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SCANA (SCG) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is SCANA 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.

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

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


SCANA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SCANA's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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SCANA Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of SCANA's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, SCANA'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.


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

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

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



SCANA 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 SCANA 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 * 1.0491+0.528 * 1.0075+0.404 * 2.1947+0.892 * 1.0426+0.115 * 0.7454
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.01206-0.327 * 0.9376
=-1.98

* 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 (Dec17) TTM:Last Year (Dec16) TTM:
Total Receivables was $968 Mil.
Revenue was $4,407 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,840 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,851 Mil.
Total Assets was $18,739 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,708 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $450 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,113 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,906 Mil.
Net Income was $-119 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-1,062 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,169 Mil.
Total Receivables was $885 Mil.
Revenue was $4,227 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,778 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,506 Mil.
Total Assets was $18,707 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $14,390 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $446 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,065 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,473 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)
=(968 / 4407) / (885 / 4227)
=0.219651 / 0.209368
=1.0491

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)
=(1778 / 4227) / (1840 / 4407)
=0.420629 / 0.417518
=1.0075

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 - (1851 + 10708) / 18739) / (1 - (1506 + 14390) / 18707)
=0.329793 / 0.150265
=2.1947

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
=4407 / 4227
=1.0426

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))
=(446 / (446 + 14390)) / (450 / (450 + 10708))
=0.030062 / 0.04033
=0.7454

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 / 4407) / (0 / 4227)
=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)
=((5906 + 2113) / 18739) / ((6473 + 2065) / 18707)
=0.427931 / 0.456407
=0.9376

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
=(-119 - -1062 - 1169) / 18739
=-0.01206

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.

SCANA has a M-score of -1.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


SCANA (SCG) Business Description

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Scana is a holding company engaged primarily in generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity in South Carolina. It also distributes and sells natural gas in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. Its two utilities serve more than 1 million customers. Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Scana markets natural gas to approximately 450,000 retail customers in Georgia.
Executives
James A Bennett director FIRST CITIZENS BANK, 1230 MAIN STREET, 9TH FLOOR, COLUMBIA SC 20201
D Maybank Hagood director WILLIAM M. BIRD AND CO., INC., P.O. BOX 20040, CHARLESTON SC 29413
John E. Bachman director 77 EXETER STREET, 1809, BOSTON MA 02116
James W Roquemore director C/O SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 520 GERVAIS STREET, COLUMBIA SC 29201
Sharon A Decker director 4100 COCA COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Gregory E Aliff director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Alfredo Trujillo director
James M Micali director C/O SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, 1 NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Sharon K Jenkins officer: Senior VP - Marketing

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