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Certive Solutions (Certive Solutions) Beneish M-Score

: -16.43 (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 -16.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CTVEF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.8   Med: -8.08   Max: 1.26
Current: -16.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Certive Solutions was 1.26. The lowest was -22.80. And the median was -8.08.


Certive Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Certive Solutions'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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Certive Solutions Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.26 -10.12 -7.77 -12.49 -20.41

Certive Solutions Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 -22.80 -22.55 -20.41 -3.31 -16.43

Competitive Comparison

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Certive Solutions'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.


Certive Solutions Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Certive Solutions 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 Certive Solutions 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 * 2.9124+0.528 * -0.2827+0.404 * 1.0451+0.892 * 1.0387+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6541+4.679 * -3.220297-0.327 * 1.5967
=-16.55

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.12 Mil.
Revenue was 0.262 + 0.366 + 0.33 + 0.305 = $1.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.03 + 0.119 + 0.086 + 0.07 = $0.31 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.32 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.20 Mil.
Net Income was -0.53 + -0.44 + -0.121 + -0.509 = $-1.60 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.049 + -0.03 + 0.454 + -0.023 = $0.45 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.036 + -0.157 + -0.122 + -0.434 = $-0.75 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.04 Mil.
Revenue was 0.333 + 0.303 + 0.259 + 0.321 = $1.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.063 + -0.08 + -0.038 + -0.028 = $-0.08 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.46 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.57 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.28 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.24 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)
=(0.121 / 1.263) / (0.04 / 1.216)
=0.095804 / 0.032895
=2.9124

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)
=(-0.083 / 1.216) / (0.305 / 1.263)
=-0.068257 / 0.241489
=-0.2827

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 - (0.32 + 0) / 0.404) / (1 - (0.459 + 0) / 0.573)
=0.207921 / 0.198953
=1.0451

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
=1.263 / 1.216
=1.0387

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))
=(0.063 / (0.063 + 0)) / (0.022 / (0.022 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(1.303 / 1.263) / (1.918 / 1.216)
=1.031671 / 1.577303
=0.6541

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)
=((1.2 + 10.643) / 0.404) / ((0.239 + 10.281) / 0.573)
=29.314356 / 18.359511
=1.5967

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
=(-1.6 - 0.45 - -0.749) / 0.404
=-3.220297

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.

Certive Solutions has a M-score of -16.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Certive Solutions (Certive Solutions) Business Description

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8149 North 87th Place, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85258
Certive Solutions Inc is a service provider in the Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) segment of the United States healthcare industry. The company provides claims audit and recovery solutions. Along with its subsidiaries, the Titan and Omega divisions provide retrospective claim audits against payer contracts, identify underpayments, and rebill and collect revenues for hospital customers. Its lines of business include billing support, claim audit and recovery, consulting services and chargemaster/lost charge recovery. The Company currently provides services to hospital clients enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of lost charge recovery services, in revenue-sharing relationships that improve hospital clients' net operating results.

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