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XBiotech (XBiotech) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of XBiotech was -4.40. The lowest was -4.40. And the median was -4.40.


XBiotech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for XBiotech'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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XBiotech Beneish M-Score Chart

XBiotech Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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XBiotech 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 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 - - -3.53 4.14 -

Competitive Comparison of XBiotech's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, XBiotech'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.


XBiotech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



XBiotech 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 XBiotech 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 $0.94 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $201.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $226.62 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $24.90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.66 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.10 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -4.635 + -7.364 + -8.742 + -3.816 = $-24.56 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.25 + -1.065 + 2.078 + 0.513 = $2.78 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.433 + -1.487 + -8.997 + -4.808 = $-18.73 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.76 Mil.
Revenue was 0.3 + 1.68 + 1.53 + 0.5 = $4.01 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.284 + 1.465 + 1.323 + 0.287 = $3.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $219.84 Mil.
Total Assets was $246.10 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $26.26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.31 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.07 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(0.935 / 0) / (1.764 / 4.01)
= / 0.4399
=

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)
=(3.359 / 4.01) / (0 / 0)
=0.837656 /
=

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 - (201.718 + 24.897) / 226.615) / (1 - (219.843 + 26.26) / 246.103)
=0 / 0
=

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
=0 / 4.01
=

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))
=(2.614 / (2.614 + 26.26)) / (1.744 / (1.744 + 24.897))
=0.090531 / 0.065463
=

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)
=(4.663 / 0) / (6.306 / 4.01)
= / 1.572569
=

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)
=((0 + 6.1) / 226.615) / ((0 + 4.066) / 246.103)
=0.026918 / 0.016522
=

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
=(-24.557 - 2.776 - -18.725) / 226.615
=-0.037985

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.


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XBiotech (XBiotech) Business Description

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Address
5217 Winnebago Lane, Austin, TX, USA, 78744
XBiotech Inc is a United States based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in discovering and developing True Human (antibody technology) monoclonal antibodies for treating a variety of diseases. The company focuses on developing Anti-IL-1 a therapeutic antibody as a treatment for cancer. Geographically, all of its operations are in the United States.
Executives
Angela Hu officer: Principle Financial Officer 5217 WINNEBAGO LN, AUSTIN TX 78744
John Simard director, 10 percent owner 8201 E RIVERSIDE DRIVE, BLDG 4, STE 100, AUSTIN TX 78744
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W Thorpe Mckenzie director, 10 percent owner 735 BROAD ST, STE 1105, CHATTANOOGA TN 37402
Sushma Shivaswamy officer: VP of R&D 8201 E RIVERSIDE DRIVE, BLDG 4, STE 100, AUSTIN TX 78744
Queena Han officer: VP of Fin & HR, Secretary 8201 E RIVERSIDE DRIVE, BLDG 4 STE 100, AUSTIN TX 78744
Thomas Gut 10 percent owner CO LINDENBERG FAMILY OFFICE LTD, LATERNENGASSE 5, ZURICH V8 8001
Peter Libby director 109 LARCH ROAD, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Fondation Rennes 10 percent owner RATIKONSTRASSE 13, VADUZ, PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN N2 FL-9490
Donald H. Macadam director 56 KELLY DRIVE, PORT DOVER A6 N0A 1N5
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Benjamin Guzman officer: Sr.VP Corp. Strategy & Finance 8201 E RIVERSIDE DR BLDG. 4 STE 100, AUSTIN TX 78744
Trey Benson officer: VP of Commercial Development 8201 E. RIVERSIDE DR., BUILDING 4, SUITE 100, AUSTIN TX 78744
Kalidip Choudhury officer: VP of Business Development 8201 E. RIVERSIDE DRIVE, BUILDING 4, SUITE 100, AUSTIN TX 78744
Dawn Mccollough officer: VP Clinical Operations 115 SANDRA MURAIDA WAY, #838, AUSTIN TX 78703