QuidelOrtho (MEX:QDEL1) Beneish M-Score: -2.70 (As of Jul. 01, 2026)


MEX:QDEL1 QuidelOrtho Corp MEX:QDEL1
47 GF Score
Price MXN570.28
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What is QuidelOrtho Beneish M-Score?

QuidelOrtho MEX:QDEL1 47 Beneish M-Score is -2.70 as of Jul. 01, 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:QDEL1 with a GF Score™ of 47/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN1,213.82. The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 764 Medical Devices & Instruments companies, QuidelOrtho ranks better than 60.34% on this metric.

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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:QDEL1' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.18   Med: -2.46   Max: 1.4
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of QuidelOrtho was 1.40. The lowest was -3.18. And the median was -2.46.


QuidelOrtho Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for QuidelOrtho'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.

QuidelOrtho Beneish M-Score Chart

QuidelOrtho Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.80 -1.46 -2.70 -2.80 -2.57

QuidelOrtho Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.72 -2.88 -2.72 -2.57 -2.70

MEX:QDEL1 vs AVR, INMD, CNMD: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, QuidelOrtho'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.


QuidelOrtho Beneish M-Score vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

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

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


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QuidelOrtho 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 QuidelOrtho 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 * 1.1093+0.528 * 1.0453+0.404 * 0.8689+0.892 * 0.885+0.115 * 0.9283
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0554+4.679 * -0.044798-0.327 * 1.2384
=-2.82

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN8,777 Mil.
Revenue was 11176.667 + 13028.925 + 12839.106 + 11559.246 = MXN48,604 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4757.026 + 5769.026 + 6156.314 + 5176.147 = MXN21,859 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN24,831 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN101,501 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN27,000 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN8,195 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN13,874 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN17,355 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN47,159 Mil.
Net Income was -1655.402 + -2353.345 + -13446.299 + -4808.978 = MXN-22,264 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -54.098 + -424.935 + -13822.355 + -3479.636 = MXN-17,781 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -595.079 + 2374.952 + -834.661 + -881.207 = MXN64 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN8,940 Mil.
Revenue was 14173.441 + 14761.664 + 14316.817 + 11669.906 = MXN54,922 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7023.3 + 6801.044 + 6936.893 + 5056.348 = MXN25,818 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN25,741 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN132,193 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN32,005 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN8,825 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN14,854 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN21,424 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN46,424 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)
=(8776.515 / 48603.944) / (8940.233 / 54921.828)
=0.180572 / 0.162781
=1.1093

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)
=(25817.585 / 54921.828) / (21858.513 / 48603.944)
=0.470079 / 0.449727
=1.0453

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 - (24831.028 + 27000.362) / 101500.659) / (1 - (25740.507 + 32004.808) / 132192.705)
=0.489349 / 0.563173
=0.8689

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
=48603.944 / 54921.828
=0.885

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))
=(8824.538 / (8824.538 + 32004.808)) / (8194.779 / (8194.779 + 27000.362))
=0.216132 / 0.232838
=0.9283

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)
=(13874.354 / 48603.944) / (14854.242 / 54921.828)
=0.285457 / 0.270462
=1.0554

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)
=((47159.117 + 17354.67) / 101500.659) / ((46423.747 + 21423.827) / 132192.705)
=0.6356 / 0.513247
=1.2384

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
=(-22264.024 - -17781.024 - 64.005) / 101500.659
=-0.044798

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.

QuidelOrtho has a M-score of -2.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.70 mean?
QuidelOrtho (MEX:QDEL1) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.70 as of Jul. 01, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on QuidelOrtho and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, QuidelOrtho ranks #303 out of 764 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, placing it in the top 39.7%.
Is QuidelOrtho's Beneish M-Score too high?
QuidelOrtho's current Beneish M-Score is -2.70. Based on the distribution chart, QuidelOrtho ranks #303 out of 764 companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, QuidelOrtho has a GF Score™ of 47/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does QuidelOrtho's Beneish M-Score compare to AVR and INMD?
According to the Medical Devices & Instruments industry distribution chart, QuidelOrtho ranks #303 out of 764 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts QuidelOrtho in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Medical Devices & Instruments company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Medical Devices & Instruments industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on QuidelOrtho and its competitors. QuidelOrtho's current Beneish M-Score is -2.70. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is QuidelOrtho stock overvalued right now?
QuidelOrtho (MEX:QDEL1) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.70. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN1,213.82, compared to a current price of MXN570.28 — trading 53% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.70. QuidelOrtho's overall GF Score™ is 47/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For QuidelOrtho (MEX:QDEL1), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.70 as of Jul. 01, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is QuidelOrtho (MEX:QDEL1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, QuidelOrtho stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of MXN570.28 is trading 53% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN1,213.82.

Key valuation signals for MEX:QDEL1:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.70
  • GF Value™: MXN1,213.82 vs. price of MXN570.28 (53% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 47/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:QDEL1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


QuidelOrtho Business Description

Other Exchanges QDEL:USA0A55:UKQL1A:Germany
Address 9975 Summers Ridge Road, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
QuidelOrtho Corp is engaged in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of rapid diagnostic testing solutions. The company is engaged in immunoassay and molecular testing, clinical chemistry, and transfusion medicine, which helps clinicians and patients to make decisions across the globe. Geographically, the company has its presence in North America, EMEA, China, and Other countries. It generates the majority of its revenue from North America.
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