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Waga Energy (XPAR:WAGA) Beneish M-Score : -1.56 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Waga 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.56 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XPAR:WAGA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -1.58   Max: -1.21
Current: -1.56

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Waga Energy was -1.21. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -1.58.


Waga Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Waga 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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Waga Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Waga Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.58 -3.03 -1.21 -2.05 -1.56

Waga Energy Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.21 - -2.05 - -1.56

Competitive Comparison of Waga Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Waga 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.


Waga Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Waga Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Waga 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 Waga 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 * 1.4123+0.528 * 1.3049+0.404 * 0.6802+0.892 * 1.7361+0.115 * 0.6958
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9406+4.679 * -0.015793-0.327 * 1.1532
=-1.56

* 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 €10.16 Mil.
Revenue was €33.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was €14.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €70.24 Mil.
Total Assets was €194.58 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €121.05 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €6.67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1.66 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €35.80 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €49.46 Mil.
Net Income was €-15.99 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €-12.92 Mil.
Total Receivables was €4.14 Mil.
Revenue was €19.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was €11.21 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €109.34 Mil.
Total Assets was €189.17 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €75.12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €28.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €43.19 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)
=(10.158 / 33.262) / (4.143 / 19.159)
=0.305394 / 0.216243
=1.4123

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)
=(11.21 / 19.159) / (14.914 / 33.262)
=0.585104 / 0.44838
=1.3049

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 - (70.24 + 121.046) / 194.584) / (1 - (109.339 + 75.121) / 189.174)
=0.016949 / 0.024919
=0.6802

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
=33.262 / 19.159
=1.7361

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))
=(2.832 / (2.832 + 75.121)) / (6.668 / (6.668 + 121.046))
=0.03633 / 0.05221
=0.6958

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)
=(1.664 / 33.262) / (1.019 / 19.159)
=0.050027 / 0.053186
=0.9406

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)
=((49.464 + 35.801) / 194.584) / ((43.185 + 28.698) / 189.174)
=0.438191 / 0.379984
=1.1532

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
=(-15.99 - 0 - -12.917) / 194.584
=-0.015793

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.

Waga Energy has a M-score of -1.56 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Waga Energy (XPAR:WAGA) Business Description

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Waga Energy SA is an independent biomethane producer, specialized in landfill gas upgrading into cost-competitive and grid-compliant biomethane. Equipped with unique expertise in gas engineering and patented proprietary technology, the company develops, finances, builds, commissions and operates purification units using its proprietary technology.

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