XBiotech Inc.
XBIT Healthcare Biotechnology
XBiotech Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2022 (year ended December 2022) was $4.0 million. In the quarter to June 2026, EPS fell 266.7% and free cash flow grew 25.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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XBiotech Inc. (XBIT) Beneish M-score
XBiotech Inc.'s Beneish M-score for fiscal 2022 is −4.17; values above −1.78 are the model's flag for possible earnings manipulation — a statistical screen, not a finding.
Beneish M-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Beneish M-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | −4.17 | 1.85 |
| FY2021 | −6.02 | — |
How fiscal 2022’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days’ sales in receivables index | 0.90 | — | 0.83 | |
| Gross margin index | 0.82 | — | 0.43 | |
| Asset quality index Asset quality not computable — index set to 1 | 1.00 | — | Set to 1 | 0.40 |
| Sales growth index | 0.22 | — | 0.19 | |
| Depreciation index | 0.94 | — | 0.11 | |
| SG&A index | 3.08 | — | −0.53 | |
| Total accruals to total assets | (0.07) | — | −0.34 | |
| Leverage index | 1.32 | — | −0.43 | |
| Beneish M-score | Low — no pattern the model associates with manipulation | −4.17 | ||
How the Beneish M-score works
M = −4.84 + 0.920 × DSRI + 0.528 × GMI + 0.404 × AQI + 0.892 × SGI + 0.115 × DEPI − 0.172 × SGAI + 4.679 × TATA − 0.327 × LVGI (Beneish, 1999): eight changes in the accounts from one fiscal year to the next, which the model weighs for the pattern seen in companies that later restated their earnings. Higher is worse.
| below −2.22 | Low — no pattern the model associates with manipulation |
|---|---|
| −2.22 to −1.78 | Elevated |
| above −1.78 | Flagged by the model |
−1.78 is the cut-off usually quoted from the paper, −2.22 a common conservative one. A statistical screen, not a finding of wrongdoing.
When asset quality, depreciation or SG&A cannot be worked out, that index is set to 1, as Beneish did, and the breakdown says so; with all three missing there is no score. Depreciation includes amortisation, and asset quality leaves out securities. Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs.
Beneish M-score against peers
| Company | Beneish M-score |
|---|---|
| XBIT XBiotech Inc. | −4.2× |
| HYFT MindWalk Holdings Corp. compare | −3.7× |
| CSBR Champions Oncology, Inc. compare | −1.8× |
| SPRO Spero Therapeutics, Inc. compare | −1.0× |
| FBIO Fortress Biotech, Inc. compare | 0.0× |
| VRCA Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. compare | 14.2× |
| NMAD Nomad Power Solutions, Inc. compare | — |
| CING Cingulate Inc. compare | — |
| OSTX OS Therapies Incorporated compare | — |
What Beneish M-score is
The Beneish M-Score combines eight year-on-year changes in the accounts into a statistical screen for patterns seen in companies that overstated earnings.
−4.84 + 0.920 × DSRI + 0.528 × GMI + 0.404 × AQI + 0.892 × SGI + 0.115 × DEPI − 0.172 × SGAI + 4.679 × TATA − 0.327 × LVGI