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Prestige Consumer Healthcare (FRA:PBV) Beneish M-Score : -2.29 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Prestige Consumer Healthcare 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 -2.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:PBV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.4   Max: -1.75
Current: -2.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Prestige Consumer Healthcare was -1.75. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.40.


Prestige Consumer Healthcare Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prestige Consumer Healthcare'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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Prestige Consumer Healthcare Beneish M-Score Chart

Prestige Consumer Healthcare Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 -2.42 -2.72 -2.34 -2.22

Prestige Consumer Healthcare 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 -2.33 -2.22 -2.29 -2.28 -2.29

Competitive Comparison of Prestige Consumer Healthcare's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Prestige Consumer Healthcare'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.


Prestige Consumer Healthcare's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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

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



Prestige Consumer Healthcare 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 Prestige Consumer Healthcare 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 * 1.0823+0.528 * 1.0131+0.404 * 0.9889+0.892 * 0.9959+0.115 * 0.9921
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9633+4.679 * 0.014642-0.327 * 0.9365
=-2.31

* 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 €160 Mil.
Revenue was 259.273 + 268.278 + 257.802 + 267.002 = €1,052 Mil.
Gross Profit was 144.829 + 149.939 + 142.763 + 143.616 = €581 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €361 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,063 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €236 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €117 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,106 Mil.
Net Income was 48.643 + 50.185 + 49.174 + -224.676 = €-77 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.625 + -0.215 + 1.143 + -345.361 = €-345 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 65.54 + 58.525 + 44.384 + 55.094 = €224 Mil.
Total Receivables was €148 Mil.
Revenue was 260.095 + 292.166 + 262.098 + 242.378 = €1,057 Mil.
Gross Profit was 141.979 + 162.619 + 151.473 + 135.167 = €591 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €386 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,540 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €86 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €246 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €151 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,358 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)
=(159.822 / 1052.355) / (148.284 / 1056.737)
=0.151871 / 0.140323
=1.0823

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)
=(591.238 / 1056.737) / (581.147 / 1052.355)
=0.559494 / 0.552235
=1.0131

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 - (361.102 + 76.347) / 3062.554) / (1 - (385.952 + 85.756) / 3539.787)
=0.857162 / 0.866741
=0.9889

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
=1052.355 / 1056.737
=0.9959

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))
=(31.64 / (31.64 + 85.756)) / (28.478 / (28.478 + 76.347))
=0.269515 / 0.271672
=0.9921

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)
=(235.637 / 1052.355) / (245.623 / 1056.737)
=0.223914 / 0.232435
=0.9633

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)
=((1105.602 + 116.86) / 3062.554) / ((1357.507 + 151.206) / 3539.787)
=0.399164 / 0.426216
=0.9365

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
=(-76.674 - -345.058 - 223.543) / 3062.554
=0.014642

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.

Prestige Consumer Healthcare has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Prestige Consumer Healthcare (FRA:PBV) Business Description

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Address
660 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY, USA, 10591
Prestige Consumer Healthcare is one of the largest pure-play over-the-counter healthcare providers. It has a diverse portfolio composed of leading brands in niche consumer health categories. Prestige's key brands include Clear Eyes (redness relief), Dramamine (motion sickness relief), Monistat (vaginal anti-fungal), and Summer's Eve (feminine hygiene), and many of its brands enjoy category leadership and recommendations from medical professionals. The firm mainly plays in North America where it generates roughly 85% of its total revenue, and the remaining sales come from Australia, New Zealand, and certain Asian markets.

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