Kodiak Sciences (Kodiak Sciences) Beneish M-Score

: 0.00 (As of Today)

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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 Kodiak Sciences's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kodiak Sciences was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Kodiak Sciences Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

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Kodiak Sciences Annual Data

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Competitive Comparison

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

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Kodiak Sciences Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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

Kodiak Sciences 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 Kodiak Sciences 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 (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $289.31 Mil.
Total Assets was $479.37 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $175.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $25.95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $71.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $41.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $71.86 Mil.
Net Income was -59.516 + -50.007 + -80.188 + -70.78 = $-260.49 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.039 + -0.038 + -0.035 + 0.222 = $0.11 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -32.239 + -32.764 + -41.959 + -47.221 = $-154.18 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $486.01 Mil.
Total Assets was $666.63 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $115.75 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $73.79 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $52.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $77.81 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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 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 - (289.309 + 175.023) / 479.372)	/	(1 - (486.005 + 115.753) / 666.628)
	=	0.031374	/	0.097311
	=

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))
	=	(11.001 / (11.001 + 115.753))	/	(25.947 / (25.947 + 175.023))
	=	0.08679	/	0.129109
	=

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)
	=	(71.023 / 0)	/	(73.788 / 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)
	=	((71.862 + 41.729) / 479.372)	/	((77.807 + 52.496) / 666.628)
	=	0.236958	/	0.195466
	=

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
	=	(-260.491 - 0.11	-	-154.183)	/	479.372
	=	-0.221995

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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Kodiak Sciences (Kodiak Sciences) Business Description

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Address

1200 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304

Website

https://www.kodiak.com

Kodiak Sciences Inc is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in novel therapeutics to treat high-prevalence retinal diseases. The product candidate of the company is KSI-301, which is a novel antibody biopolymer conjugate, in treatment-naive subjects with neovascular wet AMD.

Executives

Jason Ehrlich	officer: See Remarks	1200 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
John A. Borgeson	officer: See Remarks	1200 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Baker Bros. Advisors Lp	director, 10 percent owner	860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Victor Perlroth	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President and CEO	1200 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Julian Baker	director, 10 percent owner	BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP, 860 WASHINGTON STREET 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Felix Baker	director, 10 percent owner	BAKER BROS. ADVISORS LP, 860 WASHINGTON STREET 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Baker Brothers Life Sciences Lp	director, 10 percent owner	860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
L.p. 667,	director, 10 percent owner	860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Baker Bros. Advisors (gp) Llc	director, 10 percent owner	860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Charles A Bancroft	director	BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, ROUTE 206 & PROVINCE LINE ROAD, PRINCETON NJ 08543
Hong Liang	officer: See Remarks	2631 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Richard S Levy	director	860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Taiyin Yang	director	2631 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Robert Profusek	director	P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Bassil I Dahiyat	director	C/O XENCOR, INC., 111 WEST LEMON AVENUE, MONROVIA CA 91016