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URGN (UroGen Pharma) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of Mar. 16, 2025)


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What is UroGen Pharma 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

URGN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.9   Med: -2.06   Max: 580.04
Current: -2.39

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of UroGen Pharma was 580.04. The lowest was -11.90. And the median was -2.06.


UroGen Pharma Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for UroGen Pharma'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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UroGen Pharma Beneish M-Score Chart

UroGen Pharma 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 580.04 -0.48 -3.46 -2.06 -2.39

UroGen Pharma 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 -2.06 -2.61 -2.68 -2.02 -2.39

Competitive Comparison of UroGen Pharma's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, UroGen Pharma'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.


UroGen Pharma's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



UroGen Pharma 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 UroGen Pharma 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 * 1.2029+0.528 * 0.9834+0.404 * 0.5339+0.892 * 1.0929+0.115 * 1.7594
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1885+4.679 * -0.02198-0.327 * 0.8092
=-2.39

* 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 $20.30 Mil.
Revenue was 24.565 + 25.204 + 21.848 + 18.781 = $90.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.094 + 22.751 + 19.619 + 17.053 = $81.52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $276.14 Mil.
Total Assets was $285.71 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.79 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $121.15 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $45.95 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $123.39 Mil.
Net Income was -37.512 + -23.673 + -33.403 + -32.286 = $-126.87 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.125 + -6.073 + -5.787 + -5.843 = $-23.83 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -13.619 + -27.664 + -23.748 + -31.735 = $-96.77 Mil.
Total Receivables was $15.44 Mil.
Revenue was 23.53 + 20.852 + 21.139 + 17.192 = $82.71 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.244 + 18.485 + 18.696 + 14.927 = $73.35 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $169.19 Mil.
Total Assets was $178.31 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.36 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $93.27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $31.21 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $99.40 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)
=(20.302 / 90.398) / (15.443 / 82.713)
=0.224585 / 0.186706
=1.2029

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)
=(73.352 / 82.713) / (81.517 / 90.398)
=0.886826 / 0.901757
=0.9834

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 - (276.135 + 3.789) / 285.711) / (1 - (169.186 + 2.36) / 178.311)
=0.020255 / 0.037939
=0.5339

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
=90.398 / 82.713
=1.0929

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))
=(1.705 / (1.705 + 2.36)) / (1.186 / (1.186 + 3.789))
=0.419434 / 0.238392
=1.7594

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)
=(121.154 / 90.398) / (93.274 / 82.713)
=1.340229 / 1.127682
=1.1885

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)
=((123.387 + 45.949) / 285.711) / ((99.395 + 31.212) / 178.311)
=0.592683 / 0.732467
=0.8092

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
=(-126.874 - -23.828 - -96.766) / 285.711
=-0.02198

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.

UroGen Pharma has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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UroGen Pharma Business Description

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Address
400 Alexander Park Drive, 4th Floor, Princeton, NJ, USA, 08540
UroGen Pharma Ltd is a clinical-stage biotechnology firm specializing in innovative solutions for urothelial and specialty cancers. The company has developed RTGel reverse-thermal hydrogel, a proprietary technology enhancing the therapeutic profiles of existing drugs by enabling sustained release. Their flagship product, Jelmyto (mitomycin) for pyelocalyceal solution, along with investigational candidate UGN-102 (mitomycin) for intravesical solution, targets non-surgical tumor ablation in forms of non-muscle invasive urothelial cancer. Additionally, their immuno-uro-oncology pipeline includes UGN-301 (zalifrelimab), an anti-CTLA-4 antibody, intended for both monotherapy and combination therapy. Revenue is generated from product sales.
Executives
Mark Schoenberg officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O UROGEN PHARMA LTD., 9 HA TA ASIYA STREET, RA ANANA L3 4365007
Jason Drew Smith officer: General Counsel C/O UROGEN PHARMA LTD., 400 ALEXANDER PARK DRIVE, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Robinson James A. Jr. director 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Daniel George Wildman director 12520 SUNNYDALE DRIVE, WELLINGTON FL 33414
Leana Wen director C/O GLAUKOS CORPORATION, 229 AVENIDA FABRICANTE, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672
Dong Kim officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O UROGEN PHARMA, LTD., 400 ALEXANDER PARK DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Elizabeth A. Barrett officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O UROGEN PHARMA LTD., 9 HA'TA'ASIYA STREET, RA'ANANA L3 4365007
Molly Henderson officer: Chief Financial Officer 305 COLLEGE ROAD EAST, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Peter P. Pfreundschuh officer: CFO C/O IMMUNOMEDICS, INC., 300 THE AMERICAN ROAD, MORRIS PLAINS NJ 07950
Stephen Mullennix officer: COO C/O UROGEN PHARMA LTD, 9 HA'TA'ASIYA STREET, RA'ANANA L3 4365007
Ran Nussbaum director C/O KITE PHARMA, INC., 2225 COLORADO AVENUE, SANTA MONICA CA 90404
Stuart Holden director C/O UROGEN PHARMA LTD., 9 HA'TA'ASIYA STREET, RA'ANANA L3 4365007
Cynthia M Butitta director 3165 PORTER DRIVE, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Ron Bentsur director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 750 LEXINGTON AVE, 20TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10022
Fred E Cohen director 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102