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GHP Specialty Care AB (CHIX:GHPS) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is GHP Specialty Care AB 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for GHP Specialty Care AB's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:GHPs' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.48   Med: -2.62   Max: -1.95
Current: -2.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GHP Specialty Care AB was -1.95. The lowest was -3.48. And the median was -2.62.


GHP Specialty Care AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GHP Specialty Care AB'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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GHP Specialty Care AB Beneish M-Score Chart

GHP Specialty Care AB Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.62 -2.43 -2.84 -2.94 -2.78

GHP Specialty Care AB Quarterly Data
Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22
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 -3.04 -2.92 -2.87 -2.78 -2.95

Competitive Comparison of GHP Specialty Care AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, GHP Specialty Care AB'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.


GHP Specialty Care AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, GHP Specialty Care AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GHP Specialty Care AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.



GHP Specialty Care AB 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 GHP Specialty Care AB 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 * 0.9193+0.528 * 1.0148+0.404 * 0.9586+0.892 * 1.0639+0.115 * 1.3225
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9901+4.679 * -0.097071-0.327 * 1.0937
=-2.95

* 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 (Mar22) TTM:Last Year (Mar21) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr285 Mil.
Revenue was 421.6 + 401.8 + 294.7 + 385.4 = kr1,504 Mil.
Gross Profit was 341.6 + 322 + 241.2 + 316.8 = kr1,222 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr459 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,281 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr283 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr108 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr249 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr363 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr200 Mil.
Net Income was 15.7 + 15.1 + 1.2 + 13.4 = kr45 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 35.1 + 59 + -3.1 + 78.7 = kr170 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr291 Mil.
Revenue was 403.1 + 393.4 + 278.4 + 338.3 = kr1,413 Mil.
Gross Profit was 326.6 + 320.7 + 230.5 + 287.4 = kr1,165 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr476 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,167 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr178 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr103 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr236 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr358 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr111 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)
=(284.8 / 1503.5) / (291.2 / 1413.2)
=0.189425 / 0.206057
=0.9193

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)
=(1165.2 / 1413.2) / (1221.6 / 1503.5)
=0.824512 / 0.812504
=1.0148

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 - (458.5 + 282.9) / 1280.5) / (1 - (476.4 + 178) / 1166.9)
=0.421007 / 0.439198
=0.9586

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
=1503.5 / 1413.2
=1.0639

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))
=(102.6 / (102.6 + 178)) / (108.1 / (108.1 + 282.9))
=0.365645 / 0.276471
=1.3225

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)
=(248.7 / 1503.5) / (236.1 / 1413.2)
=0.165414 / 0.167068
=0.9901

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)
=((199.5 + 363.4) / 1280.5) / ((111.3 + 357.7) / 1166.9)
=0.439594 / 0.40192
=1.0937

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
=(45.4 - 0 - 169.7) / 1280.5
=-0.097071

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.

GHP Specialty Care AB has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GHP Specialty Care AB (CHIX:GHPS) Business Description

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Södra Hamngatan 45, Gothenburg, SWE, 411 06
GHP Specialty Care AB is a player in the healthcare sector. It is a Swedish health care provider that operates specialist clinics, primarily in the Nordic countries. GHP's clinics address various medical areas such as diabetes care, neurology, general surgery, sports medicine and arrhythmia. GHP has two segments, the Nordic Region and International. The company generates majority of its revenue from the Nordic Region. The Nordic Region business area conducts business within specialist care, such as spine surgery/spine care, orthopaedics, obesity surgery and diabetes care, gastroenterology, urology, general surgery, arrhythmia, sports medicine, plastic surgery, neurology and specialist dentistry via over 20 clinics.

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