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Supernus Pharmaceuticals (Supernus Pharmaceuticals) Beneish M-Score

: -2.76 (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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SUPN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.4   Max: 3.98
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Supernus Pharmaceuticals was 3.98. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.40.


Supernus Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Supernus Pharmaceuticals'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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Supernus Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.51 -1.99 -2.69 -2.61 -2.76

Supernus Pharmaceuticals 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 -2.61 -2.87 -2.51 -2.67 -2.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Supernus Pharmaceuticals'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.


Supernus Pharmaceuticals Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Supernus Pharmaceuticals's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Supernus Pharmaceuticals 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 Supernus Pharmaceuticals 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 * 0.9567+0.528 * 1.0083+0.404 * 1.0779+0.892 * 0.9105+0.115 * 0.9848
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9793+4.679 * -0.071299-0.327 * 0.5952
=-2.76

* 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 $144.2 Mil.
Revenue was 164.314 + 153.88 + 135.563 + 153.764 = $607.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 144.687 + 134.279 + 114.472 + 130.304 = $523.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $493.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,277.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $13.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $84.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $336.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $290.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $33.2 Mil.
Net Income was 1.175 + -15.976 + -0.831 + 16.948 = $1.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -19.985 + 0.456 + -0.79 + 1.647 = $-18.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 44.958 + 35.875 + -18.874 + 49.126 = $111.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $165.5 Mil.
Revenue was 167.328 + 177.353 + 170.051 + 152.506 = $667.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 144.374 + 151.475 + 149.594 + 134.574 = $580.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $734.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,702.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $15.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $85.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $377.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $688.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36.0 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)
=(144.155 / 607.521) / (165.497 / 667.238)
=0.237284 / 0.248033
=0.9567

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)
=(580.017 / 667.238) / (523.742 / 607.521)
=0.869281 / 0.862097
=1.0083

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 - (493.113 + 13.53) / 1277.673) / (1 - (734.151 + 15.173) / 1702.508)
=0.603464 / 0.55987
=1.0779

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
=607.521 / 667.238
=0.9105

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))
=(85.543 / (85.543 + 15.173)) / (84.859 / (84.859 + 13.53))
=0.849349 / 0.862485
=0.9848

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)
=(336.361 / 607.521) / (377.221 / 667.238)
=0.553662 / 0.565347
=0.9793

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)
=((33.196 + 290.196) / 1277.673) / ((35.998 + 687.958) / 1702.508)
=0.25311 / 0.425229
=0.5952

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
=(1.316 - -18.672 - 111.085) / 1277.673
=-0.071299

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.

Supernus Pharmaceuticals has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Supernus Pharmaceuticals (Supernus Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
9715 Key West Avenue, Rockville, MD, USA, 20850
Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company. The company is engaged in developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system diseases, including neurological and psychiatric disorders. The Company's diverse neuroscience portfolio includes approved treatments for epilepsy, migraine, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), hypomobility in Parkinson's Disease (PD), cervical dystonia, chronic sialorrhea, dyskinesia in PD patients receiving levodopa-based therapy, and drug-induced extrapyramidal reactions in adult patients. The company products include Trokendi XR, Oxtellar XR, Qelbree, APOKYN, XADAGO, MYOBLOC, GOCOVRI, and Osmolex ER.
Executives
Tami Tillotson Martin officer: Sr. V.P., Regulatory Affairs C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Newhall Charles W Iii director 1119 ST PAUL ST, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Frederick M. Hudson director 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Frank Mottola officer: Sr VP, Quality, GMP Oper. & IT 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Bethany Sensenig director C/O 9 METERS BIOPHARMA, INC., 8480 HONEYCUTT ROAD, SUITE 120, RALEIGH NC 27615
Jack A. Khattar director, officer: President, CEO C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Padmanabh P. Bhatt officer: Sr. VP of IP, CSO C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Timothy C Dec officer: Senior Vice-President & CFO C/O OPGEN, INC., 708 QUINCE ORCHARD ROAD, SUITE 205, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Jonathan Rubin officer: SVP, Chief Medical Officer C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Schwabe Stefan K.f. officer: Executive Vice President R&D C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Gregory S Patrick officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
James Patrick Kelly officer: Executive Vice-President & CFO C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Carrolee Barlow director C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9715 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Victor Vaughn officer: Sr. VP of Sales C/O SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1550 EAST GUDE DRIVE, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
M James Barrett director, 10 percent owner 1119 ST PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202