Viking Therapeutics (Viking Therapeutics) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 04, 2024)

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What is Viking Therapeutics 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.

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

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Viking Therapeutics was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Viking Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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Competitive Comparison of Viking Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score

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Viking Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Viking Therapeutics 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 Viking Therapeutics for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Mar24) TTM:

Last Year (Mar23) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $966.34 Mil.
Total Assets was $967.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.05 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $37.46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $32.77 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.85 Mil.
Net Income was -27.356 + -24.605 + -22.534 + -19.225 = $-93.72 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -6.134 + -17.64 + -19.658 + -11.435 = $-54.87 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $149.47 Mil.
Total Assets was $150.90 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.35 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $21.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.18 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 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 - (966.335 + 1.052) / 967.518)	/	(1 - (149.468 + 1.346) / 150.895)
	=	0.000135	/	0.000537
	=

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
	=	0	/	0
	=

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))
	=	(0.286 / (0.286 + 1.346))	/	(0.294 / (0.294 + 1.052))
	=	0.175245	/	0.218425
	=

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)
	=	(37.462 / 0)	/	(21.96 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	((0.852 + 32.774) / 967.518)	/	((1.181 + 15.649) / 150.895)
	=	0.034755	/	0.111535
	=

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
	=	(-93.72 - 0	-	-54.867)	/	967.518
	=	-0.040157

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.

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Viking Therapeutics (Viking Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address

9920 Pacific Heights Boulevard, Suite 350, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121

Website

https://www.vikingtherapeutics.com

Viking Therapeutics Inc is a healthcare service provider. The company specializes in the area of biopharmaceutical development focused on metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's clinical program pipeline consists of VK2809, VK5211, VK0214 products. VK2809 and VK0214 are orally available, tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonists of the thyroid hormone receptor beta. VK5211 is an orally available, non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator.

Executives

Sarah Kathryn Rouan	director	4995 BRADENTON AVENUE, SUITE 240, DUBLIN OH 43017
Greg Zante	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O SANGAMO BIOSCIENCES, INC STE-A-100, POINT RICHMOND TECH, 501 CANAL BLVD,, RICHMOND CA 94804
Rowland Charles A Jr	director	3338 LANCASHIRE RD, FURLONG PA 18925
Lawson Macartney	director	C/O AMBRX, INC., 10975 N. TORREY PINES RD., LA JOLLA CA 92037
Brian Lian	director, officer: President & CEO	C/O SEELOS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 300 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Marianna Mancini	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O VIKING THERAPEUTICS, INC., 12340 EL CAMINO REAL, STE 250, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Matthew W Foehr	director	11119 NORTH TORREY PINES RD #200, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc	10 percent owner	3911 SORRENTO VALLEY BLVD, SUITE 110, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Hiroko Masamune	officer: Chief Development Officer	C/O VIKING THERAPEUTICS, INC., 12340 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 250, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Michael Morneau	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O TRIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 6410 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 101, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
J Matthew Singleton	director	286 STANWICH ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830
Stephen W Webster	director	C/O OPTIMER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, 101 HUDSON STREET, SAN DIEGO CA 07302
Rochelle Hanley	officer: Chief Medical Officer	C/O VIKING THERAPEUTICS, INC., 11119 NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD, SUITE 50, SAN DIEGO CA 92037
Michael Dinerman	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O VIKING THERAPEUTICS, INC., 11119 NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD, SUITE 50, SAN DIEGO CA 92037