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Avalo Therapeutics (Avalo Therapeutics) Beneish M-Score : -5.70 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Avalo Therapeutics 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 -5.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AVTX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.7   Med: -1.89   Max: 595.08
Current: -5.7

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Avalo Therapeutics was 595.08. The lowest was -5.70. And the median was -1.89.


Avalo Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avalo Therapeutics'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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Avalo Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Chart

Avalo Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.72 -3.06 -3.47 -2.36 -2.30

Avalo Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.89 -1.12 11.28 -2.30 -5.70

Competitive Comparison of Avalo Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Avalo Therapeutics'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.


Avalo Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Avalo Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avalo Therapeutics 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 Avalo Therapeutics 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 * 0.4888+0.528 * 1.4788+0.404 * 0.2142+0.892 * 0.0836+0.115 * 0.6583
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 10.9998+4.679 * 0.036928-0.327 * 1.8736
=-5.70

* 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 $0.04 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0.571 + 0.236 + 0.643 = $1.45 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.08 + 0.792 + -0.011 + -0.065 = $0.80 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $111.21 Mil.
Total Assets was $123.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.88 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.79 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $215.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -121.29 + -8.168 + -5.228 + -8.193 = $-142.88 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -116.154 + -4.507 + 0.083 + -0.04 = $-120.62 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -6.202 + -2.766 + -6.836 + -11.026 = $-26.83 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.86 Mil.
Revenue was 0.475 + 0.896 + 14.949 + 1.033 = $17.35 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.076 + 0.276 + 14.421 + -0.534 = $14.09 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.25 Mil.
Total Assets was $36.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.44 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $23.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.47 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)
=(0.035 / 1.45) / (0.857 / 17.353)
=0.024138 / 0.049386
=0.4888

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)
=(14.087 / 17.353) / (0.796 / 1.45)
=0.81179 / 0.548966
=1.4788

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 - (111.213 + 1.882) / 123.728) / (1 - (19.253 + 2.442) / 36.235)
=0.085939 / 0.401269
=0.2142

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
=1.45 / 17.353
=0.0836

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))
=(0.132 / (0.132 + 2.442)) / (0.159 / (0.159 + 1.882))
=0.051282 / 0.077903
=0.6583

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)
=(10.786 / 1.45) / (11.735 / 17.353)
=7.438621 / 0.676252
=10.9998

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 + 215.7) / 123.728) / ((10.47 + 23.245) / 36.235)
=1.74334 / 0.930454
=1.8736

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
=(-142.879 - -120.618 - -26.83) / 123.728
=0.036928

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.

Avalo Therapeutics has a M-score of -5.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Avalo Therapeutics (Avalo Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
540 Gaither Road, Suite 400, Rockville, MD, USA, 20850
Avalo Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage precision medicine company that discovers, develops, and commercializes targeted therapeutics for patients with significant unmet clinical needs in immunology, immuno-oncology, and rare genetic diseases. Its pipeline consists of product candidates advancing in development with ongoing clinical programs: AVTX-002, AVTX-007, and AVTX-006.
Executives
Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. director, 10 percent owner C/O ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC, 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Caissa Capital Management Ltd. 10 percent owner PALM GROVE HOUSE, WICKHAMS CAY 1 ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 VG1110
Christopher Ryan Sullivan officer: Interim CFO C/O CERECOR INC., 400 E. PRATT STREET, SUITE 606, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Garry Arthur Neil officer: Chief Medical Officer 555 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 365, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Mitchell Chan director C/O VIELA BIO, INC., ONE MEDIMMUNE WAY, FIRST FLOOR, AREA TWO, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Stephen Smolinski officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O SELECTA BIOSCIENCES, INC., 480 ARSENAL WAY, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Magnus Persson director 400 E. PRATT STREET, SUITE 606, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Joseph M Miller director C/O CERECOR INC., 400 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 606, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Gilla Kaplan director C/O CELGENE CORPORATION, 86 MORRIS AVENUE, SUMMIT NJ 07901
June Sherie Almenoff director C/O BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC., 1325 AVENUE OF AMERICAS 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Schond L. Greenway officer: CFO & Treasurer C/O CERECOR, INC., 540 GAITHER ROAD, SUITE 400, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
H Jeffrey Wilkins officer: Chief Medical Officer 600 LEE ROAD, SUITE 100, WAYNE PA 19087
Harrell James Archie Jr officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O CERECOR INC., 400 E. PRATT STREET, SUITE 606, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Illya Keith Maher director C/O ARMISTICE CAPITAL, 510 MADISON AVE., 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steven Boyd director, 10 percent owner 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022