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NextEra Energy (NextEra Energy) Beneish M-Score

: -2.61 (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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NEE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.2
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NextEra Energy was -2.20. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.61.


NextEra Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NextEra 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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NextEra Energy 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 -2.75 -2.61 -2.20 -2.38 -2.61

NextEra 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 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 -2.38 - - - -2.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, NextEra 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.


NextEra Energy Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



NextEra 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 NextEra 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 * 0.832+0.528 * 0.7567+0.404 * 0.9467+0.892 * 1.3416+0.115 * 0.8868
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.026881-0.327 * 0.9765
=-2.61

* 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 $6,040 Mil.
Revenue was $28,114 Mil.
Gross Profit was $17,976 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15,361 Mil.
Total Assets was $177,489 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $125,776 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6,151 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $27,963 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $61,405 Mil.
Net Income was $7,310 Mil.
Gross Profit was $780 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $11,301 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5,411 Mil.
Revenue was $20,956 Mil.
Gross Profit was $10,139 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13,490 Mil.
Total Assets was $158,935 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $111,059 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4,790 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $26,695 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $55,256 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)
=(6040 / 28114) / (5411 / 20956)
=0.21484 / 0.258208
=0.832

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)
=(10139 / 20956) / (17976 / 28114)
=0.483823 / 0.639397
=0.7567

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 - (15361 + 125776) / 177489) / (1 - (13490 + 111059) / 158935)
=0.204813 / 0.216353
=0.9467

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
=28114 / 20956
=1.3416

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))
=(4790 / (4790 + 111059)) / (6151 / (6151 + 125776))
=0.041347 / 0.046624
=0.8868

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 / 28114) / (0 / 20956)
=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)
=((61405 + 27963) / 177489) / ((55256 + 26695) / 158935)
=0.503513 / 0.515626
=0.9765

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
=(7310 - 780 - 11301) / 177489
=-0.026881

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.

NextEra Energy has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NextEra Energy (NextEra Energy) Business Description

Address
700 Universe Boulevard, Juno Beach, FL, USA, 33408
NextEra Energy's regulated utility, Florida Power & Light, is the largest rate-regulated utility in Florida. The utility distributes power to nearly 6 million customer accounts in Florida and owns 32 gigawatts of generation. FP&L contributes roughly 70% of NextEra's consolidated operating earnings. NextEra Energy Resources, the renewable energy segment, generates and sells power throughout the United States and Canada with more than 25 GW of generation capacity, including natural gas, nuclear, wind, and solar.
Executives
Armando Jr Pimentel other: President & CEO of Sub C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD., JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Nicole S Arnaboldi director 700 UNIVERSE BLVD., JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Maria Henry director C/O THE HILLSHIRE BRANDS COMPANY, 3500 LACEY ROAD, DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Kirk S Hachigian director C/O COOPER INDUSTRIES INC, 600 TRAVIS STE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
James Lawrence Camaren director C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Robert Coffey officer: EVP, Nuclear Div & CNO 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
John W Ketchum officer: EVP, Finance & CFO 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Deborah L Stahlkopf director C/O CISCO SYSTEMS, INC., 170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
David L Porges director 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Crews Terrell Kirk Ii officer: VP, Controller and CAO 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
John A Stall director C/O NEXTERA ENERGY, INC., 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Amy B Lane director 1626 EAST JEFFERSON ST, ROCKVILLE MD 20852
Michael Dunne officer: Treasurer 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Mark Lemasney officer: EVP Power Generation Div., other: EVP Power Generation Div-Sub 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408
Miguel Arechabala officer: EVP, Power Generation Division, other: EVP, Power Generation Div-Sub 700 UNIVERSE BLVD, JUNO BEACH FL 33408