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GRAIL (MEX:GRAL) Beneish M-Score : -1.98 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is GRAIL 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 -1.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:GRAL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.98   Med: -1.98   Max: -1.98
Current: -1.98

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GRAIL was -1.98. The lowest was -1.98. And the median was -1.98.


GRAIL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

GRAIL Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -1.98

GRAIL Quarterly Data
Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -1.98

Competitive Comparison of GRAIL's Beneish M-Score

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, GRAIL'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.


GRAIL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, GRAIL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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GRAIL 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 GRAIL 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 * 0.8661+0.528 * 1.6875+0.404 * 0.7414+0.892 * 1.4814+0.115 * 0.954
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7356+4.679 * 0.005189-0.327 * 0.7415
=-1.77

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN517 Mil.
Revenue was 797.772 + 564.166 + 585.694 + 443.469 = MXN2,391 Mil.
Gross Profit was -333.024 + -437.774 + -328.15 + -363.607 = MXN-1,463 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN17,099 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN62,219 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN2,825 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN2,980 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN6,871 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN1,604 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN1,145 Mil.
Net Income was -2024.379 + -2474.834 + -29043.537 + -2760.87 = MXN-36,304 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 12.055 + -11.046 + -26031.602 + 0.697 = MXN-26,030 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1949.799 + -2059.231 + -3147.375 + -3440.171 = MXN-10,597 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN403 Mil.
Revenue was 514.761 + 360.954 + 384.263 + 354.065 = MXN1,614 Mil.
Gross Profit was -316.57 + -471.512 + -416.22 + -461.692 = MXN-1,666 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN2,649 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN66,434 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN2,875 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN2,760 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN6,306 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN2,777 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN1,181 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)
=(516.929 / 2391.101) / (402.901 / 1614.043)
=0.216189 / 0.249622
=0.8661

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)
=(-1665.994 / 1614.043) / (-1462.555 / 2391.101)
=-1.032187 / -0.611666
=1.6875

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 - (17098.775 + 2824.571) / 62218.956) / (1 - (2649.086 + 2875.115) / 66434.049)
=0.679787 / 0.916847
=0.7414

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
=2391.101 / 1614.043
=1.4814

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))
=(2759.961 / (2759.961 + 2875.115)) / (2980.412 / (2980.412 + 2824.571))
=0.489782 / 0.513423
=0.954

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)
=(6871.414 / 2391.101) / (6305.513 / 1614.043)
=2.873745 / 3.906657
=0.7356

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)
=((1144.582 + 1604.325) / 62218.956) / ((1181.374 + 2777.157) / 66434.049)
=0.044181 / 0.059586
=0.7415

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
=(-36303.62 - -26029.896 - -10596.576) / 62218.956
=0.005189

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.

GRAIL has a M-score of -1.77 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


GRAIL Business Description

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Address
1525 O’Brien Drive, Menlo Park, CA, USA, 94025
GRAIL Inc is a healthcare company focused on developing technologies for early cancer detection. The company has developed a multi-cancer early detection blood test that has the ability to detect all types of cancer, across all stages. It operates in one reportable operating segment which provides multi-cancer early detection testing and service.