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BCAL Diagnostics (ASX:BDX) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Mar. 26, 2025)


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

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BCAL Diagnostics was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


BCAL Diagnostics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BCAL Diagnostics'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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BCAL Diagnostics Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of BCAL Diagnostics's Beneish M-Score

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, BCAL Diagnostics's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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BCAL Diagnostics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, BCAL Diagnostics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BCAL Diagnostics 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 BCAL Diagnostics 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$0.04 Mil.
Revenue was A$0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$9.34 Mil.
Total Assets was A$12.27 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$2.93 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$4.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$2.60 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1.08 Mil.
Net Income was A$-6.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$3.05 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$-4.52 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$0.00 Mil.
Revenue was A$0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$6.20 Mil.
Total Assets was A$8.37 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$2.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$2.55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$2.26 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$0.90 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)
=(0.035 / 0) / (0.001 / 0)
= /
=

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)
=(0 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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 - (9.338 + 2.928) / 12.266) / (1 - (6.2 + 2.171) / 8.371)
=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 / 0
=

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))
=(0.114 / (0.114 + 2.171)) / (0.58 / (0.58 + 2.928))
=0.049891 / 0.165336
=

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)
=(4.332 / 0) / (2.545 / 0)
= /
=

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)
=((1.082 + 2.596) / 12.266) / ((0.897 + 2.261) / 8.371)
=0.299853 / 0.377255
=

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
=(-6.4 - 3.047 - -4.523) / 12.266
=-0.401435

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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BCAL Diagnostics Business Description

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Address
Queen Victoria Building, GPO Box Q128, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 1230
BCAL Diagnostics Ltd is a biotechnology company developing a novel blood screening test to improve the early diagnosis and monitoring of breast cancer by identifying, measuring, and validating specific biomarkers enriched from patient's blood. The BCAL technology utilizes a single blood test on multiple levels including disease detection, diagnostic mass screening, and post-intervention.