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BPMC (Blueprint Medicines) Beneish M-Score : -1.62 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is Blueprint Medicines 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.62 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BPMC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.24   Med: -1.94   Max: 65.34
Current: -1.62

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blueprint Medicines was 65.34. The lowest was -4.24. And the median was -1.94.


Blueprint Medicines Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blueprint Medicines'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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Blueprint Medicines Beneish M-Score Chart

Blueprint Medicines Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.57 -0.25 -3.14 -2.91 -1.32

Blueprint Medicines Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.20 -1.91 -1.94 -1.32 -1.62

Competitive Comparison of Blueprint Medicines's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Blueprint Medicines'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.


Blueprint Medicines's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Blueprint Medicines's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Blueprint Medicines 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 Blueprint Medicines 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 * 0.6672+0.528 * 1.005+0.404 * 2.3123+0.892 * 1.9919+0.115 * 0.7237
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6105+4.679 * -0.051-0.327 * 1.1593
=-1.62

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $79.8 Mil.
Revenue was 149.413 + 146.366 + 128.184 + 138.157 = $562.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 146.611 + 138.919 + 126.252 + 130.564 = $542.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $702.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,195.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $97.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $15.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $371.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $250.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $409.2 Mil.
Net Income was 0.496 + -49.956 + -56.276 + -49.994 = $-155.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 50.5 + -0.306 + 0.587 + 0.017 = $50.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -54.479 + -29.364 + -13.637 + -48.072 = $-145.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $60.0 Mil.
Revenue was 96.116 + 71.957 + 56.566 + 57.57 = $282.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 92.925 + 71.697 + 53.784 + 55.247 = $273.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $776.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,038.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $113.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $305.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $206.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $287.7 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)
=(79.801 / 562.12) / (60.047 / 282.209)
=0.141964 / 0.212775
=0.6672

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)
=(273.653 / 282.209) / (542.346 / 562.12)
=0.969682 / 0.964822
=1.005

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 - (702.069 + 97.657) / 1195.604) / (1 - (776.602 + 113.169) / 1038.475)
=0.331111 / 0.143195
=2.3123

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
=562.12 / 282.209
=1.9919

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))
=(12.791 / (12.791 + 113.169)) / (15.94 / (15.94 + 97.657))
=0.101548 / 0.140321
=0.7237

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)
=(371.522 / 562.12) / (305.544 / 282.209)
=0.66093 / 1.082687
=0.6105

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)
=((409.165 + 250.584) / 1195.604) / ((287.694 + 206.603) / 1038.475)
=0.551812 / 0.475984
=1.1593

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
=(-155.73 - 50.798 - -145.552) / 1195.604
=-0.051

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.

Blueprint Medicines has a M-score of -1.62 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Blueprint Medicines Business Description

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Address
45 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02139
Blueprint Medicines Corp is a biopharmaceutical company. It is developing medicines in the following focus areas; allergy, inflammation, oncology, and hematology. Its approved medicines, including Avyakit and Avyakyt, are given to patients living with systemic mastocytosis (SM) and PDGFRA Exon 18 mutant GIST in the U.S. and Europe. The company also has various other drug candidates in its pipeline such as BLU-808, BLU-222, BLU-956, and others that are being developed to treat mast cell diseases including SM and chronic urticaria, breast cancer, and other solid tumors. Geographically, it operates in the United States, which is its key revenue market, and Europe.
Executives
Jeffrey W. Albers director, officer: CEO & President BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP., 215 FIRST STREET, SUITE 340/350, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Christina Rossi officer: Chief Commercial Officer 45 SIDNEY STREET, BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Ariel Hurley officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 45 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Kate Haviland officer: Chief Business Officer BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 38 SIDNEY STREET, SUITE 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
L. Becker Hewes officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES, CORPORATION, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Percy H. Carter officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 45 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Philina Lee officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O FUSION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 270 LONGWOOD ROAD SOUTH, HAMILTON D0 L8P OA6
Tracey L Mccain officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer C/O BLUEPRINTS MEDICINES CORPORATION, 38 SIDNEY STREET, SUITE 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Michael Landsittel officer: Principal FAO BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP., 214 FIRST STREET, SUITE 340/350, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Debra Durso-bumpus officer: Chief People Officer C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORORATION, 45 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Fouad Namouni officer: President, R and D 535 BOYLSTON ST., 2ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Lonnel Coats director 8800 TECHNOLOGY FOREST PLACE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381
Christopher K. Murray officer: SVP, Technical Operations C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 38 SIDNEY STREET, SUITE 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
John Tsai director BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 45 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Habib J Dable director C/O ACCELERON PHARMA INC., 128 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139