Rigel Pharmaceuticals (FRA:RI2) Beneish M-Score: 1.60 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


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What is Rigel Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score?

Rigel Pharmaceuticals FRA:RI2 +4.43% 78 Beneish M-Score is 1.60 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:RI2 with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of €23.45. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 831 Biotechnology companies, Rigel Pharmaceuticals ranks worse than 88.81% on this metric.

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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 1.6 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FRA:RI2' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.07   Med: -1.85   Max: 53.62
Current: 1.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rigel Pharmaceuticals was 53.62. The lowest was -10.07. And the median was -1.85.


Rigel Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Rigel 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.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Chart

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.15 7.24 -3.46 -2.32 1.64

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -1.90 -1.08 -1.08 1.64 1.60

FRA:RI2 vs CBIO, TRAX, GYRE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Rigel 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.


Rigel Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score vs Biotechnology Industry

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

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


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Rigel 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 Rigel 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 * 0.8214+0.528 * 0.9602+0.404 * 3.3568+0.892 * 1.3686+0.115 * 0.8481
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7159+4.679 * 0.558531-0.327 * 0.3248
=1.48

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was €43.2 Mil.
Revenue was 50.878 + 59.611 + 59.182 + 88.161 = €257.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 46.893 + 54.525 + 55.132 + 84.256 = €240.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €202.4 Mil.
Total Assets was €436.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €102.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €77.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €13.2 Mil.
Net Income was 7.486 + 228.928 + 23.771 + 51.684 = €311.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.357 + 18.771 + 20.474 + 26.476 = €68.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was €38.4 Mil.
Revenue was 49.333 + 55.004 + 49.832 + 34.225 = €188.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 45.255 + 49.476 + 42.6 + 31.618 = €168.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €135.6 Mil.
Total Assets was €162.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €104.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €61.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €42.4 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)
=(43.202 / 257.832) / (38.431 / 188.394)
=0.167559 / 0.203993
=0.8214

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)
=(168.949 / 188.394) / (240.806 / 257.832)
=0.896785 / 0.933965
=0.9602

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 - (202.433 + 0.679) / 436.486) / (1 - (135.571 + 1.277) / 162.774)
=0.534665 / 0.159276
=3.3568

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
=257.832 / 188.394
=1.3686

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))
=(2.256 / (2.256 + 1.277)) / (2.069 / (2.069 + 0.679))
=0.638551 / 0.752911
=0.8481

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)
=(102.145 / 257.832) / (104.25 / 188.394)
=0.396169 / 0.553362
=0.7159

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)
=((13.164 + 77.411) / 436.486) / ((42.36 + 61.632) / 162.774)
=0.20751 / 0.638874
=0.3248

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
=(311.869 - 0 - 68.078) / 436.486
=0.558531

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.

Rigel Pharmaceuticals has a M-score of 1.48 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of 1.60 mean?
Rigel Pharmaceuticals (FRA:RI2) has a Beneish M-Score of 1.60 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Rigel Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Rigel Pharmaceuticals ranks #738 out of 831 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 88.8%.
Is Rigel Pharmaceuticals' Beneish M-Score too high?
Rigel Pharmaceuticals' current Beneish M-Score is 1.60. Based on the distribution chart, Rigel Pharmaceuticals ranks #738 out of 831 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Rigel Pharmaceuticals has a GF Score™ of 78/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Rigel Pharmaceuticals' Beneish M-Score compare to CBIO and TRAX?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Rigel Pharmaceuticals ranks #738 out of 831 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Rigel Pharmaceuticals in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Biotechnology company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Rigel Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. Rigel Pharmaceuticals's current Beneish M-Score is 1.60. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Rigel Pharmaceuticals stock overvalued right now?
Rigel Pharmaceuticals (FRA:RI2) has a current Beneish M-Score of 1.60. The stock's GF Value™ is €23.45, compared to a current price of €29.47 — trading 25.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is 1.60. Rigel Pharmaceuticals' overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Rigel Pharmaceuticals (FRA:RI2), the current Beneish M-Score is 1.60 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Rigel Pharmaceuticals (FRA:RI2) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Rigel Pharmaceuticals stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €29.47 is trading 25.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €23.45.

Key valuation signals for FRA:RI2:

  • Beneish M-Score: 1.60
  • GF Value™: €23.45 vs. price of €29.47 (25.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:RI2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Rigel Pharmaceuticals Business Description

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Address 611 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 900, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc develops small-molecule drugs for autoimmune, cancer-related, and viral diseases. The firm's primary drug is an oral rheumatoid arthritis drug candidate that has been licensed to AstraZeneca. Astra has taken overall responsibility for developing and marketing the drug and will pay Rigel royalties and milestone payments. Its pipeline product includes TAVALISSE (fostamatinib disodium hexahydrate) tablets, REZLIDHIA (olutasidenib), GAVRETO (pralsetinib), R289, and Ocadusertib (Systemic) - Eli Lilly.
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