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Diplomat Pharmacy (Diplomat Pharmacy) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Diplomat Pharmacy was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Diplomat Pharmacy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diplomat Pharmacy'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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Diplomat Pharmacy Beneish M-Score Chart

Diplomat Pharmacy Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.40 -1.50 -2.11 -2.77 -2.71

Diplomat Pharmacy Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 -2.67 -2.71 -2.69 -2.91 -3.29

Competitive Comparison of Diplomat Pharmacy's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Diplomat Pharmacy'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.


Diplomat Pharmacy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Diplomat Pharmacy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Diplomat Pharmacy 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 Diplomat Pharmacy 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 * 0.9593+0.528 * 1.1298+0.404 * 0.7237+0.892 * 0.9847+0.115 * 1.1442
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9942+4.679 * -0.133482-0.327 * 1.5428
=-3.36

* 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 (Sep19) TTM:Last Year (Sep18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $338 Mil.
Revenue was 1301.197 + 1287.624 + 1256.808 + 1360.628 = $5,206 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.385 + 72.727 + 79.22 + 93.856 = $309 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $542 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,163 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $319 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $992 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $24 Mil.
Net Income was -177.28 + -159.462 + -14.301 + -298.025 = $-649 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -156.1 + -140.769 + 0.181 + -307.073 = $-604 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 41.295 + 43.098 + 23.652 + 1.835 = $110 Mil.
Total Receivables was $358 Mil.
Revenue was 1373.334 + 1416.078 + 1342.484 + 1155.069 = $5,287 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93.358 + 98.416 + 90.378 + 72.579 = $355 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $550 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,801 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $41 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $325 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $578 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $441 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)
=(338.321 / 5206.257) / (358.158 / 5286.965)
=0.064984 / 0.067744
=0.9593

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)
=(354.731 / 5286.965) / (309.188 / 5206.257)
=0.067095 / 0.059388
=1.1298

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 - (542.177 + 55.067) / 1162.603) / (1 - (549.726 + 40.924) / 1800.661)
=0.486287 / 0.671982
=0.7237

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
=5206.257 / 5286.965
=0.9847

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))
=(90.3 / (90.3 + 40.924)) / (83.083 / (83.083 + 55.067))
=0.688136 / 0.601397
=1.1442

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)
=(318.622 / 5206.257) / (325.461 / 5286.965)
=0.0612 / 0.061559
=0.9942

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)
=((23.538 + 991.542) / 1162.603) / ((440.552 + 578.485) / 1800.661)
=0.87311 / 0.565924
=1.5428

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
=(-649.068 - -603.761 - 109.88) / 1162.603
=-0.133482

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.

Diplomat Pharmacy has a M-score of -3.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Diplomat Pharmacy (Diplomat Pharmacy) Business Description

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Address
4100 South Saginaw Street, Flint, MI, USA, 48507
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. is active in the U.S. healthcare sector. It provides specialty pharmacy and infusion services, including pharmacy solutions for chronic diseases. The company has two main segments: specialty pharmacy and pharmacy benefit management. Its specialty pharmacy segment offers solutions to dispense, deliver, and dose prescription drugs. The pharmacy benefit management segment offers services to help control pharmacy benefit dollars and maximize quality of care. It derives most of its revenue through prescription drug sales in the United States.
Executives
Brian T Griffin director, officer: Chairman and CEO
David C Dreyer director C/O SICOR INC, 19 HUGHES, IRVINE CA 92618-1902
Shawn Tomasello director C/O PHARMACYCLICS, INC, 995 EAST ARQUES AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Regina M. Benjamin director 51 SAWYER ROAD, SUITE 200, WALTHAM MA 02453
Benjamin Wolin director C/O EVERYDAY HEALTH, INC., 345 HUDSON STREET, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Jeffrey G Park director C/O DIPLOMAT PHARMACY, INC., 4100 S. SAGINAW ST., FLINT MI 48507
Sean Whelan director, officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ZOMEDICA CORP., 100 PHOENIX DRIVE, SUITE 125, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Jeffrey M Rowe director, officer: EVP of Operations C/O ZOMEDICA CORP., 100 PHOENIX DRIVE, SUITE 125, ANN ARBOR MI 48018

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