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Xybion Digital (TSXV:XYBN) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Xybion Digital 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSXV:XYBN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.56   Med: -2.34   Max: -1.2
Current: -2.56

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Xybion Digital was -1.20. The lowest was -2.56. And the median was -2.34.


Xybion Digital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Xybion Digital'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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Xybion Digital Beneish M-Score Chart

Xybion Digital Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.70 -1.89

Xybion Digital Quarterly Data
Mar19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -1.20 -1.89 -2.34 -2.50 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of Xybion Digital's Beneish M-Score

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Xybion Digital'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.


Xybion Digital's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

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

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



Xybion Digital 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 Xybion Digital 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 * 0.8822+0.528 * 0.8615+0.404 * 2.2179+0.892 * 1.0762+0.115 * 1.1647
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7734+4.679 * -0.089545-0.327 * 1.2908
=-2.56

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$7.22 Mil.
Revenue was 6.385 + 5.415 + 5.496 + 6.075 = C$23.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.602 + 3.594 + 3.72 + 4.57 = C$16.49 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$18.52 Mil.
Total Assets was C$40.38 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$2.21 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.68 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$9.36 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$12.85 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$12.92 Mil.
Net Income was -0.398 + 0.453 + 0.493 + 0.754 = C$1.30 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.864 + -0.028 + -0.007 + 0.001 = C$-0.90 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.561 + 0.276 + 2.063 + 2.916 = C$5.82 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$7.60 Mil.
Revenue was 5.923 + 5.221 + 4.766 + 5.807 = C$21.72 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.84 + 2.867 + 2.644 + 3.847 = C$13.20 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$13.37 Mil.
Total Assets was C$19.21 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$1.63 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$0.61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$11.24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$8.63 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.87 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)
=(7.216 / 23.371) / (7.601 / 21.717)
=0.308759 / 0.350002
=0.8822

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)
=(13.198 / 21.717) / (16.486 / 23.371)
=0.607727 / 0.705404
=0.8615

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 - (18.522 + 2.214) / 40.382) / (1 - (13.368 + 1.629) / 19.211)
=0.486504 / 0.219353
=2.2179

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
=23.371 / 21.717
=1.0762

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))
=(0.609 / (0.609 + 1.629)) / (0.675 / (0.675 + 2.214))
=0.272118 / 0.233645
=1.1647

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)
=(9.358 / 23.371) / (11.243 / 21.717)
=0.400411 / 0.517705
=0.7734

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)
=((12.92 + 12.851) / 40.382) / ((0.869 + 8.629) / 19.211)
=0.63818 / 0.494404
=1.2908

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
=(1.302 - -0.898 - 5.816) / 40.382
=-0.089545

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.

Xybion Digital has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Xybion Digital (TSXV:XYBN) Business Description

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Xybion Digital Inc operates as a SaaS company dedicated to providing life sciences and health systems companies with software solutions to accelerate the transformation of medicines, devices, and diagnostic tests. It offers end-to-end cloud software as a SaaS (software as a service) for core business processes like research and development, testing laboratory operations, workplace and employee health and safety management with embedded compliance, quality, risk, and enterprise content management systems all on a single cloud and a single database. The majority of the Company's revenue is generated in the United States.

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