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Jazz Pharmaceuticals (Jazz Pharmaceuticals) Beneish M-Score

: -2.71 (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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JAZZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jazz Pharmaceuticals was -2.30. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.57.


Jazz Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jazz Pharmaceuticals'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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Jazz Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.35 -2.67 -2.51 -2.75 -2.71

Jazz Pharmaceuticals 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.75 -2.81 -2.85 -2.77 -2.71

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Jazz Pharmaceuticals'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.


Jazz Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Jazz Pharmaceuticals 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 Jazz Pharmaceuticals 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 * 1.0339+0.528 * 0.9615+0.404 * 0.9264+0.892 * 1.0478+0.115 * 0.925
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9047+4.679 * -0.05854-0.327 * 0.9518
=-2.71

* 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 $706 Mil.
Revenue was 1011.935 + 972.14 + 957.317 + 892.812 = $3,834 Mil.
Gross Profit was 904.692 + 869.987 + 859.78 + 764.168 = $3,399 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,435 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,393 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $235 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $639 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,343 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,537 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,167 Mil.
Net Income was 94.154 + 146.82 + 104.438 + 69.42 = $415 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -8.647 + -1.377 + -2.382 + 2.193 = $-10 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 167.339 + 307.195 + 296.765 + 320.708 = $1,092 Mil.
Total Receivables was $651 Mil.
Revenue was 972.123 + 940.652 + 932.878 + 813.721 = $3,659 Mil.
Gross Profit was 804.759 + 806.991 + 808.67 + 698.437 = $3,119 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,606 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,835 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $301 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $629 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,417 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $933 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,765 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)
=(705.794 / 3834.204) / (651.493 / 3659.374)
=0.184078 / 0.178034
=1.0339

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)
=(3118.857 / 3659.374) / (3398.627 / 3834.204)
=0.852292 / 0.886397
=0.9615

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 - (3435.428 + 234.986) / 11393.359) / (1 - (2606.14 + 301.376) / 10835.255)
=0.677846 / 0.731662
=0.9264

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
=3834.204 / 3659.374
=1.0478

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))
=(629.471 / (629.471 + 301.376)) / (638.696 / (638.696 + 234.986))
=0.676235 / 0.731039
=0.925

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)
=(1343.105 / 3834.204) / (1416.967 / 3659.374)
=0.350296 / 0.387216
=0.9047

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)
=((5167.213 + 1536.692) / 11393.359) / ((5765.179 + 933.193) / 10835.255)
=0.588405 / 0.618202
=0.9518

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
=(414.832 - -10.213 - 1092.007) / 11393.359
=-0.05854

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.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jazz Pharmaceuticals (Jazz Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
Waterloo Road, Fifth Floor, Waterloo Exchange, Dublin, IRL, D04 E5W7
Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an Ireland-domiciled biopharmaceutical firm focused primarily on treatments for sleeping disorders and oncology. Jazz has nine approved drugs across neuroscience and oncology indications; its portfolio includes Xyrem and Xywav for narcolepsy, Zepzelca for the treatment of metastatic small cell lung cancer, Rylaze for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and Vyxeos for acute myeloid leukemia. In May 2021, Jazz acquired GW Pharmaceuticals and gained its leading product, Epidiolex for the treatment of severe, rare forms of epilepsy.
Executives
Jennifer E. Cook director C/O DENALI THERAPEUTICS INC., 151 OYSTER POINT BLVD., 2ND FLOOR, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Mark Douglas Smith director C/O TELADOC HEALTH, INC., 2 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 203, PURCHASE NY 10577
Neena M Patil officer: SVP, General Counsel JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, 3170 PORTER DRIVE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Patricia Carr officer: VP, Finance& PAO JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, 3170 PORTER DRIVE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Heather Ann Mcsharry director C/O JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, 5TH FL, WATERLOO EXCHANGE, WATERLOO RD, DUBLIN L2 4 L2
Patrick G Enright director, 10 percent owner CO LONGITUDE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, 800 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 220, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Norbert G Riedel director BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC, ONE BAXTER PKWY DF2-1W, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Catherine A. Sohn director C/O JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, 5TH FL, WATERLOO EXCHANGE, WATERLOO RD, DUBLIN L2 4 L2
Rick E Winningham director 901 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Peter Gray director C/O JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, 5TH FL, WATERLOO EXCHANGE, WATERLOO RD, DUBLIN L2 4 L2
Anne Oriordan director HOUSE 120, TAI HANG HAU VILLAGE, LOBSTER BAY, CLEARWATER BAY K3 HK
Kenneth W O'keefe director C/O BEECKEN PETTY O'KEEFE & COMPANY, 131 S. DEARBORN STREET, SUITE 2800, CHICAGO IL 60603
Mary Elizabeth Henderson officer: SVP, Technical Operations 3170 PORTER DRIVE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Renee D Gala officer: EVP & CFO 901 GATEWAY BLVD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Kim Sablich officer: EVP & GM, North America C/O MYOVANT SCIENCES INC., 2000 SIERRA POINT PARKWAY, BRISBANE CA 94005

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