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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (Ironwood Pharmaceuticals) Beneish M-Score : -3.92 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Ironwood 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IRWD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.96   Med: -2.14   Max: 0.54
Current: -3.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals was 0.54. The lowest was -3.96. And the median was -2.14.


Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ironwood 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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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Chart

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 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 -1.29 -2.90 0.38 -2.92 -3.92

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals 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 -2.92 -2.86 -3.64 -3.76 -3.92

Competitive Comparison of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's Beneish M-Score

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


Ironwood Pharmaceuticals's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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

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



Ironwood 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 Ironwood 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 * 1.0372+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.7126+0.892 * 1.0783+0.115 * 0.7968
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2658+4.679 * -0.152671-0.327 * 4.2045
=-3.92

* 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 $129.1 Mil.
Revenue was 117.553 + 113.739 + 107.382 + 104.061 = $442.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 117.553 + 113.739 + 107.382 + 104.061 = $442.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $233.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $471.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $18.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $158.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $276.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $512.9 Mil.
Net Income was -1.087 + 15.321 + -1062.187 + 45.714 = $-1,002.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -5.621 + -4.685 + -1103.46 + 0.019 = $-1,113.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 35.834 + 32.459 + 34.963 + 80.171 = $183.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $115.5 Mil.
Revenue was 107.199 + 108.637 + 97.231 + 97.529 = $410.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 107.199 + 108.637 + 97.231 + 97.529 = $410.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $780.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,100.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $116.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $25.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $412.9 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)
=(129.122 / 442.735) / (115.458 / 410.596)
=0.291646 / 0.281196
=1.0372

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)
=(410.596 / 410.596) / (442.735 / 442.735)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (233.288 + 18.171) / 471.073) / (1 - (780.626 + 20.311) / 1100.519)
=0.4662 / 0.272219
=1.7126

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
=442.735 / 410.596
=1.0783

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))
=(1.4 / (1.4 + 20.311)) / (1.6 / (1.6 + 18.171))
=0.064483 / 0.080927
=0.7968

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)
=(158.314 / 442.735) / (115.994 / 410.596)
=0.357582 / 0.282502
=1.2658

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)
=((512.852 + 276.101) / 471.073) / ((412.85 + 25.525) / 1100.519)
=1.6748 / 0.398335
=4.2045

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
=(-1002.239 - -1113.747 - 183.427) / 471.073
=-0.152671

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.

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has a M-score of -3.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (Ironwood Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Summer Street, Suite 2300, Boston, MA, USA, 02110
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals is a specialty and generic drug manufacturing company that operates a human therapeutics segment. The company is focused on advancing innovative product opportunities in areas of large unmet need, including irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, chronic idiopathic constipation, hyperuricemia associated with uncontrolled gout, uncontrolled gastroesophageal reflux disease, and vascular and fibrotic diseases. The company considers collaborative licenses, commercial agreements, and acquisition investment to be potential components of its operational growth strategy for expanding its research, development, manufacturing, and marketing capabilities.
Executives
Marla L Kessler director C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Andrew Davis officer: SVP, Chief Business Officer 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Sravan Kumar Emany officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 100 SUMMER ST, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02109
Ronald Silver officer: Principal Accounting Officer 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Minardo John officer: Chief Legal Officer 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Thomas A Mccourt officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Michael Shetzline officer: CMO,SVP,Head-Res&Drug 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Jason Rickard officer: SVP, Chief Operating Officer 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Mark G Currie officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 301 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Julie Mchugh director C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Sarissa Capital Management Lp 10 percent owner 660 STEAMBOAT ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Alexander J Denner director C/O SARISSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, 660 STEAMBOAT ROAD, 3RD FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Edward P Owens director C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Gina Consylman officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O IRONWOOD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Kilroy Conor officer: SVP, GC & Secretary 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110