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CARA (Cara Therapeutics) Beneish M-Score : -5.25 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Cara Therapeutics 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 -5.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CARA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.65   Med: -0.95   Max: 68.02
Current: -5.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cara Therapeutics was 68.02. The lowest was -5.65. And the median was -0.95.


Cara Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cara Therapeutics'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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Cara Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Chart

Cara Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.13 2.47 -2.86 -1.32 -3.69

Cara Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -3.91 -3.69 -5.39 -5.65 -5.25

Competitive Comparison of Cara Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cara Therapeutics'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.


Cara Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Cara Therapeutics 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 Cara Therapeutics 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 * 0.5838+0.528 * 0.7424+0.404 * 0+0.892 * 0.4092+0.115 * 0.3674
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.3201+4.679 * -0.235539-0.327 * 0.7596
=-5.25

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.37 Mil.
Revenue was 2.556 + 0.991 + 2.135 + 3.004 = $8.69 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.556 + 0.991 + 1.515 + 2.396 = $7.46 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $47.91 Mil.
Total Assets was $51.33 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.42 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $26.11 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.04 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -12.476 + -20.016 + -30.696 + -32.337 = $-95.53 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -5.235 + -3.381 + -1.449 + 0.874 = $-9.19 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -13.984 + -12.437 + -30.453 + -17.37 = $-74.24 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5.73 Mil.
Revenue was 4.866 + 6.933 + 6.165 + 3.261 = $21.23 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.308 + 5.515 + 3.575 + 1.131 = $13.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $100.60 Mil.
Total Assets was $115.34 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8.49 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $27.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $22.88 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.82 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)
=(1.369 / 8.686) / (5.73 / 21.225)
=0.15761 / 0.269965
=0.5838

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)
=(13.529 / 21.225) / (7.458 / 8.686)
=0.637409 / 0.858623
=0.7424

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 - (47.912 + 3.417) / 51.329) / (1 - (100.603 + 8.488) / 115.338)
=0 / 0.054163
=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
=8.686 / 21.225
=0.4092

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))
=(0.238 / (0.238 + 8.488)) / (0.274 / (0.274 + 3.417))
=0.027275 / 0.074235
=0.3674

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)
=(26.106 / 8.686) / (27.496 / 21.225)
=3.005526 / 1.295453
=2.3201

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 + 10.039) / 51.329) / ((6.815 + 22.881) / 115.338)
=0.195581 / 0.257469
=0.7596

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
=(-95.525 - -9.191 - -74.244) / 51.329
=-0.235539

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.

Cara Therapeutics has a M-score of -5.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cara Therapeutics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 Atlantic Street, Suite 500, Stamford, CT, USA, 06901
Cara Therapeutics Inc is a development-stage biotechnology company involved in the development of novel therapeutics to treat human diseases associated with inflammation, pain, and pruritus. Cara's most advanced compound, CR845, aims to treat acute pain and pruritus. This patented compound has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antipruritic properties that can be used for multiple therapeutic applications. Additionally, Cara's objective is to use its proprietary drug-screening technology to develop a future pipeline of first-in-class molecules with analgesic and anti-inflammatory features.
Executives
Christopher Posner director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Joana Goncalves officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Scott Terrillion officer: Sec'y; Chief Compliance & G.C. C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Helen M Boudreau director 200 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Menzaghi Frederique Ph.d. officer: VP-Research & Development C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Ryan D Maynard officer: Chief Financial Officer RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1180 VETERANS BLVD., SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Moltke Lisa Von director C/O SERESTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 200 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Martin Vogelbaum director 675 ALMANOR AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Csl Ltd 10 percent owner
Jeffrey L. Ives director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Bains Harrison M Jr director
Thomas Charles Reilly officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, STAMFORD CT 06902
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, CH-9014, ST. GALLEN V8 9014
Vifor (international) Ltd 10 percent owner RECHENSTRASSE 37, ST. GALLEN V8 9000
Vifor Pharma Ltd. 10 percent owner UNTERMATTWEG 8, BERNE V8 CH-3027