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Healthcare Services Group (Healthcare Services Group) Beneish M-Score

: -2.54 (As of Today)
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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 Healthcare Services Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HCSG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.77
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Healthcare Services Group was -1.77. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -2.45.


Healthcare Services Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Healthcare Services 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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Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => -2.74 [6] => -3.57 [7] => -2.26 [8] => -2.00 [9] => -2.54 )
Healthcare Services Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.74 -3.57 -2.26 -2.00 -2.54

Healthcare Services Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.00 -2.15 -2.22 -2.42 -2.54

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Healthcare Services 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.


Healthcare Services Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Healthcare Services 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 Healthcare Services 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 * 1.1293+0.528 * 0.8902+0.404 * 0.9163+0.892 * 0.9889+0.115 * 1.2024
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0827+4.679 * -0.014375-0.327 * 1.0553
=-2.54

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $384 Mil.
Revenue was 423.84 + 411.388 + 418.931 + 417.23 = $1,671 Mil.
Gross Profit was 73.457 + 33.834 + 51.203 + 56.252 = $215 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $572 Mil.
Total Assets was $791 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $29 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $160 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $217 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11 Mil.
Net Income was 22.598 + -5.494 + 8.598 + 12.684 = $38 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.837 + 1.636 + 1.225 + 1.556 = $6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 49.445 + 2.94 + 7.403 + -16.29 = $43 Mil.
Total Receivables was $343 Mil.
Revenue was 424.02 + 414.488 + 424.857 + 426.811 = $1,690 Mil.
Gross Profit was 56.681 + 37.594 + 45.487 + 53.549 = $193 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $509 Mil.
Total Assets was $721 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $150 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $189 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8 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)
=(383.509 / 1671.389) / (343.406 / 1690.176)
=0.229455 / 0.203178
=1.1293

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)
=(193.311 / 1690.176) / (214.746 / 1671.389)
=0.114373 / 0.128484
=0.8902

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 - (571.696 + 28.774) / 790.652) / (1 - (508.632 + 22.975) / 720.836)
=0.240538 / 0.262513
=0.9163

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
=1671.389 / 1690.176
=0.9889

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))
=(15.316 / (15.316 + 22.975)) / (14.344 / (14.344 + 28.774))
=0.39999 / 0.332668
=1.2024

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)
=(160.088 / 1671.389) / (149.522 / 1690.176)
=0.095781 / 0.088465
=1.0827

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)
=((11.235 + 216.928) / 790.652) / ((8.097 + 189.014) / 720.836)
=0.288576 / 0.273448
=1.0553

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
=(38.386 - 6.254 - 43.498) / 790.652
=-0.014375

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.

Healthcare Services Group has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Healthcare Services Group (Healthcare Services Group) Business Description

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Address
3220 Tillman Drive, Suite 300, Bensalem, PA, USA, 19020
Healthcare Services Group Inc is a provider of housekeeping and facility management services to the healthcare industry. The company operates two business segments, both contributing roughly equally to the company's revenue: Housekeeping, laundry, linen, and other services; and Dietary department services. Housekeeping includes management of clients' housekeeping departments, cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing, laundry, bed linen, and uniform services. Dietary consists of food purchasing, meal preparation, and providing dietitian consulting services. Its clients are nursing homes, retirement complexes, rehabilitation centers, and hospitals in the United States of America.
Executives
Kurt Jr Simmons director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, BENSALEM PA 19020
Andrew M Brophy officer: Acting Accounting Officer 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
John Briggs director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Patrick J Orr officer: EVP & Chief Revenue Officer 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Andrew Kush officer: Executive Vice President 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Dino D Ottaviano director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Michael E Mcbryan director, officer: Executive Vice President 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Robert L Frome director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Laura K Grant director 3220 TILLMAN, DRIVE, BENSALEM PA 19020
Robert J Moss director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Daniela Castagnino director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Diane S Casey director 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
John Christopher Shea officer: Chief Financial Officer 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
David Hurlock officer: Executive Vice President & COO 3220 TILLMAN DRIVE, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020
Daniel P Mccartney director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3220 TILLMAN DR, SUITE 300, BENSALEM PA 19020