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NMC Health (LSE:NMC) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is NMC Health 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 NMC Health's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

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


NMC Health Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NMC Health'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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NMC Health Beneish M-Score Chart

NMC Health Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.33 23.27 -2.30 -2.17 -2.47

NMC Health Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19
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 - -2.17 - -2.47 -

Competitive Comparison of NMC Health's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, NMC Health'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.


NMC Health's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, NMC Health's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



NMC Health 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 NMC Health 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 * 0.9601+0.528 * 0.9692+0.404 * 1.0413+0.892 * 1.3587+0.115 * 0.9691
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0301+4.679 * -0.035938-0.327 * 1.0799
=-2.40

* 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 (Dec18) TTM:Last Year (Dec17) TTM:
Total Receivables was £428 Mil.
Revenue was £1,625 Mil.
Gross Profit was £664 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £1,099 Mil.
Total Assets was £3,059 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £656 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £79 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £350 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £758 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £1,143 Mil.
Net Income was £196 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £306 Mil.
Total Receivables was £328 Mil.
Revenue was £1,196 Mil.
Gross Profit was £474 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £842 Mil.
Total Assets was £2,193 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £453 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £250 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £525 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £737 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)
=(428.355 / 1625.23) / (328.349 / 1196.133)
=0.263566 / 0.274509
=0.9601

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)
=(473.973 / 1196.133) / (664.49 / 1625.23)
=0.396254 / 0.408859
=0.9692

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 - (1099.279 + 655.621) / 3059.208) / (1 - (841.864 + 452.891) / 2192.5)
=0.426355 / 0.409462
=1.0413

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
=1625.23 / 1196.133
=1.3587

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))
=(52.879 / (52.879 + 452.891)) / (79.287 / (79.287 + 655.621))
=0.104551 / 0.107887
=0.9691

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)
=(349.943 / 1625.23) / (250.035 / 1196.133)
=0.215319 / 0.209036
=1.0301

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)
=((1143.003 + 758.45) / 3059.208) / ((736.929 + 525.007) / 2192.5)
=0.621551 / 0.575569
=1.0799

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
=(196.436 - 0 - 306.378) / 3059.208
=-0.035938

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.

NMC Health has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NMC Health (LSE:NMC) Business Description

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NMC Health PLC is a private healthcare provider. It has two main branches of business, NMC Healthcare and NMC Trading.

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