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NeueHealth (NeueHealth) Beneish M-Score : 5.00 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is NeueHealth 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 5 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NEUE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.83   Med: -2.99   Max: 5
Current: 5

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NeueHealth was 5.00. The lowest was -3.83. And the median was -2.99.


NeueHealth Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

NeueHealth Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.99 -3.83 5.00

NeueHealth Quarterly Data
Dec18 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 -3.29 -2.30 - 5.00 -

Competitive Comparison of NeueHealth's Beneish M-Score

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, NeueHealth'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.


NeueHealth's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

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

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



NeueHealth 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 NeueHealth 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 * 0.5366+0.528 * 0.9393+0.404 * 0.4998+0.892 * 1.2691+0.115 * 0.8991
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6569+4.679 * 1.433551-0.327 * 1.4499
=3.71

* 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 $687 Mil.
Revenue was 245.095 + 292.871 + 269.399 + 297.982 = $1,105 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48.221 + 28.007 + 42.961 + 52.822 = $172 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $974 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,105 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $250 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,260 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $66 Mil.
Net Income was -15.914 + -229.716 + -633.895 + -112.832 = $-992 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 32.444 + -8.573 + -438.961 + -1.285 = $-416 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -48.717 + -331.227 + -1671.293 + -109.002 = $-2,160 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,008 Mil.
Revenue was 300.55 + 227.696 + 193.363 + 149.34 = $871 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40.43 + 27.123 + 41.213 + 18.547 = $127 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,771 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,848 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $41 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $299 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,012 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 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)
=(686.565 / 1105.347) / (1008.125 / 870.949)
=0.621131 / 1.157502
=0.5366

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)
=(127.313 / 870.949) / (172.011 / 1105.347)
=0.146177 / 0.155617
=0.9393

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 - (974.465 + 12.65) / 1105.128) / (1 - (3771.414 + 40.747) / 4848.005)
=0.106787 / 0.213664
=0.4998

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
=1105.347 / 870.949
=1.2691

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))
=(47.425 / (47.425 + 40.747)) / (18.838 / (18.838 + 12.65))
=0.537869 / 0.59826
=0.8991

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)
=(249.623 / 1105.347) / (299.399 / 870.949)
=0.225832 / 0.343762
=0.6569

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)
=((66.4 + 1259.55) / 1105.128) / ((0 + 4011.881) / 4848.005)
=1.199816 / 0.827532
=1.4499

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
=(-992.357 - -416.375 - -2160.239) / 1105.128
=1.433551

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.

NeueHealth has a M-score of 3.71 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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NeueHealth (NeueHealth) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
8000 Norman Center Drive, Suite 900, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55437
Bright Health Group Inc is a technology-enabled, value-driven healthcare company focused on delivering affordable healthcare to the fast-growing aging and underserved populations in Florida, Texas, and California. It consists of two reportable segments: Bright HealthCare includes delegated senior managed care business that partners with a tight group of aligned providers in California focused on serving aging and underserved populations with unmet clinical needs through a Fully-Aligned Care Model, and Consumer Care includes a value-driven care delivery business that manages risk in partnership with external payors, It aims to significantly reduce the friction and current lack of coordination between payors by delivering on its Fully-Aligned Care Model with multiple payors.
Executives
Mikan George Lawrence Iii director, officer: CEO and President 200 SW 1ST AVE, SUITE 1600, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33301
Jay Matushak officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BRIGHT HEALTH GROUP, INC., 8000 NORMAN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 900, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437
Jeffrey S Cook officer: CEO, NeueHealth C/O BRIGHT HEALTH GROUP INC, 8000 NORMAN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 1200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437
Jeffrey J Scherman officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O BRIGHT HEALTH GROUP, INC., 8000 NORMAN CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 1200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437
Cathy R Smith officer: CFO & CAO TARGET CORPORATION, 1000 NICOLLET MALL, TPS-3155, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
Jeff Michael Craig officer: GC & CORPORATE SECRETARY C/O BRIGHT HEALTH GROUP INC, 8000 NORMAN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 1200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437
Manuel Kadre director 2020 SALZEDO STREET, SUITE 301, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Jeffrey R Immelt director GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, 41 FARNSWORTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
Nea 18 Vge Gp, Llc 10 percent owner C/O NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES, 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Nea Partners 18 Vge, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES, 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Nea 18 Venture Growth Equity, L.p. 10 percent owner 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Nea 17 Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Nea Partners 17, L.p. 10 percent owner 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
New Enterprise Associates 17, L.p. 10 percent owner 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Michael A Carson officer: CEO, Bright HealthCare C/O BRIGHT HEALTH GROUP INC., 8000 NORMAN CENTER DRIVE SUITE 1200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55437

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