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Eversource Energy (FRA:NWJ) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Eversource 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:NWJ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.24
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eversource Energy was -2.24. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.48.


Eversource Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eversource 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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Eversource Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Eversource Energy 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 -2.59 -2.37 -2.59 -2.36 -2.43

Eversource Energy Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -2.43 -

Competitive Comparison of Eversource Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Eversource 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.


Eversource Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Eversource Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Eversource 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 Eversource 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 * 1.0728+0.528 * 0.9441+0.404 * 0.8674+0.892 * 0.8753+0.115 * 1.6405
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8992+4.679 * -0.003603-0.327 * 1.0918
=-2.56

* 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 €1,646 Mil.
Revenue was 3065.992 + 2470.586 + 2615.636 + 2426.844 = €10,579 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1502.986 + 1142.34 + 1051.492 + 960.79 = €4,658 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4,490 Mil.
Total Assets was €52,736 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €37,066 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €846 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €-26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,858 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €23,253 Mil.
Net Income was 480.1 + -1181.541 + 318.264 + 14.235 = €-369 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 30.544 + -1686.73 + 51.535 + -302.283 = €-1,907 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 268.007 + 437.416 + 488.998 + 533.605 = €1,728 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,753 Mil.
Revenue was 3545.09 + 2860.071 + 3247.756 + 2433.68 = €12,087 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1342.898 + 1177.648 + 1387.003 + 1116.171 = €5,024 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,863 Mil.
Total Assets was €50,534 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €34,320 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,304 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €-33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,982 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €19,569 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)
=(1645.955 / 10579.058) / (1752.923 / 12086.597)
=0.155586 / 0.14503
=1.0728

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)
=(5023.72 / 12086.597) / (4657.608 / 10579.058)
=0.415644 / 0.440267
=0.9441

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 - (4490.389 + 37066.248) / 52736.447) / (1 - (3863.425 + 34319.737) / 50534.226)
=0.211994 / 0.24441
=0.8674

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
=10579.058 / 12086.597
=0.8753

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))
=(1303.592 / (1303.592 + 34319.737)) / (845.686 / (845.686 + 37066.248))
=0.036594 / 0.022307
=1.6405

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)
=(-25.576 / 10579.058) / (-32.503 / 12086.597)
=-0.002418 / -0.002689
=0.8992

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)
=((23253.451 + 5858.179) / 52736.447) / ((19568.678 + 5982.308) / 50534.226)
=0.552021 / 0.505617
=1.0918

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
=(-368.942 - -1906.934 - 1728.026) / 52736.447
=-0.003603

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.

Eversource Energy has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eversource Energy (FRA:NWJ) Business Description

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Address
300 Cadwell Drive, Springfield, MA, USA, 1104
Eversource Energy is a diversified holding company with subsidiaries that provide rate-regulated electric, gas, and water distribution service to more than 4 million customers in the Northeast U.S. The company expanded its service territories with acquisitions of NStar (2012), Aquarion (2017), and Columbia Gas (2020). Eversource is exiting its 50% partnership with European utility Orsted to develop 2 gigawatts of offshore wind projects in the Northeast U.S. The company exited most of its unregulated businesses in 2006.

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