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MASI (Masimo) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Masimo 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MASI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.35   Med: -2.41   Max: -1.58
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Masimo was -1.58. The lowest was -4.35. And the median was -2.41.


Masimo Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Masimo 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 -2.36 -2.11 -2.28 -1.60 -2.53

Masimo Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.35 -2.53 -2.60 -2.56 -2.51

Competitive Comparison of Masimo's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Masimo'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.


Masimo's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Masimo's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Masimo 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 Masimo 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 * 1.0954+0.528 * 0.9952+0.404 * 0.9847+0.892 * 0.9652+0.115 * 1.5605
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0243+4.679 * -0.035462-0.327 * 0.9099
=-2.51

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $445 Mil.
Revenue was 504.6 + 496.3 + 492.8 + 548.9 = $2,043 Mil.
Gross Profit was 263.2 + 254.8 + 241.7 + 262.7 = $1,022 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,280 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,088 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $501 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $682 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $638 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $799 Mil.
Net Income was 9.8 + 16 + 18.9 + 33.9 = $79 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -9.3 + 1.4 + 1.7 + -28.7 = $-35 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 25.6 + 74.5 + 45.8 + 77.1 = $223 Mil.
Total Receivables was $421 Mil.
Revenue was 478.9 + 455.3 + 565 + 617 = $2,116 Mil.
Gross Profit was 234.8 + 221.2 + 284.8 + 313.4 = $1,054 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,238 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,996 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $471 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $155 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $690 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $579 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $953 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)
=(444.6 / 2042.6) / (420.5 / 2116.2)
=0.217664 / 0.198705
=1.0954

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)
=(1054.2 / 2116.2) / (1022.4 / 2042.6)
=0.498157 / 0.500539
=0.9952

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 - (1279.9 + 501) / 3087.8) / (1 - (1237.5 + 470.7) / 2995.9)
=0.423246 / 0.429821
=0.9847

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
=2042.6 / 2116.2
=0.9652

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))
=(155.3 / (155.3 + 470.7)) / (94.7 / (94.7 + 501))
=0.248083 / 0.158973
=1.5605

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)
=(682.1 / 2042.6) / (689.9 / 2116.2)
=0.333937 / 0.326009
=1.0243

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)
=((799 + 637.6) / 3087.8) / ((953.1 + 578.8) / 2995.9)
=0.46525 / 0.511332
=0.9099

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
=(78.6 - -34.9 - 223) / 3087.8
=-0.035462

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.

Masimo has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Masimo Business Description

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Address
52 Discovery, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
Masimo Corp is a global technology company. The company's segment includes healthcare and non-healthcare. The healthcare business segment is a key revenue driver, develops, manufactures, and markets a variety of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies, hospital automation and connectivity solutions, remote monitoring devices and consumer health products. Its non-healthcare segment includes consumer audio business develops, manufactures, markets sells and licenses premium and luxury audio sound products and related integration technologies.
Executives
Craig B Reynolds director 1046 MIDDLEBROOK WAY, KENESAW GA 30144
Rolf A Classon director C/O CATALENT, INC., 14 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Politan Capital Management Gp Llc other: Director by deputization 106 WEST 56TH STREET, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Politan Capital Partners Gp Llc other: Director by deputization 106 WEST 56TH STREET, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Quentin Koffey other: Director by deputization POLITAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, 106 WEST 56TH STREET, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Politan Capital Management Lp other: Director by deputization 106 WEST 56TH STREET, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Michelle Brennan director 1855 S. GRANT STREET, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Joe E Kiani director, officer: CEO and Chairman of the Board 4320 FOREST PARK AVENUE, SUITE 100, ST. LOUIS MO 63108
Paul Hataishi officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O MASIMO CORPORATION, 52 DISCOVERY, IRVINE CA 92618
Blair Tripodi officer: COO, Consumer Division C/O MASIMO CORPORATION, 52 DISCOVERY, IRVINE CA 92618
Kevin P Duffy officer: President, Consumer 1 VIPER WAY, VISTA CA 92081
Adam Mikkelson director C/O MASIMO CORPORATION, 52 DISCOVERY, IRVINE CA 92618
Tao Levy officer: EVP BUS DEV C/O MASIMO CORPORATION, 52 DISCOVERY, IRVINE CA 92618
Micah W Young officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O MASIMO CORPORATION, 52 DISCOVERY, IRVINE CA 92618
Thomas Samuel Mcclenahan officer: EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL 40 PARKER, IRVINE CA 92618