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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical) Beneish M-Score

: -2.20 (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 -2.2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RARE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.19   Max: 13.98
Current: -2.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical was 13.98. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.19.


Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical'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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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.21 -2.25 -2.19 -3.22 -2.20

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 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 -3.22 -3.21 -2.81 -1.92 -2.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical'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.


Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 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 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 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 * 1.5182+0.528 * 1.0292+0.404 * 1.2079+0.892 * 1.1952+0.115 * 0.798
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9319+4.679 * -0.088459-0.327 * 1.1471
=-2.20

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $73.4 Mil.
Revenue was 127.392 + 98.052 + 108.309 + 100.496 = $434.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 115.341 + 87.065 + 98.395 + 88.239 = $389.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $732.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,491.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $290.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $26.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $309.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $280.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30.6 Mil.
Net Income was -123.19 + -159.649 + -159.828 + -163.972 = $-606.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.932 + -2.118 + -1.728 + -0.026 = $0.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -83.904 + -117.874 + -116.161 + -156.867 = $-474.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $40.4 Mil.
Revenue was 103.348 + 90.703 + 89.343 + 79.935 = $363.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 98.029 + 82.072 + 81.073 + 73.835 = $335.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $883.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,545.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $259.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $18.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $278.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $261.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19.8 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)
=(73.39 / 434.249) / (40.445 / 363.329)
=0.169004 / 0.111318
=1.5182

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)
=(335.009 / 363.329) / (389.04 / 434.249)
=0.922054 / 0.895892
=1.0292

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 - (732.184 + 290.566) / 1491.013) / (1 - (883.899 + 259.726) / 1545.444)
=0.314057 / 0.260002
=1.2079

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
=434.249 / 363.329
=1.1952

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))
=(18.22 / (18.22 + 259.726)) / (26.006 / (26.006 + 290.566))
=0.065552 / 0.082149
=0.798

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)
=(309.799 / 434.249) / (278.139 / 363.329)
=0.713413 / 0.765529
=0.9319

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)
=((30.574 + 280.437) / 1491.013) / ((19.814 + 261.21) / 1545.444)
=0.20859 / 0.18184
=1.1471

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
=(-606.639 - 0.06 - -474.806) / 1491.013
=-0.088459

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.

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical has a M-score of -2.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical (Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical) Business Description

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60 Leveroni Court, Novato, CA, USA, 94949
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc is a USA-based biopharmaceutical company. It identifies, acquires, develops, and commercializes novel products for the treatment of serious rare and ultra-rare diseases, with a focus on serious, debilitating genetic diseases. The company's medicine portfolio includes Crysvita, Dojolvi, and Mepsevii. Crysvita is indicated for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) in adult and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older. Mepsevii is indicated in pediatric and adult patients for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis VII.
Executives
Emil D Kakkis director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Thomas Richard Kassberg officer: CBO & Senior Vice President C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Howard Horn officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC., 499 ILLINOIS STREET, SUITE 500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Theodore Alan Huizenga officer: Controller and PAO C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Erik Harris officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Sanders Corazon (corsee) D. director C/O MOLECULAR TEMPLATES, INC., 9301 AMBERGLEN BLVD, SUITE 100, AUSTIN VI 78729
John Richard Pinion officer: See Remarks C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Karah Herdman Parschauer officer: EVP and General Counsel 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Eric Crombez officer: EVP and Chief Medical Officer C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Dennis Karl Huang officer: SVP and Chief Tech Ops Officer C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Camille L Bedrosian officer: EVP and Chief Medical Officer C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Mardi Dier officer: CFO & Executive Vice President C/O ACELYRIN, INC., 4149 LIBERTY CANYON RD., AGOURA HILLS CA 91301
Amrit Ray director 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
William Aliski director C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Shalini Sharp officer: CFO & Senior Vice President C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949

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