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GE HealthCare Technologies (GE HealthCare Technologies) Beneish M-Score

: -2.56 (As of Today)
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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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GEHC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.56   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.56
Current: -2.56

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GE HealthCare Technologies was -2.56. The lowest was -2.56. And the median was -2.56.


GE HealthCare Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GE HealthCare Technologies'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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GE HealthCare Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -2.56

GE HealthCare Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -2.90 -2.56

Competitive Comparison

For the Health Information Services subindustry, GE HealthCare Technologies'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.


GE HealthCare Technologies Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, GE HealthCare Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



GE HealthCare Technologies 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 GE HealthCare Technologies 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 * 0.9994+0.528 * 0.966+0.404 * 1.0311+0.892 * 1.066+0.115 * 1.0951
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1062+4.679 * -0.030043-0.327 * 0.9577
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4,254 Mil.
Revenue was 5206 + 4822 + 4817 + 4707 = $19,552 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2156 + 1935 + 1940 + 1891 = $7,922 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,410 Mil.
Total Assets was $32,454 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,500 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $610 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,282 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,981 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,747 Mil.
Net Income was 403 + 375 + 418 + 372 = $1,568 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 44 + 151 + 137 + 110 = $442 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1050 + 650 + -67 + 468 = $2,101 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,993 Mil.
Revenue was 4938 + 4576 + 4484 + 4343 = $18,341 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1932 + 1773 + 1796 + 1678 = $7,179 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,318 Mil.
Total Assets was $27,539 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,314 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $633 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,631 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,191 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,516 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)
=(4254 / 19552) / (3993 / 18341)
=0.217574 / 0.217709
=0.9994

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)
=(7179 / 18341) / (7922 / 19552)
=0.391418 / 0.405176
=0.966

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 - (9410 + 2500) / 32454) / (1 - (8318 + 2314) / 27539)
=0.633019 / 0.613929
=1.0311

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
=19552 / 18341
=1.066

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))
=(633 / (633 + 2314)) / (610 / (610 + 2500))
=0.214795 / 0.196141
=1.0951

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)
=(4282 / 19552) / (3631 / 18341)
=0.219006 / 0.197972
=1.1062

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)
=((8747 + 8981) / 32454) / ((8516 + 7191) / 27539)
=0.54625 / 0.570355
=0.9577

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
=(1568 - 442 - 2101) / 32454
=-0.030043

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.

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


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GE HealthCare Technologies (GE HealthCare Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661
GE HealthCare Technologies Inc is a globally medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator company. It has four operating segments; Imaging, Ultrasound, Patient Care Solutions (PCS), and Pharmaceutical Diagnostics (PDx). It earns a majority of its revenue from the Imaging segment.
Executives
Kevin Michael O'neill officer: CEO, PDx 500 W. MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Roland Rott officer: CEO, Ultrasound 500 W. MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
James Saccaro officer: Chief Financial Officer ONE BAXTER PARKWAY, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Jan Makela officer: CEO, Imaging 500 W. MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Taha Kass-hout officer: Chief Technology Officer 500 W. MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Kenneth R. Stacherski officer: Ch. Supply Chain & Serv. Ofc. 500 W MONROE, CHICAGO IL 60661
Culp H Lawrence Jr director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
William J Stromberg director 100 E. PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Thomas J. Westrick officer: CEO, Patient Care Solutions 500 W. MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Yang Watkin Phoebe L. director C/O DOXIMITY, INC., 500 THIRD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Rodney F Hochman director 21919 30TH DR SE, BOTHELL WA 98021
Tomislav Mihaljevic director ONE FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 3700, BOSTON MA 02111
Lloyd Jr Howell director 8283 GREENSBORO DRIVE, MCLEAN VA 22102
Anne T Madden director C/O HONEYWELL 300 S. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Frank R Jimenez officer: GC & Corporate Secretary GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC., 500 W. MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 606061