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EMMA (Emmaus Life Sciences) Beneish M-Score : -3.29 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Emmaus Life Sciences 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 -3.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EMMA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -32.93   Med: -2.71   Max: 16.06
Current: -3.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Emmaus Life Sciences was 16.06. The lowest was -32.93. And the median was -2.71.


Emmaus Life Sciences Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Emmaus Life Sciences'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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Emmaus Life Sciences Beneish M-Score Chart

Emmaus Life Sciences Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.85 -1.73 1.17 -3.93 5.13

Emmaus Life Sciences 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 -1.67 5.13 -3.22 -3.97 -3.29

Competitive Comparison of Emmaus Life Sciences's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Emmaus Life Sciences'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.


Emmaus Life Sciences's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Emmaus Life Sciences 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 Emmaus Life Sciences 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 * 1.5162+0.528 * 0.9893+0.404 * 0.7975+0.892 * 0.7178+0.115 * 1.164
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0668+4.679 * -0.14991-0.327 * 1.7591
=-3.29

* 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 $4.99 Mil.
Revenue was 5.478 + 5.377 + 2.506 + 7.067 = $20.43 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.084 + 5.136 + 2.249 + 6.876 = $19.35 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.20 Mil.
Total Assets was $27.34 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.77 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.64 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $64.13 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.32 Mil.
Net Income was 1.827 + -2.184 + -4.348 + 1.209 = $-3.50 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.198 + -1.904 + 0.148 + 1.754 = $2.20 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.148 + -2.917 + 0.14 + 1.036 = $-1.59 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.59 Mil.
Revenue was 5.018 + 10.759 + 6.753 + 5.93 = $28.46 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.804 + 10.251 + 6.324 + 5.285 = $26.66 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.26 Mil.
Total Assets was $47.45 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $24.35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $60.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.63 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)
=(4.992 / 20.428) / (4.587 / 28.46)
=0.24437 / 0.161174
=1.5162

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)
=(26.664 / 28.46) / (19.345 / 20.428)
=0.936894 / 0.946985
=0.9893

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 - (9.204 + 1.768) / 27.343) / (1 - (9.257 + 2.57) / 47.453)
=0.598727 / 0.750764
=0.7975

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
=20.428 / 28.46
=0.7178

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))
=(0.039 / (0.039 + 2.57)) / (0.023 / (0.023 + 1.768))
=0.014948 / 0.012842
=1.164

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)
=(18.641 / 20.428) / (24.345 / 28.46)
=0.912522 / 0.855411
=1.0668

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)
=((3.317 + 64.131) / 27.343) / ((5.626 + 60.917) / 47.453)
=2.466737 / 1.402293
=1.7591

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
=(-3.496 - 2.196 - -1.593) / 27.343
=-0.14991

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.

Emmaus Life Sciences has a M-score of -3.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Emmaus Life Sciences Business Description

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Address
21250 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 800, Torrance, CA, USA, 90503
Emmaus Life Sciences Inc is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development, and commercialization of new treatments and therapies predominantly for rare and orphan diseases. The company's commercial product is Endari, an oral pharmaceutical grade L-glutamine treatment indicated to reduce acute complications of sickle cell disease in adult and pediatric patients five years of age and older. Its products in the pipeline include Diverticulosis and Cell Sheet Engineering.
Executives
Seah H. Lim director 21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD., SUITE 800, TORRANCE CA 90503
Willis C Lee director, officer: Vice Chairman & COO 20725 S. WESTERN AVE., SUITE 136, TORRANCE CA 90501
Yutaka Niihara director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 20725 S. WESTERN BLVD., SUITE 136, TORRANCE CA 90501
Lori Teranishi director 1000 BISHOP STREET, SUITE 500, HONOLULU HI 96813
Charles William Stark officer: SVP, Clinical Development 21250 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 800, TORRANCE CA 90503
George Sekulich officer: CIO & SVP 21250 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 800, TORRANCE CA 90503
Lui Alfred Fu Kong director 21250 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 800, TORRANCE CA 90503
Jane Pine Wood director 956 MAIN STREET, DENNIS MA 02638
Wei Peu Zen director 21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD., SUITE 800, TORRANCE CA 90503
Sherwood Joseph Charles Iii officer: Chief Financial Officer 21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD., SUITE 800, TORRANCE CA 90503
Masaharu Osato director 3440 LOMITA BOULEVARD, SUITE 320, TORRANCE CA 90505
Ian Harvey Zwicker director 21250 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 800, TORRANCE CA 90503
Lan T. Tran officer: Chief Administrative Officer 20725 S. WESTERN AVE., SUITE 136, TORRANCE CA 90501
Robert Iv Dickey director 320 WEST MERMAID LANE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19118
Yasushi Nagasaki officer: Sr. VP Finance 20725 S. WESTERN AVE., SUITE 136, TORRANCE CA 90501