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Xcel Energy (Xcel Energy) Beneish M-Score

: -2.89 (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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XEL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.35
Current: -2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Xcel Energy was -2.35. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.62.


Xcel Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Xcel 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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Xcel 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 -2.77 -2.62 -2.35 -2.42 -2.89

Xcel 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 -2.42 - - - -2.89

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Xcel 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.


Xcel Energy Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Xcel 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 Xcel 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 * 0.9429+0.528 * 0.9094+0.404 * 1.0366+0.892 * 0.9279+0.115 * 1.0603
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.056134-0.327 * 1.0083
=-2.89

* 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 $2,168 Mil.
Revenue was $14,206 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5,979 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,069 Mil.
Total Assets was $64,079 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $52,859 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,567 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,652 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25,951 Mil.
Net Income was $1,771 Mil.
Gross Profit was $41 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $5,327 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,478 Mil.
Revenue was $15,310 Mil.
Gross Profit was $5,860 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,144 Mil.
Total Assets was $61,188 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $49,457 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,554 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,078 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23,851 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)
=(2168 / 14206) / (2478 / 15310)
=0.152612 / 0.161855
=0.9429

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)
=(5860 / 15310) / (5979 / 14206)
=0.382756 / 0.420879
=0.9094

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 - (4069 + 52859) / 64079) / (1 - (5144 + 49457) / 61188)
=0.111597 / 0.107652
=1.0366

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
=14206 / 15310
=0.9279

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))
=(2554 / (2554 + 49457)) / (2567 / (2567 + 52859))
=0.049105 / 0.046314
=1.0603

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 / 14206) / (0 / 15310)
=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)
=((25951 + 5652) / 64079) / ((23851 + 6078) / 61188)
=0.493188 / 0.489132
=1.0083

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
=(1771 - 41 - 5327) / 64079
=-0.056134

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.

Xcel Energy has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Xcel Energy (Xcel Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55401
Xcel Energy manages utilities serving 3.8 million electric customers and 2.1 million natural gas customers in eight states. Its utilities are Northern States Power, which serves customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan; Public Service Company of Colorado; and Southwestern Public Service Company, which serves customers in Texas and New Mexico. It is one of the largest renewable energy owners and suppliers in the U.S. with more than half of its electricity sales coming from carbon-free energy.
Executives
Robert Frenzel director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 414 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401
Amanda J Rome officer: EVP, Group President Utilities 414 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401
Timothy A Welsh director 800 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Netha N. Johnson director 3489 CRESTMOOR DRIVE, WOODBURY MN 55125
Patricia L Kampling director PO BOX 2568, MADISON WI 53701
Megan D Burkhart director 1717 MAIN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
George J Kehl director 414 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401
James T Prokopanko director 25990 BIRCH BLUFF ROAD, EXCELSIOR MN 55331
Lynn Casey director 414 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401
Kim Williams director C/O WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, 220 OCCIDENTAL AVENUE SOUTH, SEATTLE WA 98104
Richard T Obrien director 6363 SOUTH FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Charles G Pardee director 10 SOUTH DEARBORN STREET, 54TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60603
Daniel Yohannes director 414 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55014
Christopher J. Policinski director 4001 LEXINGTON AVENUE N., ARDEN HILLS MN 55126
Brett C Carter officer: EVP, Group President Utilitie, other: Chief Customer Officer 414 NICOLLET MALL, 401-9, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55401

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