Tengion (Tengion) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tengion was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Tengion Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

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Tengion Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Tengion's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Tengion's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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

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

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Tengion 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 Tengion 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 (Sep14) TTM:

Last Year (Sep13) 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 $6.17 Mil.
Total Assets was $9.62 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.51 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $59.55 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $33.44 Mil.
Net Income was -18.352 + -17.855 + -34.258 + 6.039 = $-64.43 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -11.79 + -11.321 + -28.047 + 12.331 = $-38.83 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.344 + -4.789 + -5.051 + -4.848 = $-19.03 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 $27.90 Mil.
Total Assets was $31.88 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.41 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.29 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $29.43 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.89 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 - (6.171 + 0.509) / 9.621)	/	(1 - (27.897 + 0.41) / 31.877)
	=	0.305685	/	0.111993
	=

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))
	=	(0.303 / (0.303 + 0.41))	/	(0.22 / (0.22 + 0.509))
	=	0.424965	/	0.301783
	=

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)
	=	(6.645 / 0)	/	(6.294 / 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)
	=	((33.442 + 59.549) / 9.621)	/	((25.886 + 29.425) / 31.877)
	=	9.665419	/	1.735138
	=

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
	=	(-64.426 - -38.827	-	-19.032)	/	9.621
	=	-0.682569

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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Tengion (Tengion) Business Description

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3929 Westpoint Boulevard, Suite G, Winston-Salem, NC, USA, 27103

Website

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Tengion Inc is a regenerative medicine company. The company is engaged in discovering, manufacturing and commercializing neo-organs, or products composed of living cells, with or without synthetic or natural materials, implanted or injected into the body to engraft into, regenerate, or replace damaged tissue or organ. Its product candidates seek to eliminate the need to utilize other tissues of the body for a purpose to which they are poorly suited, procure donor organs or administer anti-rejection medications. The company's solution Neo-Kidney Augment is based on its proprietary technology, which uses tubular epithelial cells, procured by a cortical biopsy of the patient's kidney, to create an injectable product candidate that can catalyze the regeneration of functional kidney tissue.

Executives

John L Miclot	director, officer: President and CEO	5005 OLD ORCHARD LANE, GIBSONIA PA 15044
Lorin Randall	director	C/O ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 420 SAW MILL RIVER ROAD, ARDSLEY NY 10502
A Brian Davis	officer: Chf. Fin. Offr, VP Fin.	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Medtronic Inc	10 percent owner	710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Johan Christenson	10 percent owner	C/O ODLANDER, FREDRIKSON & CO. AB, STRANDVAGEN 5B, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-114 51
Staffan Lindstrand	10 percent owner	C/O ODLANDER, FREDRIKSON & CO. AB, STRANDVAGEN 5B, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-114 51
Richard Kuntz	director	MEDTRONIC, INC., 710 MEDTRONIC PWKY MS LC 310, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Diane Jorkasky	director	60 MANOR AVENUE, WELLESLEY MA 02482
Mark Stejbach	officer: VP and Chief Commercial Offcr	C/O TENGION, INC., 2900 POTSHOP LANE, SUITE 100, EAST NORRITON PA 19403
Steven Nichtberger	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O CABALETTA BIO, INC., 2929 ARCH STREET, SUITE 600, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Johnson & Johnson	10 percent owner	ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLZ, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08933
Johnson & Johnson Innovation - Jjdc, Inc.	10 percent owner	410 GEORGE STREET, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08901
Oak Investment Partners Xi L P	10 percent owner	901 MAIN AVENUE, SUITE 600, NORWALK CT 06851

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