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Royalty Pharma (Royalty Pharma) Beneish M-Score

: -3.03 (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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RPRX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.95   Max: -2.21
Current: -3.03

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Royalty Pharma was -2.21. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.95.


Royalty Pharma Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royalty Pharma'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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Royalty Pharma Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.86 -2.21 -3.39 -3.03

Royalty Pharma 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.39 -3.43 -3.07 -3.03 -3.03

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Royalty Pharma'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.


Royalty Pharma Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Royalty Pharma 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 Royalty Pharma 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 * 0.9515+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0875+0.892 * 1.0524+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.044+4.679 * -0.132818-0.327 * 0.887
=-3.03

* 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 $37 Mil.
Revenue was 596.068 + 536.313 + 538.202 + 683.971 = $2,355 Mil.
Gross Profit was 596.068 + 536.313 + 538.202 + 683.971 = $2,355 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,274 Mil.
Total Assets was $16,382 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $250 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $161 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,135 Mil.
Net Income was 494.34 + 72.114 + 227.625 + 340.755 = $1,135 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 145.445 + -6.768 + 123.792 + 60.365 = $323 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 772.628 + 573.52 + 607.817 + 1033.837 = $2,988 Mil.
Total Receivables was $37 Mil.
Revenue was 565.748 + 573.463 + 535.955 + 562.049 = $2,237 Mil.
Gross Profit was 565.748 + 573.463 + 535.955 + 562.049 = $2,237 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,555 Mil.
Total Assets was $16,813 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $227 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,167 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,119 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)
=(36.647 / 2354.554) / (36.597 / 2237.215)
=0.015564 / 0.016358
=0.9515

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)
=(2237.215 / 2237.215) / (2354.554 / 2354.554)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (1274.193 + 0) / 16381.851) / (1 - (2554.908 + 0) / 16813.466)
=0.922219 / 0.848044
=1.0875

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
=2354.554 / 2237.215
=1.0524

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))
=(5.67 / (5.67 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
=1 /
=1

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)
=(249.748 / 2354.554) / (227.303 / 2237.215)
=0.10607 / 0.101601
=1.044

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)
=((6135.285 + 161.377) / 16381.851) / ((6118.81 + 1166.783) / 16813.466)
=0.384368 / 0.433319
=0.887

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
=(1134.834 - 322.834 - 2987.802) / 16381.851
=-0.132818

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.

Royalty Pharma has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Royalty Pharma (Royalty Pharma) Business Description

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Address
110 East 59th Street, FL 33, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Royalty Pharma PLC is the largest buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties. The firm has a portfolio of royalties that entitles it to payments based on the sales of biopharma products. Royalty Pharma receives royalties on more than 35 commercial products, including AbbVie and Johnson & Johnson's Imbruvica (for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other blood cancers), Biogen's Tysabri (for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis), Vertex's cystic fibrosis franchise, and 10 development-stage product candidates.
Executives
Rory B Riggs director 65 RAILROAD AVE, RIDGEFIELD NJ 07657
Avara Management Ltd 10 percent owner C/O GISEV FAMILY OFFICE SA, CONTRADA DI SASSELLO 2, LUGANO V8 6900
Terrance P. Coyne officer: EVP & CFO C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC, 110 EAST 59TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Pablo G. Legorreta director, officer: CEO, Chairman of the Board 110 E 59TH STREET, SUITE 3300, NEW YORK NY 10022
George W. Lloyd officer: EVP, Investments & GC C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC, 110 EAST 59TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Marshall Urist officer: EVP, Research & Investments C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC, 110 EAST 59TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Mario Germano Giuliani director, 10 percent owner C/O GISEV FAMILY OFFICE SA, CONTRADA DI SASSELLO 2, LUGANO V8 6900
James F. Reddoch officer: EVP, Research & Investments C/O ROYALTY PHARMA PLC, 110 EAST 59TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
Nogra Group Sicaf Sif Gg Strategic 10 percent owner C/O NOGRA GROUP SICAF-SIF S.A., 18 AVENUE DE LA PORTE NEUVE, LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2227
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Catherine M. Engelbert director 110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET, CHICAGO IL 60607
Errol B Desouza director 215 COLLEGE ROAD, PARAMUS NJ 07652
Henry A Fernandez director MSCI INC., 88 PINE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10005
Gregory Norden director 16640 CHESTERFIELD GROVE DRIVE, SUITE 200, CHESTERFIELD MO 63005
Ted W Love director C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC., 400 EAST JAMIE COURT, SUITE 101, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080