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Amgen (LTS:0R0T) Beneish M-Score : -2.44 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Amgen 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 -2.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0R0T' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Amgen was -2.18. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.62.


Amgen Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Amgen'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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Amgen Beneish M-Score Chart

Amgen 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 -2.18 -2.67 -2.36 -2.61 -2.44

Amgen 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 -2.61 -2.61 -2.75 -2.72 -2.44

Competitive Comparison of Amgen's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Amgen'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.


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

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

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



Amgen 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 Amgen 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 * 1.1602+0.528 * 1.0806+0.404 * 1.088+0.892 * 1.0709+0.115 * 0.9502
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0657+4.679 * -0.047214-0.327 * 1.0307
=-2.44

* 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 $7,942 Mil.
Revenue was 8196 + 6903 + 6986 + 6105 = $28,190 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5084 + 5097 + 5173 + 4385 = $19,739 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $30,332 Mil.
Total Assets was $97,154 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,941 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4,071 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,179 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $18,392 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $63,170 Mil.
Net Income was 767 + 1730 + 1379 + 2841 = $6,717 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 402 + 685 + -318 + 2064 = $2,833 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 538 + 2760 + 4109 + 1064 = $8,471 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6,392 Mil.
Revenue was 6839 + 6652 + 6594 + 6238 = $26,323 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5092 + 5064 + 5084 + 4677 = $19,917 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $22,186 Mil.
Total Assets was $65,121 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,427 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3,417 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5,414 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15,687 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $37,354 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)
=(7942 / 28190) / (6392 / 26323)
=0.281731 / 0.242829
=1.1602

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)
=(19917 / 26323) / (19739 / 28190)
=0.756639 / 0.700213
=1.0806

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 - (30332 + 5941) / 97154) / (1 - (22186 + 5427) / 65121)
=0.626644 / 0.575974
=1.088

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
=28190 / 26323
=1.0709

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))
=(3417 / (3417 + 5427)) / (4071 / (4071 + 5941))
=0.386364 / 0.406612
=0.9502

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)
=(6179 / 28190) / (5414 / 26323)
=0.219191 / 0.205676
=1.0657

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)
=((63170 + 18392) / 97154) / ((37354 + 15687) / 65121)
=0.839513 / 0.814499
=1.0307

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
=(6717 - 2833 - 8471) / 97154
=-0.047214

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.

Amgen has a M-score of -2.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Amgen (LTS:0R0T) Business Description

Address
One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 91320-1799
Amgen is a leader in biotechnology-based human therapeutics. Flagship drugs include red blood cell boosters Epogen and Aranesp, immune system boosters Neupogen and Neulasta, and Enbrel and Otezla for inflammatory diseases. Amgen introduced its first cancer therapeutic, Vectibix, in 2006 and markets bone-strengthening drug Prolia/Xgeva (approved 2010) and Evenity (2019). The acquisition of Onyx bolstered the firm's therapeutic oncology portfolio with Kyprolis. Recent launches include Repatha (cholesterol-lowering), Aimovig (migraine), Lumakras (lung cancer), and Tezspire (asthma). The 2023 Horizon acquisition brings several rare disease drugs, including thyroid eye disease drug Tepezza. Amgen also has a growing biosimilar portfolio.

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