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ExamWorks Group (ExamWorks Group) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is ExamWorks Group 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 ExamWorks Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ExamWorks Group was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


ExamWorks Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ExamWorks Group'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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ExamWorks Group Beneish M-Score Chart

ExamWorks Group Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.75 -2.32 -2.62 -2.49 -2.41

ExamWorks Group Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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 -2.54 -2.50 -2.58 -2.41 -2.43

Competitive Comparison of ExamWorks Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, ExamWorks Group'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.


ExamWorks Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, ExamWorks Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



ExamWorks Group 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 ExamWorks Group 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 * 1.138+0.528 * 1.036+0.404 * 0.9993+0.892 * 1.0637+0.115 * 1.0975
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9348+4.679 * -0.030694-0.327 * 1.0946
=-2.43

* 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 (Mar16) TTM:Last Year (Mar15) TTM:
Total Receivables was $249.1 Mil.
Revenue was 226.503 + 208.48 + 206.033 + 208.738 = $849.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 77.377 + 71.033 + 71.587 + 72.313 = $292.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $286.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,113.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $57.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $171.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $148.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $575.9 Mil.
Net Income was 3.26 + 4.275 + 7.155 + -7.863 = $6.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + -18.619 = $-18.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 15.766 + 8.402 + 27.577 + 7.887 = $59.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $205.8 Mil.
Revenue was 196.316 + 202.064 + 204.078 + 196.445 = $798.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.14 + 71.509 + 73.481 + 71.594 = $284.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $244.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $943.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $60.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $172.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $132.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $428.4 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)
=(249.062 / 849.754) / (205.759 / 798.903)
=0.293099 / 0.257552
=1.138

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)
=(284.724 / 798.903) / (292.31 / 849.754)
=0.356394 / 0.343994
=1.036

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 - (286.053 + 22.264) / 1113.76) / (1 - (244.739 + 16.055) / 943.762)
=0.723175 / 0.723666
=0.9993

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
=849.754 / 798.903
=1.0637

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))
=(60.786 / (60.786 + 16.055)) / (57.479 / (57.479 + 22.264))
=0.791062 / 0.720803
=1.0975

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)
=(171.837 / 849.754) / (172.821 / 798.903)
=0.20222 / 0.216323
=0.9348

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)
=((575.937 + 147.959) / 1113.76) / ((428.447 + 131.963) / 943.762)
=0.649957 / 0.593804
=1.0946

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
=(6.827 - -18.619 - 59.632) / 1113.76
=-0.030694

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.

ExamWorks Group has a M-score of -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ExamWorks Group (ExamWorks Group) Business Description

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ExamWorks Group Inc was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on April 27, 2007. The Company is a provider of independent medical examinations, or 'IMEs', peer and bill reviews, and other related services, which include legal support services, administrative support services and medical record retrieval services. It provides these IME services through its medical panel of independently contracted, credentialed physicians and other medical providers. Its geographic segments include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. The Company's clients include property and casualty insurance carriers, law firms, third-party claim administrators, and government agencies that use independent services to confirm the veracity of claims by sick or injured individuals for workers' compensation, automotive, personal injury liability and disability insurance coverage. It helps its clients manage costs and enhance their risk management processes by verifying the validity, nature, cause and extent of claims, identifying fraud and providing fast, efficient and quality IME services. It provides the clients with local presence, expertise and geographic coverage increasingly required. The Company's size and geographic reach give its clients access to its medical panel of physicians and other medical providers and proprietary information technology infrastructure that has been specifically designed to streamline the complex process of coordinating referrals, scheduling appointments, complying with regulations and client reporting. The Company's primary service is to provide IMEs that give its clients authoritative and accurate answers to questions regarding the nature and permanency of medical conditions or personal injury, their cause and appropriate treatment. Additionally, it provides peer and bill reviews, which consist of medical opinions by members of its medical panel without conducting physical exams, and the review of physician and hospital bills to examine medical care rendered and its conformity to accepted standards of care. Its primary competitors include companies and individual physicians in one or more services similar to those offered by the Company on a local or regional basis as well as insurance companies and other organizations which have established an in-house capability of performing such services. As a Company involved in the provision of IME services, it is subject to certain federal, state and local laws and regulations.
Executives
Fernandez De Castro Jose Miguel officer: CFO, Senior EVP and Treasurer TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 1900, ATLANTA GA 30328
Richard E Perlman director, officer: Executive Chairman C/O TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SUITE 1900, SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30328
James K Price director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, INC., SUITE 1900, SIX CONCOURSE PARKWAY, ATLANTA GA 30328
J Thomas Presby director 198 KEELER ROAD, BRIDGEWATER CT 06752
William A Shutzer director C/O TIFFANY & CO LEGAL DEPT, 727 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10022
David B Zenoff director 3250 VAN NESS AVENUES, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109
Peter Graham director C/O ONE BETTER VENTURES, 1122 OBERLIN ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27605
Joshua W. Lemaire officer: VP, Sales & Marketing 1 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 1000, IRVINE CA 92614

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