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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (Keryx Biopharmaceuticals) Beneish M-Score : -2.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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

KERX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -38.38   Med: -2.82   Max: 19.6
Current: -2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals was 19.60. The lowest was -38.38. And the median was -2.82.


Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Keryx Biopharmaceuticals'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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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Chart

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.00 -3.84 0.01 -5.21 -4.09

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 -3.60 -4.09 -3.64 -2.76 -2.00

Competitive Comparison of Keryx Biopharmaceuticals's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Keryx Biopharmaceuticals'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.


Keryx Biopharmaceuticals's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Keryx Biopharmaceuticals's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Keryx Biopharmaceuticals 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 Keryx Biopharmaceuticals 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 * 0.8678+0.528 * 0.6377+0.404 * 5.6721+0.892 * 1.8298+0.115 * 0.8083
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6392+4.679 * -0.365625-0.327 * 1.4457
=-1.98

* 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 (Sep18) TTM:Last Year (Sep17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $14.61 Mil.
Revenue was 28.036 + 25.749 + 21.751 + 18.682 = $94.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19.663 + 17.334 + 11.473 + 10.403 = $58.87 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $126.41 Mil.
Total Assets was $151.78 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.85 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $109.79 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $57.10 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $147.30 Mil.
Net Income was -16.995 + -21.518 + -21.896 + -30.429 = $-90.84 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.03 + 0 + 0.021 + 63.021 = $63.01 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -23.385 + -21.363 + -33.43 + -20.176 = $-98.35 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9.20 Mil.
Revenue was 14.996 + 15.144 + 11.819 + 9.533 = $51.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.302 + 10.148 + 6.757 + -4.688 = $20.52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $164.78 Mil.
Total Assets was $173.82 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.70 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.92 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $93.87 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $36.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $125.00 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)
=(14.606 / 94.218) / (9.198 / 51.492)
=0.155023 / 0.17863
=0.8678

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)
=(20.519 / 51.492) / (58.873 / 94.218)
=0.398489 / 0.624859
=0.6377

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 - (126.412 + 3.846) / 151.784) / (1 - (164.778 + 4.698) / 173.822)
=0.14182 / 0.025003
=5.6721

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
=94.218 / 51.492
=1.8298

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))
=(0.918 / (0.918 + 4.698)) / (0.975 / (0.975 + 3.846))
=0.163462 / 0.20224
=0.8083

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)
=(109.788 / 94.218) / (93.87 / 51.492)
=1.165255 / 1.823002
=0.6392

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)
=((147.302 + 57.1) / 151.784) / ((125 + 36.92) / 173.822)
=1.346664 / 0.931528
=1.4457

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
=(-90.838 - 63.012 - -98.354) / 151.784
=-0.365625

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.

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals has a M-score of -1.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (Keryx Biopharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Inc focuses on developing medicines to people with kidney diseases. The marketed product of the company is auryxia tablet, which is a iron based medicine.
Executives
Scott A Holmes officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC 1 MARINA PARK DR., 10TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02210
Daniel Paul Regan director C/O INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 18 DESBROSSES ST., NEW YORK NY 10013
Jodie Pope Morrison director, officer: Interim CEO C/O TOKAI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Mark J Enyedy director C/O FATE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 3535 GENERAL ATOMICS COURT, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Michael Thomas Heffernan director C/O CORNERSTONE THERAPEUTICS INC., 1255 CRESCENT GREEN DRIVE, SUITE 250, CARY NC 27518
Steven C Gilman director 110 HARTWELL AVENUE, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Michael W Rogers director C/O KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS INC, ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, BOSTON MA 02210
Baupost Group Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 10 ST. JAMES AVENUE, SUITE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Baupost Group Llc/ma director, 10 percent owner 10 ST JAMES AVE, SUITE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Seth A Klarman 10 percent owner 10 ST JAMES AVENUE, STE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Greg Madison director, officer: President and CEO ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE LEXINGTON MA 02210
Brian Adams officer: General Counsel and Secretary 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
John P. Butler director C/O RELYPSA, INC., 700 SAGINAW DR., REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Sak Corp 10 percent owner 10 ST JAMES AVENUE, STE 1700, BOSTON MA 02116
Oliviero James F Iii officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022

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