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PINC (Premier) Beneish M-Score : -3.20 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Premier 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 -3.2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PINC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.43   Med: -2.91   Max: -1.53
Current: -3.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Premier was -1.53. The lowest was -3.43. And the median was -2.91.


Premier Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Premier Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.87 -2.43 -3.04 -2.82 -2.62

Premier 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 -2.74 -2.62 -2.66 -3.34 -3.20

Competitive Comparison of Premier's Beneish M-Score

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Premier'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.


Premier's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

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

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


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Premier 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 Premier 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 * 0.8639+0.528 * 1.1661+0.404 * 1.0172+0.892 * 1.0716+0.115 * 1.0104
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8803+4.679 * -0.146011-0.327 * 1.2658
=-3.20

* 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 $422 Mil.
Revenue was 261.382 + 240.266 + 248.142 + 510.598 = $1,260 Mil.
Gross Profit was 193.169 + 171.208 + 180.418 + 252.707 = $798 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $576 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,072 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $209 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $119 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $696 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $881 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3 Mil.
Net Income was 27.068 + -96.018 + 70.784 + 60.676 = $63 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 12.716 + 32.806 + 62.092 + 3.676 = $111 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 114.129 + 111.668 + 67.647 + 106.29 = $400 Mil.
Total Receivables was $455 Mil.
Revenue was 286.866 + 279.871 + 269.026 + 340.364 = $1,176 Mil.
Gross Profit was 216.53 + 213.881 + 204.894 + 232.493 = $868 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $675 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,364 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $228 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $132 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $737 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $726 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $39 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)
=(421.636 / 1260.388) / (455.415 / 1176.127)
=0.334529 / 0.387216
=0.8639

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)
=(867.798 / 1176.127) / (797.502 / 1260.388)
=0.737844 / 0.632743
=1.1661

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 - (576.425 + 209.273) / 3071.792) / (1 - (674.699 + 228.063) / 3363.73)
=0.744222 / 0.731619
=1.0172

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
=1260.388 / 1176.127
=1.0716

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))
=(131.549 / (131.549 + 228.063)) / (118.758 / (118.758 + 209.273))
=0.365808 / 0.362033
=1.0104

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)
=(695.603 / 1260.388) / (737.345 / 1176.127)
=0.551896 / 0.626926
=0.8803

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)
=((2.761 + 880.707) / 3071.792) / ((38.629 + 725.679) / 3363.73)
=0.287607 / 0.22722
=1.2658

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
=(62.51 - 111.29 - 399.734) / 3071.792
=-0.146011

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.

Premier has a M-score of -3.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Premier Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28277
Premier Inc is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based technology-driven healthcare improvement company, uniting an alliance of United States (U.S.) hospitals, health systems, and other providers and organizations to transform healthcare. The company's revenue is all sourced domestically and is reported in two business segments: the supply chain services and the consulting and technology platform of performance services. It generates the majority of its revenue from the supply chain services segment.
Executives
David L Klatsky officer: General Counsel C/O PREMIER, INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
John T. Bigalke director C/O PREMIER, INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Helen M Boudreau director 200 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, 4TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Leigh Anderson officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer C/O PREMIER, INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Michael J. Alkire officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O PREMIER, INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Craig S. Mckasson officer: Senior VP & CFO C/O PREMIER INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Andy Brailo officer: Chief Commercial Officer 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Jody R Davids director C/O PREMIER INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Andrea L. Frohning officer: Chief Human Resource Officer C/O DENTSLY SIRONA INC, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Crystal Climer officer: Chief Accounting Officer PREMIER, INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
David Alfred Hargraves officer: SVP, Supply Chain C/O PREMIER, INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Lindsay A Powers officer: Sr. VP of People C/O PREMIER, INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Stephen R. D'arcy director 20 BURTON HILLS BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, NASHVILLE TN 37215
William E Mayer director C/O LEE ENTERPRISES INC, 201 N. HARRISON ST., STE. 600, DAVENPORT IA 52801
Kelli L. Price officer: Sr. VP of People C/O PREMIER INC., 13034 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277