Life Healthcare Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Life Healthcare Group Holdings'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.
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart
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Life Healthcare Group Holdings Annual Data
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Life Healthcare Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score
For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Life Healthcare Group Holdings'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.
Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry
For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Life Healthcare Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.
Life Healthcare Group Holdings 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 Life Healthcare Group Holdings 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 * 0.7511 | + | 0.528 * 1.0043 | + | 0.404 * 0.276 | + | 0.892 * 1.103 | + | 0.115 * 0.6153 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 0.9829 | + | 4.679 * -0.096591 | - | 0.327 * 1.04 |
| = | -3.41 |
* 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 (Sep23) TTM: | Last Year (Sep22) TTM: |
Total Receivables was R3,372 Mil.
Revenue was R22,641 Mil.
Gross Profit was R15,587 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R29,414 Mil.
Total Assets was R45,615 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R10,572 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R1,126 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R1,004 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R11,198 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R11,010 Mil.
Net Income was R264 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R4,670 Mil.
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Total Receivables was R4,070 Mil.
Revenue was R20,526 Mil.
Gross Profit was R14,192 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R7,784 Mil.
Total Assets was R42,238 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R15,566 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R980 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R926 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R7,649 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R12,124 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (3372 / 22641) | / | (4070 / 20526) |
| = | 0.148933 | / | 0.198285 |
| | = | 0.7511 |
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) |
| = | (14192 / 20526) | / | (15587 / 22641) |
| = | 0.691416 | / | 0.688441 |
| | = | 1.0043 |
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 - (29414 + 10572) / 45615) | / | (1 - (7784 + 15566) / 42238) |
| = | 0.123402 | / | 0.44718 |
| | = | 0.276 |
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 |
| = | 22641 | / | 20526 |
| | = | 1.103 |
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)) |
| = | (980 / (980 + 15566)) | / | (1126 / (1126 + 10572)) |
| = | 0.059229 | / | 0.096256 |
| | = | 0.6153 |
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) |
| = | (1004 / 22641) | / | (926 / 20526) |
| = | 0.044344 | / | 0.045114 |
| | = | 0.9829 |
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) |
| = | ((11010 + 11198) / 45615) | / | ((12124 + 7649) / 42238) |
| = | 0.486857 | / | 0.468133 |
| | = | 1.04 |
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 |
| = | (264 - 0 | - | 4670) | / | 45615 |
| | = | -0.096591 |
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.
Life Healthcare Group Holdings has a M-score of -3.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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