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AbbVie (AbbVie) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is AbbVie 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ABBV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.7   Max: -1.68
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AbbVie was -1.68. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.70.


AbbVie Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

AbbVie Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.74 -1.68 -2.61 -2.73 -2.87

AbbVie 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 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 -2.73 -2.82 -2.81 -2.84 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of AbbVie's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, AbbVie'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.


AbbVie's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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

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



AbbVie 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 AbbVie 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 * 1.0594+0.528 * 1.1216+0.404 * 0.9455+0.892 * 0.9356+0.115 * 0.9941
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9015+4.679 * -0.091863-0.327 * 1.0462
=-2.87

* 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 USD11,155 Mil.
Revenue was 14301 + 13927 + 13865 + 12225 = USD54,318 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8597 + 7442 + 9625 + 8239 = USD33,903 Mil.
Total Current Assets was USD33,002 Mil.
Total Assets was USD134,711 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was USD4,989 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was USD8,698 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was USD12,872 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was USD37,841 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was USD52,194 Mil.
Net Income was 822 + 1778 + 2024 + 239 = USD4,863 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1887 + 4 + -1729 + -1989 = USD-5,601 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4753 + 7574 + 6319 + 4193 = USD22,839 Mil.
Total Receivables was USD11,254 Mil.
Revenue was 15121 + 14812 + 14583 + 13538 = USD58,054 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10951 + 9790 + 10413 + 9486 = USD40,640 Mil.
Total Current Assets was USD28,463 Mil.
Total Assets was USD138,805 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was USD4,935 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was USD8,467 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was USD15,260 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was USD29,538 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was USD59,135 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)
=(11155 / 54318) / (11254 / 58054)
=0.205365 / 0.193854
=1.0594

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)
=(40640 / 58054) / (33903 / 54318)
=0.700038 / 0.624158
=1.1216

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 - (33002 + 4989) / 134711) / (1 - (28463 + 4935) / 138805)
=0.717981 / 0.759389
=0.9455

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
=54318 / 58054
=0.9356

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))
=(8467 / (8467 + 4935)) / (8698 / (8698 + 4989))
=0.631771 / 0.635494
=0.9941

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)
=(12872 / 54318) / (15260 / 58054)
=0.236975 / 0.262859
=0.9015

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)
=((52194 + 37841) / 134711) / ((59135 + 29538) / 138805)
=0.668357 / 0.638831
=1.0462

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
=(4863 - -5601 - 22839) / 134711
=-0.091863

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.

AbbVie has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


AbbVie (AbbVie) Business Description

Address
1 North Waukegan Road, North Chicago, IL, USA, 60064-6400
AbbVie is a pharmaceutical firm with a strong exposure to immunology and oncology. The firm's top drug, Humira, represents close to half of the company's current profits. The company was spun off from Abbott in early 2013. The recent acquisition of Allergan adds several new drugs in aesthetics and women's health.
Executives
Nicholas Donoghoe officer: SVP, Enterprise Innovation 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Susan E Quaggin director 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Jennifer L. Davis director 1 PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Richard A Gonzalez officer: Chairman of the Board and CEO 1 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Elaine K. Sorg officer: Sr. V.P., U.S. Commercial Ops. 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Perry C Siatis officer: EVP, GC and Secretary 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Jeffrey Ryan Stewart officer: SVP, US Commercial Operations 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Kevin K Buckbee officer: SVP, Controller 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Scott T Reents officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer 1 NORTH WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Azita Saleki-gerhardt officer: SVP, Operations 1 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Carrie C Strom officer: SVP & Pres Global Allerg Aesth 1 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Roxanne S Austin director 200 N SEPULVEDA BLVD, PO BOX 956 MS ES/001/A102, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Timothy J. Richmond officer: EVP, Chief HR Officer 1 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Michael Severino officer: EVP, R&D and CSO 1 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064
Henry O Gosebruch officer: Chief Strategy Officer 1 N. WAUKEGAN ROAD, NORTH CHICAGO IL 60064-6092

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