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Inspire Veterinary Partners (Inspire Veterinary Partners) Beneish M-Score : -3.69 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Inspire Veterinary Partners 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 -3.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IVP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.69   Med: -3.69   Max: -3.69
Current: -3.69

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Inspire Veterinary Partners was -3.69. The lowest was -3.69. And the median was -3.69.


Inspire Veterinary Partners Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inspire Veterinary Partners'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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Inspire Veterinary Partners Beneish M-Score Chart

Inspire Veterinary Partners Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.69

Inspire Veterinary Partners Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - - -3.69

Competitive Comparison of Inspire Veterinary Partners's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, Inspire Veterinary Partners'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.


Inspire Veterinary Partners's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Inspire Veterinary Partners's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Inspire Veterinary Partners 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 Inspire Veterinary Partners 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 * 0.2719+0.528 * 1.2148+0.404 * 0.971+0.892 * 1.6957+0.115 * 0.5445
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0266+4.679 * -0.270433-0.327 * 0.826
=-3.69

* 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 $0.21 Mil.
Revenue was 3.784 + 4.12 + 4.489 + 4.283 = $16.68 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.142 + 1.06 + 1.257 + 1.095 = $3.55 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.35 Mil.
Total Assets was $21.79 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.58 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15.00 Mil.
Net Income was -4.142 + -7.884 + -1.228 + -1.539 = $-14.79 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.927 + -4.154 + -0.009 + 0.011 = $-5.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.755 + -2.559 + -0.198 + -0.309 = $-3.82 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.46 Mil.
Revenue was 3.179 + 2.924 + 2.319 + 1.412 = $9.83 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.64 + 0.75 + 0.745 + 0.411 = $2.55 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.74 Mil.
Total Assets was $20.19 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8.07 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.44 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $18.07 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)
=(0.213 / 16.676) / (0.462 / 9.834)
=0.012773 / 0.04698
=0.2719

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)
=(2.546 / 9.834) / (3.554 / 16.676)
=0.258898 / 0.213121
=1.2148

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 - (1.352 + 9.565) / 21.791) / (1 - (1.742 + 8.07) / 20.186)
=0.499013 / 0.513921
=0.971

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
=16.676 / 9.834
=1.6957

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))
=(0.609 / (0.609 + 8.07)) / (1.415 / (1.415 + 9.565))
=0.070169 / 0.128871
=0.5445

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)
=(9.477 / 16.676) / (5.444 / 9.834)
=0.568302 / 0.55359
=1.0266

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)
=((14.997 + 7.582) / 21.791) / ((18.071 + 7.25) / 20.186)
=1.036162 / 1.254384
=0.826

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
=(-14.793 - -5.079 - -3.821) / 21.791
=-0.270433

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.

Inspire Veterinary Partners has a M-score of -3.69 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Inspire Veterinary Partners (Inspire Veterinary Partners) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
780 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 400 Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, 23452
Website
Inspire Veterinary Partners Inc owns and operates veterinary hospitals throughout the United States. The company specializes in small animal general practice hospitals which serve all manner of companion pets, emphasizing canine and feline breeds.
Executives
Alexander Lawrence director 780 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 400, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Charles Stith Keiser director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 780 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 400, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Erinn Thomas-mackey director 780 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 400, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Kimball Carr director, officer: See Remarks 780 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 400, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23452
Peter Lau director P.O. BOX 1237, SPRINGDALE AR 72765
Anne Murphy director 780 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 400, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Wilderness Trace Veterinary Partners, Llc other: See Remarks 780 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 400, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Timothy Watters director 780 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 400, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Suprock Louis John director 780 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 400, VIRGINIA BEACH VA 23452
Richard Frank officer: Chief Financial Officer 780 LYNNHAVEN PARKWAY, SUITE 400, VIRGINIA BEACH, FL 23452

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