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Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Laboratories) Beneish M-Score

: -2.56 (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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ABT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.59   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Abbott Laboratories was -2.30. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.59.


Abbott Laboratories Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abbott Laboratories'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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Abbott Laboratories 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 -2.58 -2.59 -2.64 -2.66 -2.56

Abbott Laboratories 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 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 -2.82 -2.75 -2.58 -2.56 -

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Abbott Laboratories'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.


Abbott Laboratories Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Abbott Laboratories's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Abbott Laboratories 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 Abbott Laboratories 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 * 1.081+0.528 * 1.0175+0.404 * 1.0253+0.892 * 0.9188+0.115 * 1.0859
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0594+4.679 * -0.026989-0.327 * 0.9325
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $8,821 Mil.
Revenue was 10241 + 10143 + 9978 + 9747 = $40,109 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5685 + 5538 + 5495 + 5416 = $22,134 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $22,670 Mil.
Total Assets was $73,214 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,154 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3,243 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10,949 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13,841 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14,548 Mil.
Net Income was 1594 + 1436 + 1375 + 1318 = $5,723 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 85 + 93 + 155 + 105 = $438 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3038 + 1877 + 1203 + 1143 = $7,261 Mil.
Total Receivables was $8,881 Mil.
Revenue was 10091 + 10410 + 11257 + 11895 = $43,653 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5498 + 5781 + 6324 + 6908 = $24,511 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $25,224 Mil.
Total Assets was $74,438 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,162 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3,267 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11,248 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15,489 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15,465 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)
=(8821 / 40109) / (8881 / 43653)
=0.219926 / 0.203445
=1.081

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)
=(24511 / 43653) / (22134 / 40109)
=0.561496 / 0.551846
=1.0175

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 - (22670 + 10154) / 73214) / (1 - (25224 + 9162) / 74438)
=0.55167 / 0.538059
=1.0253

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
=40109 / 43653
=0.9188

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))
=(3267 / (3267 + 9162)) / (3243 / (3243 + 10154))
=0.262853 / 0.242069
=1.0859

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)
=(10949 / 40109) / (11248 / 43653)
=0.272981 / 0.257668
=1.0594

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)
=((14548 + 13841) / 73214) / ((15465 + 15489) / 74438)
=0.387754 / 0.415836
=0.9325

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
=(5723 - 438 - 7261) / 73214
=-0.026989

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.

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


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Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Laboratories) Business Description

Address
100 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL, USA, 60064-6400
Abbott manufactures and markets cardiovascular and diabetes devices, adult and pediatric nutritional products, diagnostic equipment and testing kits, and branded generic drugs. Products include pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, neuromodulation devices, coronary stents, catheters, infant formula, nutritional liquids for adults, continuous glucose monitors, and immunoassays and point-of-care diagnostic equipment. Abbott derives approximately 60% of sales outside the United States.
Executives
Andrea F Wainer officer: Executive Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Daniel J Starks director ONE ST JUDE MEDICAL DRIVE, ST PAUL MN 55117
Mccoy John A. Jr. officer: VICE PRESIDENT C/O ABBOTT LABORATORIES, 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Michael F Roman director 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Patricia Paola Gonzalez director 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Louis H. Morrone officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Philip P Boudreau officer: Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Michael O'grady director 50 S LASALLE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60603
Gregory A Ahlberg officer: Senior Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Randel William Woodgrift officer: Senior Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
John F Ginascol officer: Executive Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Salvadori Daniel Gesua Sive officer: Senior Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, AP6A-2, D-032L, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092
Mary K Moreland officer: Executive Vice President 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064
Lisa D Earnhardt officer: Executive Vice President 1555 ADAMS DRIVE, C/O INTERSECT ENT, INC., MENLO PARK CA 94025
Robert E Funck officer: Vice President, Controller 100 ABBOTT PARK ROAD, D-378, AP6D-2, ABBOTT PARK IL 60064-6092

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