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Esperion Therapeutics (Esperion Therapeutics) Beneish M-Score

: -3.00 (As of Today)
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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 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ESPR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.63   Med: -3.27   Max: 333.45
Current: -3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Esperion Therapeutics was 333.45. The lowest was -3.63. And the median was -3.27.


Esperion Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Esperion 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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Esperion 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 - -3.53 333.45 -3.63 -3.00

Esperion Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -3.63 -3.35 -3.70 -3.86 -3.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Esperion 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.


Esperion Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Esperion 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 Esperion 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 * 0.9328+0.528 * 1.0233+0.404 * 1.2035+0.892 * 1.5414+0.115 * 8.6784
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8477+4.679 * -0.384128-0.327 * 1.4368
=-3.00

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $48.5 Mil.
Revenue was 32.25 + 33.969 + 25.786 + 24.329 = $116.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20.798 + 20.592 + 19 + 12.677 = $73.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $201.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $205.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $142.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $156.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $264.6 Mil.
Net Income was -56.344 + -41.25 + -49.935 + -61.719 = $-209.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.08 + 1.278 + 1.66 + 1.273 = $5.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -37.056 + -19.325 + -24.75 + -54.356 = $-135.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $33.7 Mil.
Revenue was 18.818 + 18.98 + 18.841 + 18.836 = $75.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.658 + 12.474 + 9.665 + 11.711 = $48.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $246.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $247.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $109.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $92.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $260.6 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)
=(48.494 / 116.334) / (33.729 / 75.475)
=0.416851 / 0.44689
=0.9328

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)
=(48.508 / 75.475) / (73.067 / 116.334)
=0.642703 / 0.628079
=1.0233

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 - (201.065 + 4.675) / 205.796) / (1 - (246.683 + 1.2) / 247.939)
=0.000272 / 0.000226
=1.2035

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
=116.334 / 75.475
=1.5414

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))
=(0.5 / (0.5 + 1.2)) / (0.164 / (0.164 + 4.675))
=0.294118 / 0.033891
=8.6784

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)
=(142.523 / 116.334) / (109.082 / 75.475)
=1.225119 / 1.445273
=0.8477

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)
=((264.616 + 156.224) / 205.796) / ((260.564 + 92.308) / 247.939)
=2.044938 / 1.423221
=1.4368

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
=(-209.248 - 5.291 - -135.487) / 205.796
=-0.384128

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.

Esperion Therapeutics has a M-score of -3.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Esperion Therapeutics (Esperion Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
3891 Ranchero Drive, Suite 150, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 48108
Esperion Therapeutics Inc is a pharmaceutical company. It specializes in developing and commercializing accessible, oral, once-daily, non-statin medicines for patients struggling with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The firm has the business of researching, developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of patients with the elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol operating segment.
Executives
Eric Warren officer: Chief Commercial Officer 3891 RANCHERO DRIVE, SUITE 150, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
J Martin Carroll director C/O CATALENT, INC., 14 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Stephen Rocamboli director C/OPARMOUNT CAPITAL, 787 SEVENTH AVE 48TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sheldon L. Koenig officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 270 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Joanne M. Foody officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O ESPERION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 3891 RANCHERO DRIVE, SUITE 150, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Benjamin Looker officer: General Counsel C/O TRILLIUM THERAPEUTICS INC., 2488 DUNWIN DRIVE, MISSISSAUGA A6 L5L 1J9
Benjamin Halladay officer: Chief Financial Officer ESPERION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 3891 RANCHERO DRIVE, SUITE 150, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Fischer Seth H.z. director C/O TRIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 6310 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 101, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Biotech Target N V 10 percent owner ARA HILL TOP BUILDING, UNIT A-5, PLETTERIJWEG OOST 1, CURACAO, WILLEMSTAD P8 000000
Alan Fuhrman director C/O AMBIT BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION, 11080 ROSELLE STREET, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Timothy M Mayleben director, officer: Pres & Chief Executive Officer 3621 SOUTH STATE ST, 695 KMS PL, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Ashley Hall officer: Chief Development Officer C/O ESPERION THERAPEUTICS INC., 3891 RANCHERO DRIVE SUITE 150, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Tracy M Woody director 2656 CROSSPARK ROAD, SUITE 100, CORALVILLE IA 52241
Richard Bartram officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ESPERION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 3891 RANCHERO DRIVE, SUITE 150, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Nicole Vitullo director, 10 percent owner 3030 SCIENCE PARK ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121