SELLAS Life Sciences Group (SELLAS Life Sciences Group) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)

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What is SELLAS Life Sciences Group 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 SELLAS Life Sciences Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SELLAS Life Sciences Group was 0.49. The lowest was -7.03. And the median was -3.27.

SELLAS Life Sciences Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SELLAS Life Sciences Group's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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0.49

-7.03

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Competitive Comparison of SELLAS Life Sciences Group's Beneish M-Score

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SELLAS Life Sciences Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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SELLAS Life Sciences Group 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 SELLAS Life Sciences Group for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-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 *

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) 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 $3.17 Mil.
Total Assets was $6.22 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.86 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $13.86 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.46 Mil.
Net Income was -8.136 + -9.267 + -8.84 + -11.097 = $-37.34 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0.002 + 0.002 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.825 + -6.892 + -7.566 + -12.127 = $-31.41 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 = $1.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.9 = $0.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17.76 Mil.
Total Assets was $20.94 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.87 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15.52 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.57 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 / 1)
	=		/	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)
	=	(0.9 / 1)	/	(0 / 0)
	=	0.9	/
	=

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 - (3.172 + 0.858) / 6.219)	/	(1 - (17.756 + 0.874) / 20.943)
	=	0.351986	/	0.110443
	=

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	/	1
	=

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 + 0.874))	/	(0 / (0 + 0.858))
	=	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)
	=	(13.862 / 0)	/	(12.582 / 1)
	=		/	12.582
	=

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)
	=	((0.46 + 13.735) / 6.219)	/	((0.573 + 15.515) / 20.943)
	=	2.282521	/	0.76818
	=

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
	=	(-37.34 - 0.004	-	-31.41)	/	6.219
	=	-0.954173

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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SELLAS Life Sciences Group (SELLAS Life Sciences Group) Business Description

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7 Times Square, Suite 2503, New York, NY, USA, 10036

Website

https://www.sellaslifesciences.com

SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc is a late-stage clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapeutics for a broad range of cancer indications. The company's product candidates currently include galinpepimut-S, or GPS, a peptide immunotherapy directed against the Wilms tumor 1, or WT1, antigen, and GFH009, a selective small molecule cyclin-dependent kinase 9, or CDK9, inhibitor.

Executives

Angelos M. Stergiou	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC., 2000 CROW CANYON PLACE, SUITE 380, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Barbara A Wood	officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel, Corp. Sec.	58 S SERVICE RD, MELVILLE NY 11747
John Thomas Burns	officer: VP, Finance & Corp Controller	16760 SW UPPER BOONES FERRY RD, SUITE 101, PORTLAND X1 97224
Katherine Bach Kalin	director	3201 CARNEGIE AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44115
Robert Francomano	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	C/O STEMLINE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Nicholas J. Sarlis	officer: Chief Medical Officer and SVP	C/O SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP, INC., 2000 CROW CANYON PLACE, STE. 380, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Stephen F Ghiglieri	director	C/O NEUROGESX INC., 981 INDUSTRIAL ROAD SUITE F, SAN CARLOS CA 94070
Jane Wasman	director	C/O ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 420 SAW MILL RIVER ROAD, ARDSLEY NY 10502
David A Scheinberg	director	325 CENTRAL PARK W, APT 38, NEW YORK NY 10025
Van Nostrand Robert L	director	C/O ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 300 GEORGE STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06511
John Varian	director	ARYX THERAPEUTICS,INC., 6300 DUMBARTON CIRCLE, FREMONT CA 94555
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