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PHLT (Performant Healthcare) Beneish M-Score : -3.39 (As of Mar. 16, 2025)


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What is Performant Healthcare 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 -3.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PHLT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -2.79   Max: -2.12
Current: -3.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Performant Healthcare was -2.12. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -2.79.


Performant Healthcare Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Performant Healthcare'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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Performant Healthcare Beneish M-Score Chart

Performant Healthcare Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -2.82 -2.71 -2.89 -3.39

Performant Healthcare Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.89 -3.04 -2.98 -2.67 -3.39

Competitive Comparison of Performant Healthcare's Beneish M-Score

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Performant Healthcare'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.


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

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

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



Performant Healthcare 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 Performant Healthcare 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 * 0.8053+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9646+0.892 * 1.0812+0.115 * 1.2431
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.027+4.679 * -0.157928-0.327 * 1.235
=-3.39

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $25.1 Mil.
Revenue was 34.766 + 31.519 + 29.362 + 27.334 = $123.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 34.766 + 31.519 + 29.362 + 27.334 = $123.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $38.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $101.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $100.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.5 Mil.
Net Income was -0.498 + -2.384 + -2.996 + -4.017 = $-9.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.783 + -1.311 + 4.585 + 0.121 = $6.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $28.8 Mil.
Revenue was 32.567 + 29.962 + 25.485 + 25.729 = $113.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.567 + 29.962 + 25.485 + 25.729 = $113.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $39.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $99.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $90.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5.3 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)
=(25.075 / 122.981) / (28.798 / 113.743)
=0.203893 / 0.253185
=0.8053

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)
=(113.743 / 113.743) / (122.981 / 122.981)
=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 - (38.358 + 14.847) / 101.774) / (1 - (39.782 + 10.255) / 99.03)
=0.477224 / 0.494729
=0.9646

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
=122.981 / 113.743
=1.0812

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))
=(6.713 / (6.713 + 10.255)) / (6.931 / (6.931 + 14.847))
=0.395627 / 0.318257
=1.2431

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)
=(100.431 / 122.981) / (90.447 / 113.743)
=0.816638 / 0.795187
=1.027

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)
=((8.462 + 13.971) / 101.774) / ((5.295 + 12.38) / 99.03)
=0.22042 / 0.178481
=1.235

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
=(-9.895 - 0 - 6.178) / 101.774
=-0.157928

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.

Performant Healthcare has a M-score of -3.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Performant Healthcare Business Description

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Address
900 South Pine Island Road, Suite 150, Plantation, FL, USA, 33324
Performant Healthcare Inc delivers payment integrity solutions for its healthcare payer clients.
Executives
Lisa Im officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O PERFORMANT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 333 NORTH CANYONS PARKWAY, LIVERMORE CA 94551
Prescott Group Capital Management, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 1924 SOUTH UTICA, SUITE 1120, TULSA OK 74104-6429
Rohit Ramchandani officer: Chief Financial Officer 333 NORTH CANYONS PARKWAY, LIVERMORE CA 94551
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