Elevance Health 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 Elevance Health 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 * 1.0242 | + | 0.528 * 1 | + | 0.404 * 1.0379 | + | 0.892 * 1.0689 | + | 0.115 * 1.0788 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 0.2484 | + | 4.679 * -0.154208 | - | 0.327 * 0.9664 |
| = | -2.95 |
* 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 (Mar24) TTM: | Last Year (Mar23) TTM: |
Total Receivables was $18,293 Mil.
Revenue was 42577 + 42647 + 42849 + 43672 = $171,745 Mil.
Gross Profit was 42577 + 42647 + 42849 + 43672 = $171,745 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $54,049 Mil.
Total Assets was $111,894 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,451 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,614 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,818 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $28,066 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $21,976 Mil.
Net Income was 2246 + 856 + 1289 + 1853 = $6,244 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4499 + 5394 + 5177 + 4859 = $19,929 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1978 + -2971 + 2613 + 1950 = $3,570 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $16,710 Mil.
Revenue was 42172 + 39929 + 39939 + 38632 = $160,672 Mil.
Gross Profit was 42172 + 39929 + 39939 + 38632 = $160,672 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $54,488 Mil.
Total Assets was $109,040 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,418 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,779 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18,148 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $25,260 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25,201 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (18293 / 171745) | / | (16710 / 160672) |
| = | 0.106513 | / | 0.104001 |
| | = | 1.0242 |
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) |
| = | (160672 / 160672) | / | (171745 / 171745) |
| = | 1 | / | 1 |
| | = | 1 |
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 - (54049 + 4451) / 111894) | / | (1 - (54488 + 4418) / 109040) |
| = | 0.477184 | / | 0.459776 |
| | = | 1.0379 |
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 |
| = | 171745 | / | 160672 |
| | = | 1.0689 |
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)) |
| = | (1779 / (1779 + 4418)) | / | (1614 / (1614 + 4451)) |
| = | 0.287074 | / | 0.266117 |
| | = | 1.0788 |
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) |
| = | (4818 / 171745) | / | (18148 / 160672) |
| = | 0.028053 | / | 0.112951 |
| | = | 0.2484 |
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) |
| = | ((21976 + 28066) / 111894) | / | ((25201 + 25260) / 109040) |
| = | 0.447227 | / | 0.462775 |
| | = | 0.9664 |
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 |
| = | (6244 - 19929 | - | 3570) | / | 111894 |
| | = | -0.154208 |
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.
Elevance Health has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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