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PMCB (PharmaCyte Biotech) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Mar. 05, 2025)


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What is PharmaCyte Biotech 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 PharmaCyte Biotech's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PharmaCyte Biotech was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


PharmaCyte Biotech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PharmaCyte Biotech's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of PharmaCyte Biotech's Beneish M-Score

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PharmaCyte Biotech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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PharmaCyte Biotech 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 PharmaCyte Biotech 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Oct24) TTM:Last Year (Oct23) 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 $21.33 Mil.
Total Assets was $55.10 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.47 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.78 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -1.47 + 23.421 + 1.347 + -0.62 = $22.68 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.746 + 24.143 + 1.766 + 0.368 = $25.53 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.055 + -0.373 + -0.333 + -0.177 = $-1.94 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 $73.75 Mil.
Total Assets was $78.88 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.24 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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 - (21.333 + 0) / 55.098) / (1 - (73.748 + 0) / 78.878)
=0.612817 / 0.065037
=

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

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)
=(3.469 / 0) / (4.647 / 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 + 4.776) / 55.098) / ((0 + 5.24) / 78.878)
=0.086682 / 0.066432
=

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
=(22.678 - 25.531 - -1.938) / 55.098
=-0.016607

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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PharmaCyte Biotech Business Description

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Address
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89169
PharmaCyte Biotech Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The company is focused on developing and preparing to commercialize cellular therapies for cancer and diabetes based on a proprietary cellulose-based live cell encapsulation technology called Cell-in-a-Box. The Cell-in-a-Box technology is intended to be used as a platform upon which therapies for several types of cancer, including inoperable pancreatic cancer, and diabetes will be developed. The company is developing therapies for the pancreas and other solid cancerous tumors involving the encapsulation of live cells placed in the body to enable the delivery of cancer-killing drugs at the source of cancer.
Executives
Wayne Remell Walker director 1515 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1720, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Robert Weinstein director 3960 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 500, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
Jack E Stover director C/O SICOR INC, 19 HUGHES, IRVINE CA 92618-1902
Daniel Stuart Farb director 100 ESSEX RD., CHESTNUT HILL MA 02467
Jonathan Schechter director C/O ATRINSIC, INC. 1 GRAND CENTRAL PLACE, SUITE 2319, NEW YORK NY 10165
Daniel Allen director 299 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 90959, NEW YORK NY 10003
Joshua Silverman director IROQUOIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, 205 EAST 42ND ST - 20TH FL., NEW YORK NY 10017
Matthias Loehr director 3960 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, SUITE 500, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
Yuen Thomas C K director
Carlos Trujillo director, officer: CFO 8105 IRVINE CENTER DR. #820, IRVINE CA 92618
Kenneth L. Waggoner director, officer: Chairman, CEO, Pres and GC 8105 IRVINE CENTER DR. #820, IRVINE CA 92618
Gerald W Crabtree director, officer: Chief Science Officer 12510 PROSPERITY DR., SUITE #310, SILVER SPRING MD 20904
Thomas Liquard director C/O PHARMACYTE BIOTECH INC., 23046 AVENIDA DE LE CORLOTA, LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653
Raymond Cf Tong director C/O PHARMACYTE BIOTECH INC., 23046 AVENIDA DE LE CORLOTA, LAGUNA HILLS CA 10041-0099
Michael M Abecassis director C/O PHARMACYTE BIOTECH INC., 23046 AVENIDA DE LE CORLOTA, LAGUNA HILLS CA 10041-0099