CarePayment Technologies (CarePayment Technologies) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 14, 2024)

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What is CarePayment Technologies 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.

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

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CarePayment Technologies was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

CarePayment Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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Beneish M-Score

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3.61

-1.52

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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.61	0.79	4.36	-3.26	-1.52

Competitive Comparison of CarePayment Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, CarePayment Technologies's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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CarePayment Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

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CarePayment Technologies 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 CarePayment Technologies for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 1.446

0.528 * 11.7733

0.404 * 0.9729

0.892 * 0.8348

0.115 * 0.8154

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.9217

4.679 * -0.985054

0.327 * 2.1082

-1.52

This Year (Dec12) TTM:

Last Year (Dec11) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.34 Mil.
Revenue was 1.542 + 1.393 + 1.377 + 1.323 = $5.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.055 + -0.065 + 0.106 + 0.15 = $0.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.73 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.97 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -9.027 + -2.579 + -1.679 + -1.136 = $-14.42 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.03 + 0.024 + 0.002 + 0 = $0.06 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.765 + -0.749 + -0.979 + -0.9 = $-4.39 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.28 Mil.
Revenue was 1.459 + 1.581 + 1.912 + 1.798 = $6.75 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.231 + 0.386 + 0.682 + 0.619 = $1.92 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.58 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.95 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.31 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
	=	(0.338 / 5.635)	/	(0.28 / 6.75)
	=	0.059982	/	0.041481
	=	1.446

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)
	=	(1.918 / 6.75)	/	(0.136 / 5.635)
	=	0.284148	/	0.024135
	=	11.7733

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 - (0.729 + 1.017) / 10.237)	/	(1 - (0.583 + 0.95) / 10.395)
	=	0.829442	/	0.852525
	=	0.9729

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
	=	5.635	/	6.75
	=	0.8348

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))
	=	(0.626 / (0.626 + 0.95))	/	(0.966 / (0.966 + 1.017))
	=	0.397208	/	0.487141
	=	0.8154

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)
	=	(4.805 / 5.635)	/	(6.245 / 6.75)
	=	0.852706	/	0.925185
	=	0.9217

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 + 11.018) / 10.237)	/	((0 + 5.307) / 10.395)
	=	1.076292	/	0.510534
	=	2.1082

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
	=	(-14.421 - 0.056	-	-4.393)	/	10.237
	=	-0.985054

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.

CarePayment Technologies has a M-score of -1.52 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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CarePayment Technologies (CarePayment Technologies) Business Description

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5300 Meadows Road, Suite 400, Lake Oswego, OR, USA, 97035

Website

http://www.carepayment.com

CarePayment Technologies Inc is a healthcare finance company. It helps people manage their medical expenses. CarePayment provides patient finance solutions to hospitals, physician practices, and ancillary service providers nationwide. The company offer patients finance options that help people get the care needed, and whenever needed.

Executives

Paulson Capital Corp	other: See Footnote (1)	222 THIRD STREET, SUITE 2241, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jacqueline M Paulson	other: See Footnote (1)	811 SW NAITO PARKWAY, SUITE 200, PORTLAND OR 97204
Paulson Chester L F	other: See Footnote (1)	811 SW NAITO PARKWAY, SUITE 200, PORTLAND OR 97204

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