Quest Diagnostics Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Quest Diagnostics'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.
Quest Diagnostics Beneish M-Score Chart
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Quest Diagnostics Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Quest Diagnostics's Beneish M-Score
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Quest Diagnostics'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.
Quest Diagnostics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Quest Diagnostics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Quest Diagnostics's Beneish M-Score falls into.
Quest Diagnostics 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 Quest Diagnostics 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 * 1.01 | + | 0.528 * 1.0042 | + | 0.404 * 1.034 | + | 0.892 * 1.067 | + | 0.115 * 1.0151 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 1.0103 | + | 4.679 * -0.030521 | - | 0.327 * 1.0734 |
| = | -2.56 |
* 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 $1,304 Mil.
Revenue was 2621 + 2488 + 2397 + 2366 = $9,872 Mil.
Gross Profit was 858 + 811 + 804 + 771 = $3,244 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,392 Mil.
Total Assets was $16,153 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,764 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $493 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,770 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,169 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,150 Mil.
Net Income was 222 + 226 + 229 + 194 = $871 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3 + 15 + 3 + 9 = $30 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 464 + 356 + 360 + 154 = $1,334 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $1,210 Mil.
Revenue was 2288 + 2295 + 2338 + 2331 = $9,252 Mil.
Gross Profit was 736 + 754 + 792 + 771 = $3,053 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,372 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,022 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,418 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $439 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,642 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,815 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,913 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (1304 / 9872) | / | (1210 / 9252) |
| = | 0.132091 | / | 0.130783 |
| | = | 1.01 |
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) |
| = | (3053 / 9252) | / | (3244 / 9872) |
| = | 0.329983 | / | 0.328606 |
| | = | 1.0042 |
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 - (2392 + 2764) / 16153) | / | (1 - (2372 + 2418) / 14022) |
| = | 0.680802 | / | 0.658394 |
| | = | 1.034 |
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 |
| = | 9872 | / | 9252 |
| | = | 1.067 |
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)) |
| = | (439 / (439 + 2418)) | / | (493 / (493 + 2764)) |
| = | 0.153658 | / | 0.151366 |
| | = | 1.0151 |
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) |
| = | (1770 / 9872) | / | (1642 / 9252) |
| = | 0.179295 | / | 0.177475 |
| | = | 1.0103 |
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) |
| = | ((6150 + 2169) / 16153) | / | ((4913 + 1815) / 14022) |
| = | 0.515013 | / | 0.479817 |
| | = | 1.0734 |
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 |
| = | (871 - 30 | - | 1334) | / | 16153 |
| | = | -0.030521 |
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.
Quest Diagnostics has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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