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Astrana Health (FRA:3AM) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Astrana Health 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:3AM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.12   Med: -2.22   Max: 4.05
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Astrana Health was 4.05. The lowest was -5.12. And the median was -2.22.


Astrana Health Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astrana 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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Astrana Health Beneish M-Score Chart

Astrana Health Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.99 -2.15 -2.13 -2.12 -2.49

Astrana Health 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 -2.22 -2.49 -2.87 -2.49 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of Astrana Health's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Astrana 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.


Astrana Health's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

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

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



Astrana 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 Astrana 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 * 1.0064+0.528 * 1.0207+0.404 * 1.2857+0.892 * 1.1501+0.115 * 0.4231
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2547+4.679 * -0.009152-0.327 * 1.5858
=-2.56

* 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 €170 Mil.
Revenue was 372.008 + 323.734 + 326.238 + 321.397 = €1,343 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.04 + 35.746 + 68.212 + 51.072 = €223 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €496 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,128 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €43 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €120 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €327 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €375 Mil.
Net Income was 13.648 + 11.33 + 20.669 + 12.156 = €58 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.342 + 5.158 + -0.534 + 4.4 = €7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5.499 + 17.698 + 14.434 + 23.815 = €61 Mil.
Total Receivables was €146 Mil.
Revenue was 314.986 + 277.732 + 320.171 + 255.133 = €1,168 Mil.
Gross Profit was 44.689 + 38.788 + 76.995 + 37.487 = €198 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €427 Mil.
Total Assets was €927 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €123 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €83 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €154 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €209 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)
=(169.504 / 1343.377) / (146.443 / 1168.022)
=0.126178 / 0.125377
=1.0064

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)
=(197.959 / 1168.022) / (223.07 / 1343.377)
=0.169482 / 0.166052
=1.0207

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 - (495.705 + 43.366) / 1128.175) / (1 - (427.481 + 123.094) / 927.115)
=0.522174 / 0.406142
=1.2857

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
=1343.377 / 1168.022
=1.1501

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))
=(16.763 / (16.763 + 123.094)) / (17.139 / (17.139 + 43.366))
=0.119858 / 0.283266
=0.4231

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)
=(120.184 / 1343.377) / (83.283 / 1168.022)
=0.089464 / 0.071303
=1.2547

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)
=((374.605 + 326.85) / 1128.175) / ((209.444 + 154.067) / 927.115)
=0.621761 / 0.392088
=1.5858

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
=(57.803 - 6.682 - 61.446) / 1128.175
=-0.009152

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.

Astrana Health has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Astrana Health (FRA:3AM) Business Description

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Apollo Medical Holdings Inc is a patient-centered, physician-centric integrated population health management company. The company is working to provide coordinated, outcomes-based medical care in a cost-effective manner. It is focused on physicians providing high-quality medical care, population health management and care coordination for patients, particularly senior patients and patients with multiple chronic conditions. Its operating segment is the healthcare delivery segment.

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