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Enhabit (Enhabit) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Enhabit 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 Enhabit's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

EHAB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.07   Med: -3.33   Max: -2.58
Current: -2.58

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Enhabit was -2.58. The lowest was -4.07. And the median was -3.33.


Enhabit Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Enhabit Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -4.07 -2.58

Enhabit Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -4.07 -4.09 -2.89 -2.83 -2.58

Competitive Comparison of Enhabit's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Enhabit'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.


Enhabit's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Enhabit's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Enhabit 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 Enhabit 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 * 1.0663+0.528 * 1.0434+0.404 * 0.9752+0.892 * 0.9768+0.115 * 1.2023
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0896+4.679 * -0.030204-0.327 * 1.0539
=-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 $168 Mil.
Revenue was 260.6 + 258.3 + 262.3 + 265.1 = $1,046 Mil.
Gross Profit was 127.1 + 124.3 + 126.8 + 132.5 = $511 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $210 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,434 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $77 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $442 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $138 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $576 Mil.
Net Income was -6.4 + -2.4 + -74.4 + 2.7 = $-81 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0.1 + -85.7 + 0 = $-86 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.9 + 6.3 + 9.6 + 29.6 = $48 Mil.
Total Receivables was $161 Mil.
Revenue was 263.1 + 265.7 + 268 + 274.3 = $1,071 Mil.
Gross Profit was 129.8 + 133.4 + 137.7 + 144.6 = $546 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $212 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,527 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $62 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $415 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $133 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $588 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)
=(167.7 / 1046.3) / (161 / 1071.1)
=0.160279 / 0.150313
=1.0663

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)
=(545.5 / 1071.1) / (510.7 / 1046.3)
=0.50929 / 0.488101
=1.0434

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 - (210.1 + 76.5) / 1433.6) / (1 - (211.8 + 62.4) / 1526.8)
=0.800084 / 0.820409
=0.9752

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
=1046.3 / 1071.1
=0.9768

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))
=(33 / (33 + 62.4)) / (30.9 / (30.9 + 76.5))
=0.345912 / 0.287709
=1.2023

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)
=(441.6 / 1046.3) / (414.9 / 1071.1)
=0.422059 / 0.387359
=1.0896

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)
=((575.8 + 137.7) / 1433.6) / ((588.1 + 132.9) / 1526.8)
=0.497698 / 0.472229
=1.0539

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
=(-80.5 - -85.6 - 48.4) / 1433.6
=-0.030204

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.

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


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Enhabit (Enhabit) Business Description

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Address
6688 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1300, Dallas, TX, USA, 75206
Enhabit Inc provides home health and hospice services in the United States. It offers care where patients prefer it: in their homes. It operates business in two segments: home health and hospice. Its home health agencies provide a comprehensive range of Medicare-certified skilled home health services, including skilled nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, medical social work, and home health aide services.
Executives
Jeffrey Bolton director 1016 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE NW, ROCHESTER MN 55901
Shaw L Edward Jr director AETNA INC, 151 FARMINGTON AVE RC4B, HARTFORD CT 06156
Stuart M Mcguigan director 74 AGAMENTICUS AVENUE, CAPE NEDDICK ME 03902
Barry P. Schochet director 100 EAST RIVERCENTER BLVD, 16TH FLOOR, COVINGTON KY 41011
Dylan C Black officer: General Counsel and Secretary 6688 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75206
Langham Ronald Leroy Jr officer: EVP Clinical Excel. & Strategy 6688 CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75206
Higdon Leo I Jr director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, 28TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80203
Gregory S Rush director TEKELEC, 26580 W. AGOURA RD., CALABASAS CA 91302
Tina L. Brown-stevenson director 6688 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75206
Erin Hoeflinger director 511 FALLVIEW COURT, SPRINGBORO OH 45066
Tanya Renee Marion officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 6688 NORTH CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75206
Charles M Elson director 1401 61STG STREET S, STETSON UNIV COLLEGE OF LAW, ST PETERSBURG FL 33707
Barbara Ann Jacobsmeyer director, officer: President and CEO 2122 ACTON PARK WAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Yvonne M Curl director C/O ENHABIT, INC., 6688 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75206
Maupin John E Jr D D S director 103 POWELL COURT SUITE 200, BRENTWOOD TN 37027