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Mirati Therapeutics (Mirati Therapeutics) Beneish M-Score : -0.97 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Mirati 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.97 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

MRTX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -0.01   Max: 5.47
Current: -0.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mirati Therapeutics was 5.47. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -0.01.


Mirati Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mirati 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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Mirati Therapeutics Beneish M-Score Chart

Mirati Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -0.27 0.36 -0.01 1.52

Mirati Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 5.47 1.52 4.94 -1.13 -0.97

Competitive Comparison of Mirati Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Mirati 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.


Mirati Therapeutics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Mirati 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 Mirati 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 * 0.6841+0.528 * 1.1298+0.404 * 2.1379+0.892 * 3.2363+0.115 * 0.6027
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4243+4.679 * -0.151392-0.327 * 1.2108
=-0.97

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $20.13 Mil.
Revenue was 16.4 + 13.69 + 7.167 + 0.934 = $38.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.713 + 12.407 + 6.35 + 0.334 = $33.80 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,036.08 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,129.71 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $51.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $291.80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $137.38 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $42.20 Mil.
Net Income was -161.904 + -176.913 + -184.586 + -202.475 = $-725.88 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 10.15 + 10.357 + 9.237 + 9.502 = $39.25 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -143.713 + -131.4 + -190.182 + -128.8 = $-594.10 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9.09 Mil.
Revenue was 5.431 + 5.362 + 0.709 + 0.299 = $11.80 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.431 + 5.362 + 0.709 + 0.299 = $11.80 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,225.78 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,303.08 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $54.36 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.60 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $212.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $126.99 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $44.09 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)
=(20.129 / 38.191) / (9.092 / 11.801)
=0.527061 / 0.770443
=0.6841

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)
=(11.801 / 11.801) / (33.804 / 38.191)
=1 / 0.88513
=1.1298

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 - (1036.08 + 51.112) / 1129.708) / (1 - (1225.784 + 54.36) / 1303.084)
=0.037635 / 0.017604
=2.1379

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
=38.191 / 11.801
=3.2363

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))
=(2.6 / (2.6 + 54.36)) / (4.188 / (4.188 + 51.112))
=0.045646 / 0.075732
=0.6027

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)
=(291.802 / 38.191) / (212.512 / 11.801)
=7.640596 / 18.007965
=0.4243

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)
=((42.203 + 137.379) / 1129.708) / ((44.093 + 126.986) / 1303.084)
=0.158963 / 0.131288
=1.2108

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
=(-725.878 - 39.246 - -594.095) / 1129.708
=-0.151392

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.

Mirati Therapeutics has a M-score of -0.97 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Mirati Therapeutics (Mirati Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
3545 Cray Court, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Mirati Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage oncology company developing novel therapeutics to address the genetic and immunological promoters of cancer. It operates in a single geographical segment being the United States.
Executives
Jamie Christensen officer: Sr. Vice President, Chief Scie C/O MIRATI THERAPEUTICS, INC., 9393 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Benjamin Hickey officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer C/O MIRATI THERAPEUTICS, 9393 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Aaron Ondrey officer: Interim CFO 3545 CRAY COURT, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Boxer Capital, Llc other: See remarks 12860 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 300, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Christopher Fuglesang other: See remarks 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 320, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Shehan Bharatha Dissanayake other: See remarks 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 320, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Aaron I. Davis other: See remarks 12860 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 300, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Mva Investors, Llc other: See remarks 12860 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 300, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Boxer Asset Management Inc. other: See remarks CAY HOUSE, EP TAYLOR DRIVE N7776, LYFORD CAY, NEW PROVIDENCE C5 00000
Joseph Lewis other: See remarks PO BOX N7776, LYFORD BAHAMAS
Faheem Hasnain director 14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
John B Moriarty officer: Chief Legal Officer ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, 352 KNOTTER DRIVE, CHESHIRE CT 06410
Carol Giltner Gallagher director C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 3260 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Laurie Stelzer officer: CFO 6154 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Julie M Cherrington director 9393 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, STE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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