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Homology Medicines (Homology Medicines) Beneish M-Score : -4.55 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is Homology 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -4.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FIXX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.55   Med: -3.25   Max: 8.48
Current: -4.55

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Homology Medicines was 8.48. The lowest was -4.55. And the median was -3.25.


Homology Medicines Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Homology 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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Homology Medicines Beneish M-Score Chart

Homology Medicines Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.88 -3.25 8.48 -0.43 -4.55

Homology Medicines Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -0.43 -2.95 -3.51 -3.70 -4.55

Competitive Comparison of Homology Medicines's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Homology 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.


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

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

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



Homology 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 Homology 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 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0+0.892 * 0.3603+0.115 * 0.1198
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.2743+4.679 * -0.191228-0.327 * 0.6193
=-4.55

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0.354 + 0.802 = $1.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0.354 + 0.802 = $1.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $83.91 Mil.
Total Assets was $84.56 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.65 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $31.26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.57 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -16.119 + -32.954 + -35.044 + -28.844 = $-112.96 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 6.08 + -6.64 + 0 + 0 = $-0.56 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -21.575 + -24.941 + -23.66 + -26.054 = $-96.23 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.802 + 0.802 + 0.802 + 0.802 = $3.21 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.802 + 0.802 + 0.802 + 0.802 = $3.21 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $181.02 Mil.
Total Assets was $228.47 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $21.64 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $38.14 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $22.58 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27.92 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)
=(0 / 1.156) / (0 / 3.208)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(3.208 / 3.208) / (1.156 / 1.156)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (83.914 + 0.65) / 84.564) / (1 - (181.015 + 21.641) / 228.47)
=-0 / 0.112986
=0

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
=1.156 / 3.208
=0.3603

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))
=(1.293 / (1.293 + 21.641)) / (0.578 / (0.578 + 0.65))
=0.056379 / 0.470684
=0.1198

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)
=(31.256 / 1.156) / (38.138 / 3.208)
=27.038062 / 11.888404
=2.2743

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)
=((0 + 11.573) / 84.564) / ((27.916 + 22.576) / 228.47)
=0.136855 / 0.221001
=0.6193

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
=(-112.961 - -0.56 - -96.23) / 84.564
=-0.191228

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.

Homology Medicines has a M-score of -4.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Homology Medicines (Homology Medicines) Business Description

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One Patriots Park, Bedford, MA, USA, 01730
Homology Medicines Inc is a United States-based genetic medicines company dedicated to transforming the lives of patients suffering from rare genetic diseases with significant unmet medical needs by curing the underlying cause of the disease. Its proprietary platform is designed to utilize its human hematopoietic stem cell derived adeno-associated virus vectors (AAVHSCs) to deliver genetic medicines in vivo either through a gene therapy or nuclease-free gene editing modality across a range of genetic disorders.
Executives
Paul Alloway officer: See Remarks C/O HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC., 45 WIGGINS AVENUE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Albert Seymour officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC., ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD MA 01730
Julie Jordan officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC., ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD MA 01730
Michael Lee Blum officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC., 45 WIGGINS AVENUE, BEDFORD MA 01730
W Bradford Smith officer: CFO, Treasurer & Secretary C/O HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC., ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD MA 01730
Arthur Tzianabos director, officer: President & CEO C/O HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC., ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD MA 01730
Timothy P Kelly officer: See Remarks C/O HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC., ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD MA 01730
Gabriel Cohn officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC., ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD MA 01730
Kush Parmar director, 10 percent owner C/O 5AM VENTURES, 501 2ND STREET, SUITE 350, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
5am Ventures Iv, L.p. 10 percent owner 501 2ND STREET, SUITE 350, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Jeffrey V. Poulton director 300 THIRD STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
James E Flynn director, 10 percent owner, other: *Director by Deputization 780 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Alise Reicin director C/O CELGENE CORPORATION, 86 MORRIS AVENUE, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Siyamak Rasty officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O HOMOLOGY MEDICINES, INC., ONE PATRIOTS PARK, BEDFORD MA 01730
Vida Ventures, Llc 10 percent owner 40 BROAD STREET, SUITE 201, BOSTON MA 02109