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Auna (AUNA) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Auna was -1.81. The lowest was -1.81. And the median was -1.81.


Auna Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Auna Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - -1.81

Auna Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - - -1.81 -

Competitive Comparison of Auna's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Auna'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.


Auna's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Auna's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Auna 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 Auna 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $252 Mil.
Revenue was 288 + 273.257 + 271.715 + 253.159 = $1,086 Mil.
Gross Profit was 110.81 + 100.572 + 99.564 + 96.254 = $407 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $447 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,114 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $731 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $52 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $223 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $503 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $934 Mil.
Net Income was -3.48 + -56.56 + -10.848 + 0.515 = $-70 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.48 + -10.78 + -5.856 + -2.475 = $-16 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 11.242 + 39.05 + 44.895 + 30.722 = $126 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 239.286 + 215.268 + 159.791 + 0 = $614 Mil.
Gross Profit was 87.792 + 74.628 + 58.21 + 0 = $221 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0 Mil.
Total Assets was $0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $134 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 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)
=(251.866 / 1086.131) / (0 / 614.345)
=0.231893 / 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)
=(220.63 / 614.345) / (407.2 / 1086.131)
=0.35913 / 0.374909
=

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 - (446.721 + 730.974) / 2114.498) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.443038 /
=

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
=1086.131 / 614.345
=

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))
=(15.257 / (15.257 + 0)) / (51.858 / (51.858 + 730.974))
=1 / 0.066244
=

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)
=(222.524 / 1086.131) / (134.184 / 614.345)
=0.204878 / 0.218418
=

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)
=((933.859 + 503.465) / 2114.498) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.679747 /
=

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
=(-70.373 - -15.631 - 125.909) / 2114.498
=-0.085434

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.


Auna (AUNA) Business Description

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Avenida Republica de Panama 3461, San Isidro, Lima, PER
Auna SAA is a healthcare service provider primarily focused on services that provide cancer treatment through its subsidiary Oncosalud S.A.C., inpatient hospitals, outpatient care centers and specialized medical centers in Peru. The company operates in three reportable segments (i) Oncosalud Peru, (ii) Healthcare Services in Peru and (iii) Healthcare Services in Colombia. The Oncosalud Peru segment consists of our prepaid oncology plans and oncology services provided at our Oncosalud facilities in Peru, including services provided under our prepaid plans and third-party healthcare plans and paid for out-of-pocket by our patients. Our Healthcare Services in Peru segment consists of healthcare services provided at any of our facilities in Peru other than those in the Oncosalud network.

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