.6

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sonder Holdings was -0.85. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -2.60.


Sonder Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonder 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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Sonder Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Sonder Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.64

Sonder Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.68 -2.64 -0.85 -2.50 -2.60

Competitive Comparison of Sonder Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Lodging subindustry, Sonder 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.


Sonder Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonder Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sonder 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 Sonder 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 * 1.1582+0.528 * 0.8652+0.404 * 0.8797+0.892 * 1.3894+0.115 * 0.8404
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.799+4.679 * -0.097997-0.327 * 1.1455
=-2.60

* 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 $9.1 Mil.
Revenue was 160.896 + 157.403 + 120.738 + 134.769 = $573.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 50.185 + 64.159 + 28.705 + 44.72 = $187.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $233.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,716.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,468.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $194.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $192.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $329.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,579.1 Mil.
Net Income was -64.276 + -45.327 + -86.431 + -57.35 = $-253.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.547 + 3.022 + 1.97 + 9.328 = $13.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -13.166 + -25.38 + -35.492 + -24.923 = $-99.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5.7 Mil.
Revenue was 124.526 + 121.322 + 80.466 + 86.663 = $413.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 47.642 + 42.135 + 6.57 + 20.57 = $116.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $342.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,532.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,175.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $128.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $173.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $238.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,249.1 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)
=(9.105 / 573.806) / (5.658 / 412.977)
=0.015868 / 0.013701
=1.1582

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)
=(116.917 / 412.977) / (187.769 / 573.806)
=0.283108 / 0.327234
=0.8652

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 - (233.258 + 1468.034) / 1716.337) / (1 - (342.078 + 1175.182) / 1532.532)
=0.008766 / 0.009965
=0.8797

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
=573.806 / 412.977
=1.3894

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))
=(128.395 / (128.395 + 1175.182)) / (194.891 / (194.891 + 1468.034))
=0.098494 / 0.117198
=0.8404

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)
=(192.676 / 573.806) / (173.565 / 412.977)
=0.335786 / 0.420278
=0.799

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)
=((1579.091 + 329.266) / 1716.337) / ((1249.119 + 238.438) / 1532.532)
=1.111878 / 0.970653
=1.1455

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
=(-253.384 - 13.773 - -98.961) / 1716.337
=-0.097997

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.

Sonder Holdings has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sonder Holdings (Sonder Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
101 15th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103
Sonder Holdings Inc is engaged in providing short and long-term accommodations to travelers in various cities across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. The Sonder units in each apartment-style building and each hotel property are selected, designed, and managed directly by the Company. The Company generates revenues by providing short-term or month-to-month accommodations to its guests.
Executives
Christopher Michael Berry officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SONDER HOLDINGS INC., 101 15TH ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Francis Davidson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Philip L Rothenberg officer: General Counsel & Secretary C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Dominique Bourgault officer: Chief Financial Officer 6802 AZALEA WAY SE, SNOQUALMIE WA 98065
Prashant Aggarwal director C/O ARLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 EAST PLUMERIA DR, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Martin Picard officer: Global Head of Real Estate C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Michelle M Frymire director C/O SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC., 2727 N. HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75201
Nabeel A Hyatt director C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Van Paasschen Frits D director C/O STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, 1111 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Gilda Perez-alvarado director C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Janice L. Sears director 1100 PARK PLACE, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Sanjay D Banker officer: President and CFO C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ritesh K Patel officer: VP, Controller C/O SONDER HOLDINGS INC., 101 15TH ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Satyen J Pandya officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Manon Brouillette director 40 AVENUE SPRINGGROVE, MONTREAL Z4 H3C 4M8