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ENN Energy Holdings (ENN Energy Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is ENN Energy Holdings 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XNGSY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.84
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ENN Energy Holdings was -1.84. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.48.


ENN Energy Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ENN Energy Holdings'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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ENN Energy Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

ENN Energy Holdings 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 -3.16 -2.42 -1.90 -2.62 -2.57

ENN Energy Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -1.90 - -2.62 - -2.57

Competitive Comparison of ENN Energy Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, ENN Energy Holdings'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.


ENN Energy Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



ENN Energy Holdings 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 ENN Energy Holdings 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 * 0.8996+0.528 * 1.1369+0.404 * 1.038+0.892 * 1.0102+0.115 * 0.9277
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8492+4.679 * -0.027111-0.327 * 0.9705
=-2.58

* 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 $2,010 Mil.
Revenue was $15,946 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,008 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,694 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,444 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,176 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $398 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $249 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,891 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,931 Mil.
Net Income was $955 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,346 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,212 Mil.
Revenue was $15,785 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,260 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,892 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,682 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,291 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $373 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $291 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,175 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,970 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)
=(2010.448 / 15946.052) / (2212.229 / 15785.39)
=0.126078 / 0.140144
=0.8996

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)
=(2259.994 / 15785.39) / (2008.067 / 15946.052)
=0.14317 / 0.125929
=1.1369

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 - (3693.874 + 7176.27) / 14443.713) / (1 - (3891.877 + 7290.618) / 14681.928)
=0.247413 / 0.23835
=1.038

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
=15946.052 / 15785.39
=1.0102

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))
=(373.367 / (373.367 + 7290.618)) / (397.748 / (397.748 + 7176.27))
=0.048717 / 0.052515
=0.9277

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)
=(249.433 / 15946.052) / (290.747 / 15785.39)
=0.015642 / 0.018419
=0.8492

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)
=((1931.178 + 4891.039) / 14443.713) / ((1970.108 + 5175.495) / 14681.928)
=0.472331 / 0.486694
=0.9705

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
=(954.595 - 0 - 1346.181) / 14443.713
=-0.027111

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.

ENN Energy Holdings has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ENN Energy Holdings (ENN Energy Holdings) Business Description

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Address
Xinyuan DongDao Road, Building A, ENN Industrial Park, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hebei Province, Langfang, CHN, 065001
ENN Energy Holdings is primarily engaged in distributing and retailing natural gas. By year-end 2022, ENN owned 254 city gas projects in China, with annual gas sales volume of 32.7 billion cubic meters. Meanwhile, the aggregate number of connected piped gas residential households reached 27.9 million, with an average gas penetration rate of 62.9%. ENN Energy also has ventured into integrated energy business with 210 projects in operation.

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