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Cadence Pharmaceuticals, (FRA:QEW) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is Cadence Pharmaceuticals, 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 Cadence Pharmaceuticals,'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cadence Pharmaceuticals, was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cadence Pharmaceuticals,'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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Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Beneish M-Score Chart

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -1.86 -2.31

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Quarterly Data
Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13
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 -1.86 -1.77 -2.14 -2.74 -2.31

Competitive Comparison of Cadence Pharmaceuticals,'s Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cadence Pharmaceuticals,'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.


Cadence Pharmaceuticals,'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Cadence Pharmaceuticals, 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 Cadence Pharmaceuticals, 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 * 0.6657+0.528 * 0.8094+0.404 * 0.6083+0.892 * 2.1754+0.115 * 1.3698
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4861+4.679 * -0.096717-0.327 * 1.1894
=-2.38

* 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 (Dec13) TTM:Last Year (Dec12) TTM:
Total Receivables was €6.79 Mil.
Revenue was 25.778 + 21.66 + 18.703 + 18.228 = €84.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.348 + 14.207 + 12.416 + 11.924 = €55.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €56.86 Mil.
Total Assets was €66.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €71.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €26.68 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €13.53 Mil.
Net Income was -3.006 + -5.19 + -9.001 + -1.052 = €-18.25 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.001 + -0.009 + 0.005 + 5.909 = €5.90 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.472 + -2.368 + -6.186 + -9.66 = €-17.74 Mil.
Total Receivables was €4.69 Mil.
Revenue was 13.087 + 10.785 + 8.853 + 6.059 = €38.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.617 + 6.07 + 4.266 + 2.845 = €20.80 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €58.31 Mil.
Total Assets was €74.43 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €67.15 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €16.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €21.96 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)
=(6.789 / 84.369) / (4.688 / 38.784)
=0.080468 / 0.120875
=0.6657

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)
=(20.798 / 38.784) / (55.895 / 84.369)
=0.536252 / 0.662506
=0.8094

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 - (56.858 + 1.504) / 66.286) / (1 - (58.305 + 1.499) / 74.431)
=0.119543 / 0.196518
=0.6083

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
=84.369 / 38.784
=2.1754

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))
=(2.245 / (2.245 + 1.499)) / (1.171 / (1.171 + 1.504))
=0.599626 / 0.437757
=1.3698

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)
=(71.012 / 84.369) / (67.15 / 38.784)
=0.841684 / 1.731384
=0.4861

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)
=((13.533 + 26.676) / 66.286) / ((21.959 + 16.001) / 74.431)
=0.606599 / 0.510003
=1.1894

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
=(-18.249 - 5.904 - -17.742) / 66.286
=-0.096717

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.

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cadence Pharmaceuticals, (FRA:QEW) Business Description

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Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and commercializing product candidates mainly for use in the hospital setting. The Company's main activities are conducting research and development activities as well as conducting clinical trials. The company has in-licensed rights to products: Acetavance, an intravenous formulation of acetaminophen, and Omigard, an omiganan pentahydrochloride 1% aqueous gel. It in-licensed the exclusive United States, or U.S., and Canadian rights to Acetavance from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, or BMS, which markets this product candidate in Europe and other markets for the treatment of acute pain and fever under the brand name Perfalgan. The Company is developing Acetavance, a proprietary intravenous formulation of acetaminophen, for the U.S. market for the treatment of acute pain and fever in adults and children. In its oral form, acetaminophen is the most widely used drug for the treatment of pain and fever in the U.S. The Company's licensor, BMS, currently markets this proprietary intravenous formulation of acetaminophen for the treatment of acute pain and fever in Europe and several other markets outside the U.S, where it is known as paracetamol and is marketed under the brand name Perfalgan.

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