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Community Health Systems (Community Health Systems) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Community Health Systems 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CYH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.38   Med: -2.67   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Community Health Systems was -2.30. The lowest was -3.38. And the median was -2.67.


Community Health Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Community Health Systems'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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Community Health Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

Community Health Systems 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 -2.73 -3.38 -2.32 -2.70 -2.57

Community Health Systems Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.69 -2.58 -2.45 -2.57 -

Competitive Comparison of Community Health Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Community Health Systems'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.


Community Health Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

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

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



Community Health Systems 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 Community Health Systems 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 * 1.0329+0.528 * 0.9707+0.404 * 0.9768+0.892 * 1.0257+0.115 * 1.0861
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9597+4.679 * -0.038288-0.327 * 1.0001
=-2.61

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2,457 Mil.
Revenue was 3140 + 3182 + 3086 + 3115 = $12,523 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1285 + 1313 + 1259 + 1273 = $5,130 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,175 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,417 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,219 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $488 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $315 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,136 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,079 Mil.
Net Income was -41 + 47 + -91 + -38 = $-123 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -15 + 153 + -24 + 14 = $128 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 96 + 90 + 29 + 86 = $301 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,319 Mil.
Revenue was 3108 + 3142 + 3025 + 2934 = $12,209 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1236 + 1286 + 1181 + 1152 = $4,855 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,114 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,623 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,255 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $538 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $320 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,132 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,284 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)
=(2457 / 12523) / (2319 / 12209)
=0.196199 / 0.189942
=1.0329

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)
=(4855 / 12209) / (5130 / 12523)
=0.397657 / 0.409646
=0.9707

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 - (3175 + 5219) / 14417) / (1 - (3114 + 5255) / 14623)
=0.417771 / 0.427682
=0.9768

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
=12523 / 12209
=1.0257

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))
=(538 / (538 + 5255)) / (488 / (488 + 5219))
=0.092871 / 0.085509
=1.0861

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)
=(315 / 12523) / (320 / 12209)
=0.025154 / 0.02621
=0.9597

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)
=((12079 + 2136) / 14417) / ((12284 + 2132) / 14623)
=0.985989 / 0.985844
=1.0001

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
=(-123 - 128 - 301) / 14417
=-0.038288

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.

Community Health Systems has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Community Health Systems (Community Health Systems) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4000 Meridian Boulevard, Franklin, TN, USA, 37067
Community Health Systems Inc is the largest publicly owned hospital operator in the United States. The company owns or leases over 83 hospitals located in nonurban and urban markets. The company also owns four home health agencies and provides management and consulting services to independent hospitals. The firm derives revenue through a broad range of general and specialized hospital healthcare services and outpatient services.
Executives
Wayne T Smith director, officer: Executive Officer and Director 500 WEST MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE KY 40202
Charles J Cova officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Burgess Ronald L Jr director 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Ely James S. Iii director 4000 MERIDIAN BLVD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Susan W Brooks director 200 EAST JACKSON ST, MUNCIE IN 47305
Justin D Pitt officer: EVP and General Counsel 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Joseph Arthur Hastings director 1573 MALLORY LANE, SUITE 100, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
John A Fry director C/O DELAWARE INVESTMENTS, 2005 MARKET ST. 34TH FL., PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
William Norris Jennings director 509 ALTA GATE ROAD, LOUISVILLE KY 40206
Chad A Campbell officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BLVD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
David E Nicely officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Kevin A Stockton officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Mark B Medley officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Austen D Mason officer: Regional President 4000 MERIDIAN BOULEVARD, FRANKLIN TN 37067
Tian Qiao Chen 10 percent owner 2735 SAND HILL ROAD, #140, MENLO PARK CA 94025