Belite Bio (Belite Bio) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)

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

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Belite Bio was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Belite Bio Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Belite Bio's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of Belite Bio's Beneish M-Score

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Belite Bio's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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Belite Bio 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 Belite Bio for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-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 *

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.87 Mil.
Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $89.94 Mil.
Total Assets was $94.64 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.30 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.63 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.58 Mil.
Net Income was $-31.63 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-29.84 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $42.81 Mil.
Total Assets was $44.27 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.35 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.10 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.67 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)
	=	(0.867 / 0)	/	(0.019 / 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 - (89.94 + 1.301) / 94.642)	/	(1 - (42.807 + 1.347) / 44.273)
	=	0.035935	/	0.002688
	=

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))
	=	(0.198 / (0.198 + 1.347))	/	(0.399 / (0.399 + 1.301))
	=	0.128155	/	0.234706
	=

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)
	=	(6.824 / 0)	/	(3.952 / 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)
	=	((0.578 + 3.633) / 94.642)	/	((0.668 + 2.104) / 44.273)
	=	0.044494	/	0.062612
	=

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
	=	(-31.632 - -0.004	-	-29.837)	/	94.642
	=	-0.018924

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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12750 High Bluff Drive, Suite 475, San Diego, CA, USA, 92130

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Belite Bio Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical drug development company focused on novel therapeutics targeting untreatable eye diseases involving retinal degeneration such as atrophic age-related macular degeneration and autosomal recessive Stargardt disease or STGD1, both of which progressively lead to permanent blindness, and metabolic diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, type 2 diabetes, or T2D, and gout.