Acumen Pharmaceuticals (Acumen Pharmaceuticals) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)

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

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Acumen Pharmaceuticals was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Acumen Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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Competitive Comparison of Acumen Pharmaceuticals's Beneish M-Score

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Acumen Pharmaceuticals's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Acumen Pharmaceuticals 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 Acumen Pharmaceuticals 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 (Mar24) TTM:

Last Year (Mar23) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.19 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $255.83 Mil.
Total Assets was $300.97 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $19.72 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.47 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27.85 Mil.
Net Income was -14.873 + -16.497 + -12.957 + -11.61 = $-55.94 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.104 + -1.381 + -0.042 + -0.016 = $-1.54 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -17.859 + -8.314 + -12.905 + -11.67 = $-50.75 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 $144.03 Mil.
Total Assets was $187.86 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.22 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.08 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.78 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
	=	(0.189 / 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 - (255.831 + 0.47) / 300.967)	/	(1 - (144.032 + 0.218) / 187.864)
	=	0.148408	/	0.232157
	=

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))
	=	(0.184 / (0.184 + 0.218))	/	(0.176 / (0.176 + 0.47))
	=	0.457711	/	0.272446
	=

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)
	=	(19.723 / 0)	/	(14.076 / 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)
	=	((27.851 + 8.472) / 300.967)	/	((0 + 8.779) / 187.864)
	=	0.120688	/	0.046731
	=

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
	=	(-55.937 - -1.543	-	-50.748)	/	300.967
	=	-0.012114

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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Acumen Pharmaceuticals (Acumen Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address

427 Park Street, Charlottesville, VA, USA, 22902

Website

https://www.acumenpharm.com

Acumen Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel disease-modifying approach to target what it believe to be a key underlying cause of Alzheimer's disease. The company's drug candidate, ACU193, is a subclass monoclonal antibody which selectively targets amyloid-beta oligomers.

Executives

Daniel Joseph Oconnell	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O ACUMEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 427 PARK STREET, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Derek M Meisner	officer: Chief Legal Office & Corp Sec	C/O GENOCEA BIOSCIENCES, INC., 100 ACORN PARK DRIVE, 5TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Eric Siemers	officer: Chief Medical Officer	C/O ACUMEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 427 PARK STREET, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Russell Barton	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O ACUMEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 427 PARK STREET, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Matt Zuga	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O TELA BIO, INC., 1 GREAT VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 24, MALVERN PA 19355
Jeffrey L. Ives	director	C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 1 PARROTT DRIVE, SHELTON CT 06484
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp	director, 10 percent owner	200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Derrell Porter	director	C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 611 GATEWAY BLVD. #900, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Kimberlee C Drapkin	director	PREDIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC., 4 MAGUIRE ROAD, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Paul B Manning	10 percent owner	200 GARRETT STREET SUITE S, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Stalfort John A Iii	director	C/O ACUMEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 427 PARK STREET, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Robert D. Hardie	10 percent owner	210 RIDGE MCINTIRE ROAD, SUITE 350, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22903
Nathan B Fountain	director	C/O ACUMEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 427 PARK STREET, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Sands Capital Global Venture Fund Ii, L.p.	10 percent owner	C/O SANDS CAPITAL VENTURES, LLC, 1000 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 3000, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Sands Capital Life Sciences Pulse Fund, Llc	10 percent owner	C/O SANDS CAPITAL VENTURES, LLC, 1000 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 3000, ARLINGTON VA 22209