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Alkermes (Alkermes) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Alkermes 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ALKS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.92   Max: -2.5
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alkermes was -2.50. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.92.


Alkermes Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alkermes'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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Alkermes Beneish M-Score Chart

Alkermes Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.23 -3.01 -2.55 -2.97 -2.50

Alkermes Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.97 -2.91 -2.53 -2.43 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Alkermes's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Alkermes'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.


Alkermes's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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

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



Alkermes 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 Alkermes 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 * 0.7501+0.528 * 0.9481+0.404 * 0.5953+0.892 * 1.4961+0.115 * 1.0262
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7804+4.679 * -0.021145-0.327 * 0.94
=-2.50

* 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 $333 Mil.
Revenue was 377.475 + 380.938 + 617.397 + 287.595 = $1,663 Mil.
Gross Profit was 307.382 + 319.429 + 554.137 + 229.42 = $1,410 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,486 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,136 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $318 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $690 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $520 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $363 Mil.
Net Income was 112.779 + 47.758 + 237.065 + -41.845 = $356 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.01 + 0.149 + -0.525 + -0.039 = $-0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 107.237 + 99.708 + 215.71 + -21.302 = $401 Mil.
Total Receivables was $297 Mil.
Revenue was 304.674 + 252.357 + 276.219 + 278.545 = $1,112 Mil.
Gross Profit was 250.75 + 201.732 + 217.859 + 223.386 = $894 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,130 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,964 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $320 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $78 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $591 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $498 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $367 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)
=(333.183 / 1663.405) / (296.896 / 1111.795)
=0.200302 / 0.267042
=0.7501

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)
=(893.727 / 1111.795) / (1410.368 / 1663.405)
=0.80386 / 0.84788
=0.9481

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 - (1485.506 + 318.403) / 2136.223) / (1 - (1130.306 + 320.458) / 1963.978)
=0.155561 / 0.261314
=0.5953

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
=1663.405 / 1111.795
=1.4961

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))
=(77.862 / (77.862 + 320.458)) / (74.927 / (74.927 + 318.403))
=0.195476 / 0.190494
=1.0262

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)
=(689.751 / 1663.405) / (590.751 / 1111.795)
=0.414662 / 0.531349
=0.7804

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)
=((363.439 + 520.22) / 2136.223) / ((366.557 + 497.742) / 1963.978)
=0.413655 / 0.440076
=0.94

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
=(355.757 - -0.425 - 401.353) / 2136.223
=-0.021145

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.

Alkermes has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alkermes (Alkermes) Business Description

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Address
1 Burlington Road, Connaught House, Dublin, IRL, D04 C5Y6
Alkermes PLC is a fully integrated biotechnology company that applies its proprietary technologies to research, develop, and commercialize pharmaceutical products designed for unmet medical needs in therapeutic areas. The company utilizes several collaborative arrangements to develop and commercialize products and, in so doing, access technological, financial, marketing, manufacturing, and other resources. Alkermes either purchases active drug products from third parties or receives them from its third-party licensees to formulate products using its technologies.
Executives
Cato T Laurencin director C/O UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, 263 FARMINGTON AVENUE, FARMINGTON CT 06030-3800
Christian Todd Nichols officer: SVP, Chief Commercial Officer 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Nancy Wysenski director 2200 SUNBURST STREET, CHATSWORTH CA 90401
Daglio David Angelo Jr. director ALKERMES, 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Christopher I Wright director C/O CYCLERION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 245 FIRST STREET, 18TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Michael J Landine officer: SVP, Corp Dev., Alkermes, Inc. 88 SIDNEY ST, CAMBRIDGE MA 021394136
Richard F Pops director, officer: Director and CEO, Alkermes plc 10555 SCIENCE CENTER DR, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Shane Cooke officer: President, Alkermes plc TREASURY BUILDING LOWER GRAND CANAL ST., DUBLIN 2 L2 00000
Blair Curtis Jackson officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Snyderman Nancy Lynn Md director 37 PHEASANT HILL ROAD, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Craig C. Hopkinson officer: SVP, Med Dev/Med Affairs, CMO 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Emily Peterson Alva director C/O AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC, 400 CROSSING BOULEVARD, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Iain Michael Brown officer: VP, Finance & CAO 14 ROYALSTON AVENUE, WINCHESTER MA 01890
Brian P Mckeon director IDEXX LABORATORIES, ONE IDEXX DRIVE, WESTBROOK ME 04092
David Joseph Gaffin officer: SVP, CLO, Alkermes, Inc. 852 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451