Acadia Healthcare Co (STU:7RA) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)

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What is Acadia Healthcare Co 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:7RA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.87 Med: -2.45 Max: -1.76
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Acadia Healthcare Co was -1.76. The lowest was -3.87. And the median was -2.45.

Acadia Healthcare Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acadia Healthcare Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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-2.45

-3.77

-2.27

-2.40

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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.23	-2.40	-2.16	-2.08	-2.37

Competitive Comparison of Acadia Healthcare Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Acadia Healthcare Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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

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

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Acadia Healthcare Co 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 Acadia Healthcare Co 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 * 0.8516

0.528 * 0.9987

0.404 * 0.9263

0.892 * 1.0706

0.115 * 1.0557

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.9928

4.679 * 0.036092

0.327 * 0.9892

-2.40

This Year (Sep24) TTM:

Last Year (Sep23) TTM:

Total Receivables was €441 Mil.
Revenue was 734.886 + 739.521 + 706.607 + 681.148 = €2,862 Mil.
Gross Profit was 708.196 + 713.622 + 682.087 + 656.682 = €2,761 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €588 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,289 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,525 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €133 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,743 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €549 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,721 Mil.
Net Income was 61.387 + 72.91 + 70.272 + 52.937 = €258 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -16.856 + -6.588 + -2.619 + -24.377 = €-50 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 146.979 + 158.996 + -295.582 + 106.651 = €117 Mil.

Total Receivables was €483 Mil.
Revenue was 703.063 + 675.024 + 657.785 + 637.478 = €2,673 Mil.
Gross Profit was 677.626 + 650.893 + 633.482 + 613.02 = €2,575 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €659 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,009 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,125 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €119 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,640 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €810 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,363 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)
	=	(440.747 / 2862.162)	/	(483.396 / 2673.35)
	=	0.153991	/	0.18082
	=	0.8516

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)
	=	(2575.021 / 2673.35)	/	(2760.587 / 2862.162)
	=	0.963219	/	0.964511
	=	0.9987

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 - (587.508 + 2525.123) / 5289.282)	/	(1 - (659.156 + 2124.825) / 5009.406)
	=	0.411521	/	0.444249
	=	0.9263

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
	=	2862.162	/	2673.35
	=	1.0706

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))
	=	(118.771 / (118.771 + 2124.825))	/	(133.302 / (133.302 + 2525.123))
	=	0.052938	/	0.050143
	=	1.0557

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)
	=	(1742.933 / 2862.162)	/	(1639.825 / 2673.35)
	=	0.608957	/	0.613397
	=	0.9928

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)
	=	((1721.146 + 549.16) / 5289.282)	/	((1363.173 + 810.402) / 5009.406)
	=	0.429228	/	0.433899
	=	0.9892

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
	=	(257.506 - -50.44	-	117.044)	/	5289.282
	=	0.036092

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.

Acadia Healthcare Co has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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Acadia Healthcare Co Inc acquires and develops behavioral healthcare facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico. Acute inpatient psychiatric facilities and specialty treatment facilities contribute the vast majority of Acadia's revenue in the United States. The U.S. facilities receive the major proportion of payments from Medicaid, with the second-largest proportion from commercial payors. In the United Kingdom, the majority of Acadia's revenue comes from its healthcare facilities, and virtually all of the payment received is from the National Health Service.

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