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CorVel (CorVel) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is CorVel 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CRVL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.21   Med: -2.9   Max: -2.22
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CorVel was -2.22. The lowest was -3.21. And the median was -2.90.


CorVel Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

CorVel 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 -3.00 -2.98 -3.11 -2.22 -2.64

CorVel 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 -2.53 -2.64 -2.63 -2.70 -2.58

Competitive Comparison of CorVel's Beneish M-Score

For the Insurance Brokers subindustry, CorVel'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.


CorVel's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, CorVel's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



CorVel 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 CorVel 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 * 1.0193+0.528 * 1.0278+0.404 * 0.9482+0.892 * 1.098+0.115 * 0.958
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.962+4.679 * -0.04901-0.327 * 0.913
=-2.58

* 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 $92.7 Mil.
Revenue was 202.303 + 195.522 + 190.253 + 185.443 = $773.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 42.16 + 44.252 + 41.878 + 41.951 = $170.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $294.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $445.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $110.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $25.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $75.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $188.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23.1 Mil.
Net Income was 17.095 + 19.898 + 19.805 + 18.169 = $75.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 29.373 + 17.993 + 36.626 + 12.784 = $96.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $82.8 Mil.
Revenue was 179.386 + 177.426 + 176.307 + 171.359 = $704.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40.345 + 36.094 + 39.869 + 43.051 = $159.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $256.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $407.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $112.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $71.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $186.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.8 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)
=(92.657 / 773.521) / (82.791 / 704.478)
=0.119786 / 0.117521
=1.0193

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)
=(159.359 / 704.478) / (170.241 / 773.521)
=0.226209 / 0.220086
=1.0278

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 - (294.392 + 110.299) / 444.995) / (1 - (256.743 + 112.002) / 407.687)
=0.090572 / 0.095519
=0.9482

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
=773.521 / 704.478
=1.098

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))
=(24.879 / (24.879 + 112.002)) / (25.826 / (25.826 + 110.299))
=0.181756 / 0.189723
=0.958

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)
=(75.144 / 773.521) / (71.14 / 704.478)
=0.097145 / 0.100983
=0.962

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)
=((23.078 + 188.387) / 444.995) / ((25.773 + 186.426) / 407.687)
=0.475208 / 0.520495
=0.913

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
=(74.967 - 0 - 96.776) / 444.995
=-0.04901

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.

CorVel has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


CorVel (CorVel) Business Description

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Address
5128 Apache Plume Road, Suite 400, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76109
CorVel Corp applies technology including artificial intelligence, machine learning and natural language processing to enhance the managing of episodes of care and the related health care costs. It partners with employers, third-party administrators, insurance companies and government agencies in managing worker's compensation and health, auto and liability services. The company's solutions combine integrated technologies with a human touch. CorVel's customized services, delivered locally, are backed by a national team to support clients as well as their customers and patients.
Executives
Brandon O'brien officer: Chief Financial Officer 2010 MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, IRVINE CA 92614
V Gordon Clemons director, officer: Chairman of the Board 2010 MAIN STREET, STE 600, IRVINE CA 92614
Steven J Hamerslag director PO BOX 7227, RANCHO SANTA FE CA 92067
Maxim Shishin officer: Chief Information Officer 2010 MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, IRVINE CA 92614
Michael G Combs officer: Chief Information Officer 2010 MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, IRVINE CA 92614
Jean Macino director 2010 MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, IRVINE CA 92614
R Judd Jessup director 30962 VIA SERENIDAD, COTO DE CAZA CA 92679
Mark E. Bertels officer: EVP - Risk Management Services 1920 MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, IRVINE CA 92614
Corstar Holdings Inc 10 percent owner 2010 MAIN STREET STE 800, IRVINE CA 92614
Jennifer Yoss officer: Vice President of Accounting 2010 MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, IRVINE CA 92614
Gregory A. Dorn officer: Division President 1920 MAIN STREET, SUITE 900, IRVINE CA 92614
Jeffrey J Michael director 2010 MAIN STREET STE 600, IRVINE CA 92614
Alan Hoops director 2010 MAIN ST STE 600, IRVINE CA 92614
Diane Blaha officer: Sr. VP of Sales & Account Mgmt 2010 MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, IRVINE CA 92614
Michael Saverien officer: Exec. VP, Risk Mgmt. Services 2010 MAIN STREET, SUITE 600, IRVINE CA 92614