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MXCT (MaxCyte) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is MaxCyte 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MXCT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: -1.4   Max: 46.89
Current: -2.63

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MaxCyte was 46.89. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was -1.40.


MaxCyte Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

MaxCyte 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 - - -1.79 -1.34 19.21

MaxCyte Quarterly Data
Jun19 Dec19 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 3.70 19.21 46.89 27.84 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of MaxCyte's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, MaxCyte'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.


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

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

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



MaxCyte 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 MaxCyte 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 * 0.4659+0.528 * 1.0189+0.404 * 2.4697+0.892 * 1.1985+0.115 * 0.8876
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9161+4.679 * -0.06809-0.327 * 1.1734
=-2.56

* 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 $4.56 Mil.
Revenue was 8.164 + 10.429 + 11.342 + 15.665 = $45.60 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.236 + 8.941 + 9.939 + 14.092 = $39.21 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $172.91 Mil.
Total Assets was $248.61 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $31.86 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $57.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $17.62 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17.41 Mil.
Net Income was -11.557 + -9.375 + -9.526 + -5.278 = $-35.74 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.391 + -4.834 + -10.564 + 0.981 = $-18.81 Mil.
Total Receivables was $8.17 Mil.
Revenue was 8.004 + 9.043 + 8.576 + 12.423 = $38.05 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.211 + 7.667 + 7.576 + 10.877 = $33.33 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $214.34 Mil.
Total Assets was $266.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33.34 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.99 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $52.79 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.38 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)
=(4.56 / 45.6) / (8.167 / 38.046)
=0.1 / 0.214661
=0.4659

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)
=(33.331 / 38.046) / (39.208 / 45.6)
=0.876071 / 0.859825
=1.0189

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 - (172.909 + 31.855) / 248.612) / (1 - (214.339 + 33.34) / 266.727)
=0.176371 / 0.071414
=2.4697

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
=45.6 / 38.046
=1.1985

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))
=(3.989 / (3.989 + 33.34)) / (4.36 / (4.36 + 31.855))
=0.106861 / 0.120392
=0.8876

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)
=(57.959 / 45.6) / (52.786 / 38.046)
=1.271031 / 1.387426
=0.9161

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)
=((17.412 + 17.621) / 248.612) / ((15.383 + 16.649) / 266.727)
=0.140914 / 0.120093
=1.1734

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
=(-35.736 - 0 - -18.808) / 248.612
=-0.06809

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.

MaxCyte has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MaxCyte Business Description

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Address
9713 Key West Avenue, Suite 400, Rockville, MD, USA, 20850
MaxCyte Inc is a commercial cell engineering company focused on providing enabling platform technologies to advance the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation cell therapeutics and to support cell-based research and development. The company has developed and commercialized a proprietary Flow Electroporation platform, which facilitates the complex engineering of a wide variety of cells. The revenue is generated from the sale and licensing of company's instruments, as well as sales of single-use disposable processing assemblies.
Executives
Stanley C Erck director 20 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, #250, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
John Joseph Johnston director C/O MAXCYTE, INC., 22 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, SUITE 110, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Thomas M. Ross officer: EVP, Global Sales C/O MAXCYTE, INC., 22 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, SUITE 110, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Maher Masoud officer: EVP and General Counsel C/O MAXCYTE, INC., 22 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, SUITE 110, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Douglas Doerfler director, officer: President and CEO C/O MAXCYTE, INC., 22 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, SUITE 110, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Richard Douglas director ONE KENDALL SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Douglas J Swirsky officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 15245 SHADY GROVE ROAD SUITE 455, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Patrick J Balthrop director C/O MAXCYTE, INC., 9713 KEY WEST AVENUE, SUITE 400, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner WALKER HOUSE, 87 MARY STREET, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-9001
Cenk Sumen officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O MAXCYTE, INC., 22 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, SUITE 110, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Amanda Louise Murphy officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MAXCYTE, INC., 22 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, SUITE 110, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Ron Holtz officer: SVP and CAO C/O MAXCYTE, INC., 22 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, SUITE 110, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Yasir B. Al-wakeel director MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ONE KENDALL SQUARE, SUITE B7201, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Art Mandell director C/O MAXCYTE, INC., C/O 22 FIRSTFIELD ROAD, SUITE 110, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
William W Brooke director 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 600, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203