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Eversource Energy (Eversource Energy) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Apr. 29, 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:

ES' 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
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 -2.36 - - - -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 * 0.9735+0.528 * 1.0818+0.404 * 0.8808+0.892 * 0.9692+0.115 * 2.1508
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.000762-0.327 * 1.0767
=-2.43

* 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 $1,657 Mil.
Revenue was $11,911 Mil.
Gross Profit was $4,847 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,248 Mil.
Total Assets was $55,612 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $39,499 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $816 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,341 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23,956 Mil.
Net Income was $-442 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-2,046 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,646 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,756 Mil.
Revenue was $12,289 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5,410 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,223 Mil.
Total Assets was $53,231 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $36,113 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,643 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,799 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,134 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)
=(1656.856 / 11910.705) / (1756.106 / 12289.336)
=0.139106 / 0.142897
=0.9735

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)
=(5409.934 / 12289.336) / (4846.761 / 11910.705)
=0.440214 / 0.406925
=1.0818

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 - (4247.994 + 39498.6) / 55612.245) / (1 - (4223.198 + 36112.8) / 53230.9)
=0.213364 / 0.242245
=0.8808

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
=11910.705 / 12289.336
=0.9692

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))
=(1643.138 / (1643.138 + 36112.8)) / (815.723 / (815.723 + 39498.6))
=0.04352 / 0.020234
=2.1508

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 / 11910.705) / (0 / 12289.336)
=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)
=((23955.898 + 6341.397) / 55612.245) / ((20134.486 + 6799.283) / 53230.9)
=0.544795 / 0.50598
=1.0767

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
=(-442.24 - -2046 - 1646.161) / 55612.245
=-0.000762

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 -2.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eversource Energy (Eversource Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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.
Executives
Van Faasen William C other: Trustee 1499 POST ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Gregory B Butler officer: Sr. V.P. & Gen. Counsel EVERSOURCE ENERGY, 56 PROSPECT STREET, HARTFORD CT 06103
Daniel J Nova other: Trustee C/O HIGHLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS INC, TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Linda Dorcena Forry other: Trustee C/O EVERSOURCE ENERGY, 300 CADWELL DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD MA 01104
Loretta D. Keane other: Trustee 300 CADWELL DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD MA 01104
Penelope M Conner officer: EVP-Cust Exp & Energy Strategy 300 CADWELL DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD MA 01104
Christine M Carmody officer: SVP - Human Resources 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Frederica M Williams other: Trustee C/O EVERSOURCE ENERGY, 300 CADWELL DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD MA 01104
John M. Moreira officer: EVP, CFO and Treasurer 300 CADWELL DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD MA 01104
Hunt James W Iii officer: EVP-Corp Rel & Sustainability 300 CADWELL DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD MA 01104
Cleveland Cotton M other: Trustee EVERSOURCE ENERGY, 300 CADWELL DRIVE, SPRINGFIELD MA 01104
Jay Buth officer: VP-Accounting and Controller EVERSOURCE ENERGY, 107 SELDEN STREET, BERLIN CT 06037
James S Distasio other: Trustee C/O EVERSOURCE ENERGY, 300 CADWELL DRIVE, BOSTON MA 01104
David H. Long other: Trustee C/O EVERSOURCE ENERGY, 107 SELDEN STREET - LEGAL DEPT., BERLIN CT 06037
John Y Kim other: Trustee 51 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10010

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