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BeiGene (STU:49B) Beneish M-Score : -2.19 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is BeiGene 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 -2.19 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:49B' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.63   Med: -2.24   Max: 146.47
Current: -2.19

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BeiGene was 146.47. The lowest was -7.63. And the median was -2.24.


BeiGene Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BeiGene'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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BeiGene Beneish M-Score Chart

BeiGene 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 -2.95 0.52 -3.12 -1.71 -2.19

BeiGene 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 -1.71 -2.20 -1.97 -2.36 -2.19

Competitive Comparison of BeiGene's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, BeiGene'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.


BeiGene's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, BeiGene's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BeiGene 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 BeiGene 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 * 1.2042+0.528 * 1.0015+0.404 * 1.2586+0.892 * 1.5491+0.115 * 0.6582
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.784+4.679 * -0.080233-0.327 * 1.1716
=-2.13

* 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 €677 Mil.
Revenue was 1077.072 + 902.441 + 863.195 + 691.52 = €3,534 Mil.
Gross Profit was 923.737 + 748.854 + 734.871 + 576.58 = €2,984 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,812 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,654 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,583 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €159 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,698 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,115 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €201 Mil.
Net Income was -145.046 + -109.336 + -111.856 + -231.058 = €-597 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -13.116 + 10.198 + -11.133 + 1.621 = €-12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 71.778 + 169.72 + -88.801 + -283.886 = €-131 Mil.
Total Receivables was €363 Mil.
Revenue was 581.753 + 732.086 + 549.426 + 418.246 = €2,282 Mil.
Gross Profit was 484.705 + 641.844 + 460.827 + 341.855 = €1,929 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,855 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,323 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,275 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €81 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,398 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,660 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €202 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)
=(677.196 / 3534.228) / (363.027 / 2281.511)
=0.191611 / 0.159117
=1.2042

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)
=(1929.231 / 2281.511) / (2984.042 / 3534.228)
=0.845594 / 0.844326
=1.0015

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 - (3811.971 + 1582.662) / 5654.469) / (1 - (3854.531 + 1274.547) / 5323.437)
=0.045952 / 0.03651
=1.2586

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
=3534.228 / 2281.511
=1.5491

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))
=(81.302 / (81.302 + 1274.547)) / (158.65 / (158.65 + 1582.662))
=0.059964 / 0.091109
=0.6582

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)
=(1697.58 / 3534.228) / (1397.761 / 2281.511)
=0.480326 / 0.612647
=0.784

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)
=((201.277 + 2115.229) / 5654.469) / ((201.62 + 1659.874) / 5323.437)
=0.409677 / 0.349679
=1.1716

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
=(-597.296 - -12.43 - -131.189) / 5654.469
=-0.080233

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.

BeiGene has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BeiGene Business Description

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c/o Mourant Governance Services (Cayman) Limited, 94 Solaris Avenue, Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1108
Founded in 2010 in Beijing and having listed on the Hong Kong exchange in 2018, BeiGene is a commercial-stage biotechnology company with global sales. It focuses on oncology therapeutics and differentiates itself from other companies with a contract research organization-free, or CRO-free strategy. BeiGene runs global clinical trials with its own team. As of 2024, its core drug is Brukinsa, a small molecule drug for various blood cancers that makes up more than 60% of BeiGene's revenue.

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