ProKidney (ProKidney) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 24, 2024)

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What is ProKidney 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.

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

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ProKidney was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

ProKidney Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ProKidney's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Competitive Comparison of ProKidney's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ProKidney's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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ProKidney's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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ProKidney 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 ProKidney for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Mar24) TTM:

Last Year (Mar23) TTM:

Total Receivables was $1.90 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $340.16 Mil.
Total Assets was $387.76 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $47.61 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.12 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $42.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19.30 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.86 Mil.
Net Income was -9.492 + -5.701 + -10.984 + -9.118 = $-35.30 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -34.646 + -25.384 + -23.777 + -14.916 = $-98.72 Mil.

Total Receivables was $5.48 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $480.14 Mil.
Total Assets was $495.15 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14.85 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $48.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.28 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.47 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)
	=	(1.903 / 0)	/	(5.476 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 - (340.158 + 47.605) / 387.763)	/	(1 - (480.143 + 14.849) / 495.151)
	=	-0	/	0.000321
	=

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
	=	0	/	0
	=

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))
	=	(3.158 / (3.158 + 14.849))	/	(4.123 / (4.123 + 47.605))
	=	0.175376	/	0.079705
	=

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)
	=	(42.399 / 0)	/	(48.224 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	((4.859 + 19.301) / 387.763)	/	((2.468 + 11.279) / 495.151)
	=	0.062306	/	0.027763
	=

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
	=	(-35.295 - 0	-	-98.723)	/	387.763
	=	0.163574

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.

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ProKidney (ProKidney) Business Description

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Address

2000 Frontis Plaza Boulevard, Suite 250, Winston-Salem, NC, USA, 27103

Website

https://www.prokidney.com

ProKidney Corp is a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a transformative proprietary cell therapy platform capable of treating multiple chronic kidney diseases using a patient's own cells isolated from the patient intended for treatment. Its lead product candidate, REACT (Renal Autologous Cell Therapy) is a disease-modifying cell therapy made from a patient's own renal cells. REACT has the potential to slow and stabilize the progression of chronic kidney disease.

Executives

Chamath Palihapitiya	10 percent owner	THE SOCIAL-CAPITAL PARTNERSHIP, L.L.C., 506 SANTA CRUZ AVENUE, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sc Pipe Holdings Llc	10 percent owner	506 SANTA CRUZ AVE., SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sc Master Holdings, Llc	10 percent owner	506 SANTA CRUZ AVENUE, SUITE 300, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Bruce Culleton	officer: EVP, Clinical Development	2000 FRONTIS PLAZA BLVD., SUITE 250, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103
Aaron Cowen	10 percent owner	540 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mary Weger	officer: Chief People Officer	ONE MAIN STREET, SUITE 800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
William F Doyle	director
Tolerantia, Llc	10 percent owner	110 EAST 59TH STREET, SUITE 3300, NEW YORK NY 10022
Jimenez Santos Jose Ignacio	director	C/O PROKIDNEY CORP., 3929 WESTPOINT BLVD., SUITE G, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103
Deepak Jain	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O PROKIDNEY CORP., 3929 WESTPOINT BLVD., SUITE G, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103
Darin J. Weber	officer: SVP of Regulatory Development	C/O PROKIDNEY CORP., 3929 WESTPOINT BLVD., SUITE G, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103
Libbie Parker Mckenzie	officer: Chief Medical Officer	C/O PROKIDNEY CORP., 3929 WESTPOINT BLVD., SUITE G, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103
James Coulston	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O PROKIDNEY CORP., 3929 WESTPOINT BLVD., SUITE G, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27103
Jennifer A. Fox	director	C/O NUVATION BIO INC., 1500 BROADWAY, SUITE 1401, NEW YORK NY 10036
Timothy Bertram	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O TENGION, INC., 2900 POTSHOP LANE, SUITE 100, EAST NORRITON PA 19403