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CCLD (CareCloud) Beneish M-Score : -3.63 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is CareCloud 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 -3.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CCLD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.34   Med: -2.99   Max: -1.42
Current: -3.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CareCloud was -1.42. The lowest was -4.34. And the median was -2.99.


CareCloud Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

CareCloud 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 -3.17 -1.93 -2.52 -3.14 -4.15

CareCloud 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 -3.57 -4.15 -4.34 -3.78 -3.63

Competitive Comparison of CareCloud's Beneish M-Score

For the Health Information Services subindustry, CareCloud'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.


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

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

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



CareCloud 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 CareCloud 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 * 1.0485+0.528 * 0.9079+0.404 * 0.8005+0.892 * 0.9161+0.115 * 0.9343
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8223+4.679 * -0.206397-0.327 * 1.1567
=-3.63

* 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 $16.6 Mil.
Revenue was 28.546 + 28.09 + 25.962 + 28.416 = $111.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13.126 + 12.848 + 10.785 + 11.442 = $48.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $22.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $70.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $17.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $24.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.9 Mil.
Net Income was 3.122 + 1.674 + -0.241 + -43.692 = $-39.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.007 + -0.41 + -0.315 + -42.967 = $-43.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.068 + 4.279 + 4.066 + 3.74 = $19.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $17.3 Mil.
Revenue was 29.28 + 29.362 + 30.001 + 32.534 = $121.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.02 + 11.886 + 11.894 + 12.966 = $47.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $27.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $125.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $17.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $31.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14.8 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)
=(16.625 / 111.014) / (17.308 / 121.177)
=0.149756 / 0.142832
=1.0485

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)
=(47.766 / 121.177) / (48.201 / 111.014)
=0.394184 / 0.434188
=0.9079

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 - (22.662 + 8.204) / 70.694) / (1 - (27.491 + 9.81) / 125.921)
=0.563386 / 0.703775
=0.8005

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
=111.014 / 121.177
=0.9161

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))
=(17.156 / (17.156 + 9.81)) / (17.507 / (17.507 + 8.204))
=0.636209 / 0.680915
=0.9343

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)
=(24.003 / 111.014) / (31.862 / 121.177)
=0.216216 / 0.262938
=0.8223

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)
=((1.929 + 21.93) / 70.694) / ((14.799 + 21.942) / 125.921)
=0.337497 / 0.291778
=1.1567

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
=(-39.137 - -43.699 - 19.153) / 70.694
=-0.206397

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.

CareCloud has a M-score of -3.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CareCloud Business Description

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Address
7 Clyde Road, Somerset, NJ, USA, 08873
CareCloud Inc is a healthcare information technology company. It provides a full suite of proprietary cloud-based solutions and related business services. Its Software-as-a-Service platforms include practice management (PM), electronic health record (EHR), business intelligence, telehealth, patient experience management (PXM) solutions, and robotic processing automation (RPA) bots, along with complementary software tools and business services such as revenue cycle management (RCM), premiere healthcare consulting and implementation services, and on-demand workforce staffing capabilities for high-performance medical groups and health systems nationwide. The operating segments of the group are Healthcare IT, which is the key revenue generating segment, and Practice Management.
Executives
John N Daly director 390 STANWICH ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Mahmud Ul Haq director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7 CLYDE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Lawrence Steven Sharnak director 7393, ORANGEWOOD LANE, BOCA RATON FL 33433
Anne Busquet director 390 PARK AVE 4TH FLR, NEW YORK NY 10022
A Hadi Chaudhry officer: President 7 CLYDE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Nathalie Grey Garcia officer: General Counsel & Secretary 7 CLYDE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Lawrence J. Steenvoorden officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CHEMBIO DIAGNOSTICS, INC., 555 WIRELESS BOULEVARD, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Stephen Andrew Snyder director, officer: President 7 CLYDE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Bill Korn officer: Chief Financial Officer 61 DARREN DRIVE, BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920
Kimberly J Grant officer: General Counsel & Secretary 7 CLYDE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Cameron Munter director 295 WEST ORANGE GROVE AVE, SIERRA MADRE CA 91024
Shruti H Patel officer: Interim Corporate Secretary 7 CLYDE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Amritpal K. Deol officer: See Remarks 7 CLYDE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Norman Roth officer: See Remarks 7 CLYDE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Brendan Patrick Harney officer: See Remarks 7 CLYDE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873