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Fluence Energy (Fluence Energy) Beneish M-Score : -3.30 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Fluence Energy 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 -3.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FLNC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -44.98   Med: -2.97   Max: -0.72
Current: -3.3

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fluence Energy was -0.72. The lowest was -44.98. And the median was -2.97.


Fluence Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fluence Energy'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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Fluence Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Fluence Energy Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.72 -2.71

Fluence Energy Quarterly Data
Sep19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -4.32 -3.22 -2.71 -2.68 -3.30

Competitive Comparison of Fluence Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Fluence Energy'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.


Fluence Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Fluence Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fluence Energy 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 Fluence Energy 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 * 0.3679+0.528 * 0.3167+0.404 * 2.0094+0.892 * 1.2999+0.115 * 0.7806
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9754+4.679 * -0.119535-0.327 * 0.9053
=-3.30

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $283 Mil.
Revenue was 623.141 + 363.956 + 672.981 + 536.351 = $2,196 Mil.
Gross Profit was 64.18 + 36.386 + 76.282 + 21.82 = $199 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,323 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,530 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $203 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $973 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Net Income was -9.169 + -16.743 + 3.268 + -23.39 = $-46 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.215 + 1.187 + -9.634 + 3.766 = $-5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 70.885 + 19.363 + 48.56 + 2.924 = $142 Mil.
Total Receivables was $593 Mil.
Revenue was 698.186 + 310.46 + 441.982 + 239.01 = $1,690 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30.813 + 12.04 + 10.739 + -5.197 = $48 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,808 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,948 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $160 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,345 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23 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)
=(283.392 / 2196.429) / (592.594 / 1689.638)
=0.129024 / 0.350722
=0.3679

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)
=(48.395 / 1689.638) / (198.668 / 2196.429)
=0.028642 / 0.09045
=0.3167

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 - (1322.731 + 13.512) / 1529.843) / (1 - (1808.401 + 16.527) / 1947.587)
=0.126549 / 0.06298
=2.0094

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
=2196.429 / 1689.638
=1.2999

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))
=(9.281 / (9.281 + 16.527)) / (11.543 / (11.543 + 13.512))
=0.359617 / 0.460706
=0.7806

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)
=(203.477 / 2196.429) / (160.469 / 1689.638)
=0.09264 / 0.094972
=0.9754

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)
=((0 + 973.113) / 1529.843) / ((23.449 + 1344.965) / 1947.587)
=0.636087 / 0.70262
=0.9053

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
=(-46.034 - -4.896 - 141.732) / 1529.843
=-0.119535

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.

Fluence Energy has a M-score of -3.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fluence Energy (Fluence Energy) Business Description

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Address
4601 Fairfax Drive, Suite 600, Arlington, VA, USA, 22203
Fluence Energy Inc is enabling the global clean energy transition with market-leading energy storage products and services, and digital applications for renewables and storage. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the Americas.
Executives
Siemens Pension Trust E V 10 percent owner WITTELSBACHERPLATZ 2, MUNICH GERMANY 2M 80333
Investment Authority Qatar director, 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 23224, DOHA S3 QATAR
Michelle Philpot officer: Chief Accounting Officer KANA SOFTWARE, INC., 181 CONSTITUTION DR., MENLO PARK CA 94025
Peter Bennett Williams officer: SVP & CSCMO 2225 W. CHANDLER BLVD., CHANDLER AZ 85224
Carolee Couch officer: SVP & CSC and MC C/O FLUENCE ENERGY, INC., 4601 FAIRFAX DRIVE, SUITE 600, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Rebecca Boll officer: SVP AND Chief Product Officer C/O FLUENCE ENERGY, INC., 4601 FAIRFAX DRIVE, SUITE 600, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Ricardo Manuel Falu director 4300 WILSON BLVD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Manavendra Sial officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer 77 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Dennis Fehr officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O FLUENCE ENERGY, INC., 4601 FAIRFAX DRIVE, SUITE 600, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Krishna C Vanka officer: SVP & Chief Digital Officer C/O FLUENCE ENERGY, INC., 4601 FAIRFAX DRIVE, SUITE 600, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Julian Nebreda director 4300 WILSON BLVD., ARLINGTON VA 22203
Tish Mendoza director 4300 WILSON BOULEVARD, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Seyed Madaeni officer: Senior VP and CD Officer C/O FLUENCE ENERGY, INC., 4601 FAIRFAX DRIVE, SUITE 600, ARLINGTON VA 22203
Cynthia A Arnold director P O BOX 1461, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440
Herman E Bulls director JONES LANG LASALLE, 1801 K STREET NW SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON DC 20006

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