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Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) Beneish M-Score

: -2.53 (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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

POR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.48
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Portland General Electric Co was -2.48. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.66.


Portland General Electric Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Portland General Electric Co'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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Portland General Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.65 -2.63 -2.48 -2.54 -2.53

Portland General Electric Co 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.54 -2.34 -2.41 -2.49 -2.53

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Portland General Electric Co'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.


Portland General Electric Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Portland General Electric Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Portland General Electric Co 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 Portland General Electric Co 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 * 0.942+0.528 * 1.0571+0.404 * 0.8653+0.892 * 1.1043+0.115 * 1.0255
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9082+4.679 * -0.021592-0.327 * 0.9566
=-2.53

* 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 $414 Mil.
Revenue was 725 + 802 + 648 + 748 = $2,923 Mil.
Gross Profit was 445 + 416 + 428 + 444 = $1,733 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $935 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,208 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,546 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $458 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $341 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,112 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,194 Mil.
Net Income was 68 + 47 + 39 + 74 = $228 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 16 + 10 + 9 + 15 = $50 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 89 + 188 + 182 + -39 = $420 Mil.
Total Receivables was $398 Mil.
Revenue was 687 + 743 + 591 + 626 = $2,647 Mil.
Gross Profit was 406 + 406 + 423 + 424 = $1,659 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,210 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,459 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8,465 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $417 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $340 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,496 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,680 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)
=(414 / 2923) / (398 / 2647)
=0.141635 / 0.150359
=0.942

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)
=(1659 / 2647) / (1733 / 2923)
=0.626747 / 0.592884
=1.0571

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 - (935 + 9546) / 11208) / (1 - (1210 + 8465) / 10459)
=0.064864 / 0.074959
=0.8653

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
=2923 / 2647
=1.1043

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))
=(417 / (417 + 8465)) / (458 / (458 + 9546))
=0.046949 / 0.045782
=1.0255

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)
=(341 / 2923) / (340 / 2647)
=0.116661 / 0.128447
=0.9082

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)
=((4194 + 1112) / 11208) / ((3680 + 1496) / 10459)
=0.473412 / 0.494885
=0.9566

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
=(228 - 50 - 420) / 11208
=-0.021592

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.

Portland General Electric Co has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Portland General Electric Co (Portland General Electric Co) Business Description

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Address
121 South West Salmon Street, Portland, OR, USA, 97204
Portland General Electric is a regulated electric utility providing generation, transmission, and distribution services to 926,000 customers across a service territory that includes about half of all Oregon residents and two thirds of the state's business activity. The company owns (wholly or through joint ventures) 3.3 gigawatts of gas, coal, wind, and hydro generation.
Executives
Anne Frances Mersereau officer: Vice President 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Marie Oh Huber director C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Michael A Lewis director 77 BEALE ST, P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Michael Millegan director C/O WIRELESS TELECOM GROUP, INC., 25 EASTMANS RD., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Kathryn Jean Jackson director 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Patricia Salas Pineda director C/O LEVI STRAUSS & CO., 1155 BATTERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Dawn L Farrell director C/O THE CHEMOURS COMPANY, 1007 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19898
James P Torgerson director C/O UIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, 157 CHURCH STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
Trpik Joseph R Jr officer: SVP, Finance CFO 10 S DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
John Teeruk Kochavatr officer: Vice President, CIO 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Benjamin Felton officer: EVP, COO 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Brett Michael Sims officer: Vice President 121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
Larry Neal Bekkedahl officer: Sr. Vice President 121 SW SALMON STREET, PORTLAND OR 97204
Maria Angelica Espinosa officer: V. P., General Counsel 121 SW SALMON ST., PORTLAND OR 97204
James A Ajello officer: Sr. VP, CFO, Treasurer C/O HEI, P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808