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Adyen NV (XAMS:ADYEN) Beneish M-Score

: 0.10 (As of Today)
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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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.1 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XAMS:ADYEN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.53   Med: -2.64   Max: 0.1
Current: 0.1

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Adyen NV was 0.10. The lowest was -3.53. And the median was -2.64.


Adyen NV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Adyen NV'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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Adyen NV Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 -2.69 -3.50 -3.53 0.10

Adyen NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.50 - -3.53 - 0.10

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Adyen NV'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.


Adyen NV Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Adyen NV 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 Adyen NV 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 * 6.5303+0.528 * 0.1706+0.404 * 0.5897+0.892 * 0.2085+0.115 * 0.8681
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 4.5675+4.679 * -0.122457-0.327 * 0.9907
=0.10

* 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 €624 Mil.
Revenue was €1,863 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,626 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €9,043 Mil.
Total Assets was €9,568 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €365 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €6,236 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €172 Mil.
Net Income was €698 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €1,870 Mil.
Total Receivables was €458 Mil.
Revenue was €8,936 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,330 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €7,081 Mil.
Total Assets was €7,620 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €322 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,981 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €170 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)
=(624.326 / 1863.406) / (458.454 / 8935.611)
=0.335046 / 0.051306
=6.5303

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)
=(1330.166 / 8935.611) / (1626.061 / 1863.406)
=0.148861 / 0.872628
=0.1706

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 - (9043.12 + 364.799) / 9568.371) / (1 - (7081.135 + 322.472) / 7620.288)
=0.016769 / 0.028435
=0.5897

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
=1863.406 / 8935.611
=0.2085

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))
=(63.613 / (63.613 + 322.472)) / (85.453 / (85.453 + 364.799))
=0.164764 / 0.189789
=0.8681

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)
=(52.99 / 1863.406) / (55.63 / 8935.611)
=0.028437 / 0.006226
=4.5675

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)
=((172.397 + 6235.689) / 9568.371) / ((169.873 + 4981.272) / 7620.288)
=0.669715 / 0.675978
=0.9907

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
=(698.322 - 0 - 1870.04) / 9568.371
=-0.122457

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.

Adyen NV has a M-score of 0.10 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Adyen NV (XAMS:ADYEN) Business Description

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Simon Carmiggeltstraat 6-50, PO Box 10095, Amsterdam, NLD, 1011 DJ
Adyen is a payment company that provides merchants with a single platform to accept e-commerce, mobile, and point-of-sale payments in multiple countries using various payment schemes and methodologies. Adyen started out providing only gateway and payment processing services to merchants but soon expanded into merchant acquiring services as well. Adyen obtained a banking licence to improve settlement of merchant accounts.

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