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Electricite de France (Electricite de France) Beneish M-Score

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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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Electricite de France was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Electricite de France Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Electricite de France'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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Electricite de France Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.46 -2.58 -2.76 -1.93 -1.40

Electricite de France Semi-Annual Data
Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22
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 -2.76 - -1.93 - -1.40

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Electricite de France'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.


Electricite de France Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Electricite de France 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 Electricite de France 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 * 0.614+0.528 * 2.7446+0.404 * 0.9332+0.892 * 1.5926+0.115 * 1.5464
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6396+4.679 * -0.027091-0.327 * 1.2582
=-1.50

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $44,612 Mil.
Revenue was $151,987 Mil.
Gross Profit was $29,800 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $134,850 Mil.
Total Assets was $411,157 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $182,106 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7,225 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15,980 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $145,740 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $71,335 Mil.
Net Income was $-19,004 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-7,865 Mil.
Total Receivables was $45,621 Mil.
Revenue was $95,436 Mil.
Gross Profit was $51,357 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $118,755 Mil.
Total Assets was $407,872 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $188,984 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11,851 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15,688 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $109,762 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $61,394 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)
=(44612.288 / 151987.288) / (45621.469 / 95436.158)
=0.293526 / 0.478031
=0.614

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)
=(51357.062 / 95436.158) / (29799.788 / 151987.288)
=0.53813 / 0.196068
=2.7446

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 - (134849.576 + 182105.932) / 411156.78) / (1 - (118754.802 + 188984.181) / 407872.316)
=0.229113 / 0.245502
=0.9332

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
=151987.288 / 95436.158
=1.5926

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))
=(11850.847 / (11850.847 + 188984.181)) / (7224.576 / (7224.576 + 182105.932))
=0.059008 / 0.038159
=1.5464

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)
=(15979.873 / 151987.288) / (15688.136 / 95436.158)
=0.10514 / 0.164384
=0.6396

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)
=((71334.746 + 145740.466) / 411156.78) / ((61394.35 + 109761.582) / 407872.316)
=0.527962 / 0.419631
=1.2582

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
=(-19004.237 - 0 - -7865.466) / 411156.78
=-0.027091

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.

Electricite de France has a M-score of -1.50 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Electricite de France (Electricite de France) Business Description

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Electricite de France is one of the world's largest energy companies, controlling the French power grid along with a massive global generation fleet. Its French nuclear fleet comprises 58 plants. It operates the largest power supply business in France, which acts as a broker between generators and retail end users, is a major renewable developer, and holds stakes in other energy businesses globally, including a small but growing Chinese footprint. With the acquisition of Areva's nuclear reactor unit in 2017, EDF became an integrated nuclear developer.

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