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Agile Therapeutics (Agile Therapeutics) Beneish M-Score : -8.19 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Agile Therapeutics 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 -8.19 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AGRX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.19   Med: -4.59   Max: -0.57
Current: -8.19

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Agile Therapeutics was -0.57. The lowest was -8.19. And the median was -4.59.


Agile Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agile Therapeutics'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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Agile Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Chart

Agile Therapeutics 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 - - -0.57 -4.59 -8.19

Agile Therapeutics 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 -4.59 -7.62 -2.98 -8.72 -8.19

Competitive Comparison of Agile Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Agile Therapeutics'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.


Agile Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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

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



Agile Therapeutics 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 Agile Therapeutics 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 * 0.5581+0.528 * 0.6866+0.404 * 0.1643+0.892 * 1.7999+0.115 * 1.442
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.372+4.679 * -1.136129-0.327 * 2.093
=-8.19

* 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 $3.39 Mil.
Revenue was 3.614 + 6.662 + 5.503 + 3.813 = $19.59 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.423 + 4.185 + 3.196 + 1.81 = $10.61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.53 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.26 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.49 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $28.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $20.78 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.10 Mil.
Net Income was -4.47 + -0.799 + -3.809 + -5.39 = $-14.47 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.13 + 3.529 + 1.674 + 1.687 = $6.76 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.172 + 0.365 + -8.519 + -1.595 = $-9.58 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.38 Mil.
Revenue was 3.996 + 3.002 + 2.126 + 1.761 = $10.89 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.343 + 1.577 + -0.105 + 0.234 = $4.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.36 Mil.
Total Assets was $14.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.87 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $42.23 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13.39 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.47 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)
=(3.392 / 19.592) / (3.377 / 10.885)
=0.173132 / 0.310243
=0.5581

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)
=(4.049 / 10.885) / (10.614 / 19.592)
=0.37198 / 0.541752
=0.6866

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 - (9.53 + 0.487) / 10.255) / (1 - (11.358 + 0.872) / 14.242)
=0.023208 / 0.141272
=0.1643

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
=19.592 / 10.885
=1.7999

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))
=(1.534 / (1.534 + 0.872)) / (0.386 / (0.386 + 0.487))
=0.637573 / 0.442153
=1.442

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)
=(28.275 / 19.592) / (42.231 / 10.885)
=1.443191 / 3.879743
=0.372

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)
=((0.1 + 20.777) / 10.255) / ((0.466 + 13.387) / 14.242)
=2.035787 / 0.972686
=2.093

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
=(-14.468 - 6.76 - -9.577) / 10.255
=-1.136129

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.

Agile Therapeutics has a M-score of -8.19 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Agile Therapeutics (Agile Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
500 College Road East, Suite 310, Princeton, NJ, USA, 08540
Agile Therapeutics Inc is a women's healthcare company to fulfill the unmet health needs of women. Its product candidates are designed to provide women with contraceptive options. The firm's initial product, Twirla, (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) transdermal system is a non-daily prescription contraceptive. Twirla is based on proprietary transdermal patch technology, called Skinfusion, which is designed to allow drug delivery through the skin. The Company views its operations and manages its business in one operating and reporting segment, which is the business of commercializing its transdermal patch for use in contraception.
Executives
Scott M Coiante officer: Chief Financial Officer 101 POOR FARM ROAD 3RD FLOOR, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Josephine Torrente director 101 POOR FARM ROAD, PRINCETON NY 08540
Sandra Carson director C/O AGILE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 101 POOR FARM ROAD, PRINCETON NJ 08540
John W Hubbard director 101 POOR FARM ROAD 3RD FLOOR, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Fischer Seth H.z. director C/O TRIUS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 6310 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 101, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Sharon Surrey Barbari director 280 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Amy Welsh officer: Chief Commercial Officer 500 COLLEGE ROAD EAST, SUITE 310, C/O AGILE THERAPEUTICS, INC., PRINCETON NJ 08540
Alfred Altomari director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O AGILE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 101 POOR FARM ROAD, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd 10 percent owner C/O PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC, 51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Dennis Reilly officer: Chief Financial Officer 600 COLLEGE ROAD EAST, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Jason Butch officer: Principal Accounting Officer 101 POOR FARM ROAD, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Paul Korner officer: Sr. VP & Chief Medical Officer C/O ARDELYX, INC., 34175 ARDENWOOD BLVD, SUITE 200, FREMONT CA 94555
Abhijeet J Lele director, See remarks C/O EP MEDYSTEMS, 575 RTE 73 N, WEST BERLIN NJ 08091
Perceptive Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Joseph Edelman 10 percent owner C/O PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC, 51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003