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Entergy (Entergy) Beneish M-Score

: -2.73 (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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ETR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.38
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Entergy was -2.38. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.61.


Entergy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Entergy'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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Entergy 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 -2.60 -2.60 -2.50 -2.51 -2.73

Entergy 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 -2.51 - - - -2.73

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Entergy'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.


Entergy Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Entergy 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 Entergy 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 * 1.056+0.528 * 0.8736+0.404 * 0.9955+0.892 * 0.8825+0.115 * 1.0068
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.029928-0.327 * 0.9622
=-2.73

* 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 $1,393 Mil.
Revenue was $12,147 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5,329 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,661 Mil.
Total Assets was $59,703 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $44,322 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,244 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,396 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23,009 Mil.
Net Income was $2,362 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-145 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $4,294 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,495 Mil.
Revenue was $13,764 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5,275 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,095 Mil.
Total Assets was $58,595 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $42,946 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,190 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,369 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23,624 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)
=(1393.455 / 12147.412) / (1495.257 / 13764.237)
=0.114712 / 0.108633
=1.056

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)
=(5275.351 / 13764.237) / (5329.436 / 12147.412)
=0.383265 / 0.43873
=0.8736

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 - (3660.869 + 44322.369) / 59703.396) / (1 - (4095.026 + 42945.788) / 58595.191)
=0.196306 / 0.19719
=0.9955

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
=12147.412 / 13764.237
=0.8825

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))
=(2190.371 / (2190.371 + 42945.788)) / (2244.479 / (2244.479 + 44322.369))
=0.048528 / 0.048199
=1.0068

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)
=(0 / 12147.412) / (0 / 13764.237)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((23008.839 + 6396.492) / 59703.396) / ((23623.512 + 6369.447) / 58595.191)
=0.492524 / 0.511867
=0.9622

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
=(2362.31 - -145.199 - 4294.328) / 59703.396
=-0.029928

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.

Entergy has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Entergy (Entergy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
639 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA, USA, 70113
Entergy is a holding company with five regulated integrated utilities that generate and distribute electricity to about 3 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. It is one of the largest power producers in the country with approximately 23 gigawatts of rate-regulated utility-owned power generation capacity. Entergy was the second-largest nuclear owner in the U.S. before it began retiring and selling its plants in the Northeast in 2014.
Executives
Marcus V Brown officer: Senior V.P. & General Counsel C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FL., NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Deanna D. Rodriguez other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Alexis M Herman director 1501 M STREET N W SUITE 1175, WASHINGTON DC 20005
Gina F. Adams director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
John H. Black director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Anastasia Minor other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Haley Fisackerly other: "Officer" Under Sec 16 Rules
Jason Chapman other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Reginald T Jackson officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Kimberly Cook-nelson officer: EVP, Chief Nuclear Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Paul D Hinnenkamp officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Norgeot Peter S Jr officer: SVP, Transformation C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Leo P Denault officer: Executive V.P. and CFO
May Phillip R Jr other: "Officer" Under Sec. 16 Rules C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Andrew S Marsh officer: Executive Vice President & CFO C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113