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Cue Health (Cue Health) Beneish M-Score

: -6.00 (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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HLTH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6   Med: -4.01   Max: -2.01
Current: -6

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cue Health was -2.01. The lowest was -6.00. And the median was -4.01.


Cue Health Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cue Health'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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Cue Health Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.01 -6.00

Cue Health Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 -2.01 -0.70 -1.80 -0.78 -6.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Cue Health'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.


Cue Health Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Cue Health's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cue Health 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 Cue Health 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 * 0.5324+0.528 * -0.3107+0.404 * 3.2991+0.892 * 0.1354+0.115 * 0.5564
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.5762+4.679 * -0.405183-0.327 * 1.4986
=-6.00

* 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 $1.35 Mil.
Revenue was 17.381 + 14.757 + 7.591 + 24.494 = $64.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was -18.361 + -7.423 + -21.755 + -15.329 = $-62.87 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $110.36 Mil.
Total Assets was $339.79 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $150.62 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $56.28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $89.94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $43.47 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $41.64 Mil.
Net Income was -148.432 + -46.97 + -83.864 + -94.198 = $-373.46 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -88.984 + 1.833 + -4.825 + -6.001 = $-97.98 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -28.721 + -12.543 + -42.664 + -53.883 = $-137.81 Mil.
Total Receivables was $18.75 Mil.
Revenue was 145.701 + 66.66 + 84.351 + 177.454 = $474.17 Mil.
Gross Profit was 54.918 + 16.065 + -17.547 + 90.757 = $144.19 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $371.15 Mil.
Total Assets was $694.58 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $274.60 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $48.97 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $185.68 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $71.20 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $44.89 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)
=(1.352 / 64.223) / (18.751 / 474.166)
=0.021052 / 0.039545
=0.5324

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)
=(144.193 / 474.166) / (-62.868 / 64.223)
=0.304098 / -0.978902
=-0.3107

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 - (110.362 + 150.615) / 339.787) / (1 - (371.153 + 274.596) / 694.58)
=0.231939 / 0.070303
=3.2991

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
=64.223 / 474.166
=0.1354

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))
=(48.972 / (48.972 + 274.596)) / (56.278 / (56.278 + 150.615))
=0.15135 / 0.272015
=0.5564

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)
=(89.939 / 64.223) / (185.683 / 474.166)
=1.400417 / 0.391599
=3.5762

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)
=((41.64 + 43.466) / 339.787) / ((44.894 + 71.195) / 694.58)
=0.250469 / 0.167136
=1.4986

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
=(-373.464 - -97.977 - -137.811) / 339.787
=-0.405183

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.

Cue Health has a M-score of -6.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cue Health (Cue Health) Business Description

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Address
4980 Carroll Canyon Road, Suite 100, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Cue Health Inc is a health technology company. It puts consumers in control of health information and places diagnostic information at the center of care. It enables people to manage health through real-time, actionable and connected health data. Further, it offers individuals, enterprises, government agencies and healthcare providers access to lab-quality diagnostic testing at home, at work, or at the point-of-care, all in a device that fits in the palm of hand.
Executives
T-twelve Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner C/O SIERRA FIDUCIARY SUPPORT SERVICES, 100 WEST LIBERTY ST., SUITE 750, RENO NV 89501
Tup Investments, L.p. 10 percent owner 520 NEWPORT CENTER DR., 21ST FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Tarsadia Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 520 NEWPORT CENTER DR., 21ST FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Cp (hlth), Llc 10 percent owner 520 NEWPORT CENTER DR., 21ST FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Tfc Manager, Llc 10 percent owner C/O SIERRA FIDUCIARY SUPPORT SERVICES, 100 WEST LIBERTY ST., SUITE 750, RENO NV 89501
Nvga I, Llc 10 percent owner 520 NEWPORT CENTER DR., 21ST FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Tccs I, Lp 10 percent owner 10 EAST 53RD STREET, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tc Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 10 EAST 53RD STREET, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tarsadia Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 10 EAST 53RD STREET, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Aasim Javed officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CUE HEALTH INC, 4980 CARROLL CANYON RD SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Randall E. Pollard officer: Chief Accounting Officer 6229 PINE TREE CT., LONG GROVE IL 60047
Clint Sever officer: Chief Product Officer C/O CUE HEALTH INC., 4980 CARROLL CANYON RD. SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Sachin H. Jain director C/O CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC., 1225 OLD HIGHWAY 8 NW, ST. PAUL MN 55112
Joshua Ghaim director C/O CUE HEALTH INC., 4980 CARROLL CANYON ROAD SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Kelly P. Day 10 percent owner 865 FIGUEROA STREET, SUITE 700, LOS ANGELES CA 90017

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