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SCNX (Scienture Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 0.16 (As of Mar. 18, 2025)


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What is Scienture Holdings 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.16 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SCNX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.3   Med: -0.94   Max: 24.63
Current: 0.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Scienture Holdings was 24.63. The lowest was -22.30. And the median was -0.94.


Scienture Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scienture Holdings'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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Scienture Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Scienture Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.23 -1.15 -3.30 -0.85 -0.94

Scienture Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -1.02 -0.94 16.75 5.38 0.16

Competitive Comparison of Scienture Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Scienture Holdings'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.


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

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

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



Scienture Holdings 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 Scienture Holdings 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 * 1.2785+0.528 * 1.413+0.404 * 1.3625+0.892 * 2.0299+0.115 * 0.3253
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.048+4.679 * 0.23362-0.327 * 0.1785
=0.16

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $5.82 Mil.
Revenue was 0.065 + 0.019 + 0 + 7.037 = $7.12 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.004 + -0.001 + 0 + 2.435 = $2.44 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7.26 Mil.
Total Assets was $94.26 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15.20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.41 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.43 Mil.
Net Income was -3.184 + -1.834 + 21.246 + -11.666 = $4.56 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.502 + -0.165 + -1.105 + -4.467 = $-5.24 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.388 + 4.222 + -10.19 + -0.868 = $-12.22 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.24 Mil.
Revenue was 0.392 + 0.367 + 0.493 + 2.256 = $3.51 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.04 + 0.067 + 0.073 + 1.517 = $1.70 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.55 Mil.
Total Assets was $21.65 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.48 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.66 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.09 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.00 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)
=(5.816 / 7.121) / (2.241 / 3.508)
=0.816739 / 0.638826
=1.2785

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)
=(1.697 / 3.508) / (2.438 / 7.121)
=0.483751 / 0.342368
=1.413

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 - (7.256 + 0.233) / 94.26) / (1 - (5.548 + 1.476) / 21.654)
=0.92055 / 0.675626
=1.3625

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
=7.121 / 3.508
=2.0299

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))
=(0.488 / (0.488 + 1.476)) / (0.754 / (0.754 + 0.233))
=0.248473 / 0.763931
=0.3253

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)
=(15.195 / 7.121) / (3.655 / 3.508)
=2.13383 / 1.041904
=2.048

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)
=((2.429 + 5.413) / 94.26) / ((1.002 + 9.092) / 21.654)
=0.083195 / 0.466149
=0.1785

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
=(4.562 - -5.235 - -12.224) / 94.26
=0.23362

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.

Scienture Holdings has a M-score of 0.16 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Scienture Holdings Business Description

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Address
2420 Brunello Trace, Lutz, FL, USA, 33558
Scienture Holdings Inc is a comprehensive health services and pharmaceutical product company. The group focused on providing value to patients and caregivers by offering novel specialty products to satisfy unmet market needs and optimize the prescription journey and patient engagement in the U.S.
Executives
A. Jeffrey Newell director 645 CAMP DIXIE RD, PASCOAG RI 02859
Donald G. Fell director 17537 DARBY LANE, LUTZ FL 33558
Janet Huffman officer: CFO, PAO, PFO 5317 FRUITVILLE RD SUITE 6, SARASOTA FL 34232
Michael L Peterson director 17 CANARY COURT, DANVILLE CA 94526
Christine L. Jennings director 3840 LAND O' LAKES BLVD., LAND O' LAKES FL 34639
Prashant Patel director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 17537 DARBY LANE, LUTZ FL 33558
Pamela Tenaerts director PO BOX 15012, SARASOTA FL 34277
Gary Augusta director 700 NORTH BRAND BLVD., SUITE 1400, GLENDALE CA 91203
Howard A. Doss officer: CFO 17537 DARBY LANE, LUTZ FL 90067
Surendra K Ajjarapu director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 8604 BUTTON BUSH CT, TAMPA FL 33647
Donald V. Almeida director 1115 GUNN HIGHWAY, SUITE 202, ODESSA FL 33556
Charles L Pope director 4902 EISENHOWER BOULEVARD, TAMPA FL 33634
Sandhya Ajjarapu 10 percent owner 17537 DARBY LANE, LUTZ FL 33558