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Teladoc Health (BSP:T2DH34) Beneish M-Score : -3.30 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is Teladoc Health 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:T2DH34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.17   Med: -2.2   Max: -0.81
Current: -3.3

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Teladoc Health was -0.81. The lowest was -4.17. And the median was -2.20.


Teladoc Health Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Teladoc Health'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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Teladoc Health Beneish M-Score Chart

Teladoc Health Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.81 -2.21 -4.17 -3.10 -3.30

Teladoc Health Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.10 -3.15 -3.32 -3.29 -3.30

Competitive Comparison of Teladoc Health's Beneish M-Score

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Teladoc Health'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.


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

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

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



Teladoc Health 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 Teladoc Health 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 * 1.1099+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.7924+0.892 * 1.0921+0.115 * 0.967
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9953+4.679 * -0.123207-0.327 * 1.2259
=-3.03

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$1,366 Mil.
Revenue was 3907.636 + 3547.005 + 3460.268 + 3217.603 = R$14,133 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2754.986 + 2551.613 + 2447.363 + 2248.843 = R$10,003 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$10,151 Mil.
Total Assets was R$21,454 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$345 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$2,101 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$7,395 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$5,744 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$6,245 Mil.
Net Income was -295.343 + -184.276 + -4511.78 + -407.791 = R$-5,399 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -81.747 + -9.957 + -4268.592 + -51.87 = R$-4,412 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 524.088 + 610.127 + 477.656 + 44.42 = R$1,656 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$1,127 Mil.
Revenue was 3236.45 + 3260.717 + 3166.583 + 3277.48 = R$12,941 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2288.711 + 2342.317 + 2241.759 + 2287.289 = R$9,160 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$7,296 Mil.
Total Assets was R$21,522 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$353 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,731 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$6,803 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$2,061 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$7,749 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)
=(1366.349 / 14132.512) / (1127.263 / 12941.23)
=0.096681 / 0.087106
=1.1099

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)
=(9160.076 / 12941.23) / (10002.805 / 14132.512)
=0.707821 / 0.707787
=1

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 - (10151.497 + 345.188) / 21454.313) / (1 - (7296.037 + 353.236) / 21521.73)
=0.510742 / 0.644579
=0.7924

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
=14132.512 / 12941.23
=1.0921

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))
=(1731.318 / (1731.318 + 353.236)) / (2100.66 / (2100.66 + 345.188))
=0.830546 / 0.858868
=0.967

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)
=(7394.732 / 14132.512) / (6803.398 / 12941.23)
=0.523243 / 0.525715
=0.9953

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)
=((6244.697 + 5744.305) / 21454.313) / ((7749.156 + 2060.934) / 21521.73)
=0.558815 / 0.455823
=1.2259

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
=(-5399.19 - -4412.166 - 1656.291) / 21454.313
=-0.123207

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.

Teladoc Health has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Teladoc Health Business Description

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Teladoc Health Inc is engaged in virtual care, forging a new healthcare experience with Better convenience, outcomes, and value. Its mission is to empower all people everywhere to live their healthiest lives by transforming the healthcare experience. It operates in Teladoc two segments Health Integrated Care and BetterHelp segments. The majority of its revenue is generated from access fees on a subscription basis (per member, per month). The balance comes from visit fees and equipment rental and sales to hospital systems.

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