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Advent Technologies Holdings (Advent Technologies Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -5.91 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Advent Technologies 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 -5.91 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ADN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -23.22   Med: -5.91   Max: 10.46
Current: -5.91

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Advent Technologies Holdings was 10.46. The lowest was -23.22. And the median was -5.91.


Advent Technologies Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advent Technologies 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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Advent Technologies Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Advent Technologies Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -6.03

Advent Technologies Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -23.22 -6.03 -5.26 -5.69 -5.91

Competitive Comparison of Advent Technologies Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Advent Technologies 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.


Advent Technologies Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Advent Technologies Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Advent Technologies 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 Advent Technologies 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 * 0.8597+0.528 * 0.0176+0.404 * 0.1582+0.892 * 0.6046+0.115 * 5.5805
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4124+4.679 * -0.365615-0.327 * 3.5434
=-5.91

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $3.14 Mil.
Revenue was 1.264 + 1.112 + 0.977 + 1.957 = $5.31 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1.192 + -0.793 + -0.507 + -0.498 = $-2.99 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $23.52 Mil.
Total Assets was $55.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $28.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $34.99 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.82 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.77 Mil.
Net Income was -11.846 + -21.831 + -11.988 + -47.625 = $-93.29 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.13 + -10.3 + 0.522 + -36.831 = $-46.74 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.439 + -7.451 + -11.448 + 0.041 = $-26.30 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6.04 Mil.
Revenue was 2.399 + 2.225 + 1.256 + 2.902 = $8.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.06 + -0.045 + -0.261 + 0.159 = $-0.09 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $61.35 Mil.
Total Assets was $127.49 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.75 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $40.98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(3.139 / 5.31) / (6.039 / 8.782)
=0.591149 / 0.687657
=0.8597

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)
=(-0.087 / 8.782) / (-2.99 / 5.31)
=-0.009907 / -0.563089
=0.0176

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 - (23.518 + 28.001) / 55.397) / (1 - (61.345 + 9.745) / 127.494)
=0.070004 / 0.442405
=0.1582

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
=5.31 / 8.782
=0.6046

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))
=(2.831 / (2.831 + 9.745)) / (1.177 / (1.177 + 28.001))
=0.225111 / 0.040339
=5.5805

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)
=(34.994 / 5.31) / (40.976 / 8.782)
=6.590207 / 4.665908
=1.4124

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)
=((8.774 + 12.815) / 55.397) / ((0 + 14.022) / 127.494)
=0.389714 / 0.109982
=3.5434

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
=(-93.29 - -46.739 - -26.297) / 55.397
=-0.365615

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.

Advent Technologies Holdings has a M-score of -5.91 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Advent Technologies Holdings (Advent Technologies Holdings) Business Description

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Address
500 Rutherford Avenue, Suite 102, Boston, MA, USA, 02129
Advent Technologies Holdings Inc is an innovation-driven company in the fuel cell and hydrogen technology space. The company develops, manufactures, and assembles complete fuel cell systems and the critical components that determine the performance of hydrogen fuel cells and other energy systems. It serves automotive; aviation and power generation industries. It generates revenue from the sale of fuel cell systems and the sale of MEAs, membranes, and electrodes for specific applications in the fuel cell and energy storage (flow battery) markets.
Executives
Vassilios Gregoriou director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO ONE MIFFLIN PLACE, 119 MT. AUBURN STREET, SUITE 400, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Kevin L. Brackman officer: Chief Financial Officer 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44301
James F. Coffey officer: COO and General Counsel ONE MIFFLIN PLACE, 119 MT. AUBURN STREET, SUITE 400, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
De Castro Emory Sayre director, officer: Chief Technology Officer ONE MIFFLIN PLACE, 119 MT. AUBURN STREET, SUITE 400, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Von Mcconnell director 200 CLARENDON STREET, 25TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Panoraia Gourdoupi director 200 CLARENDON STREET, 25TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Wayne Threatt director 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Lawrence Epstein director 1200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Clark Lawrence M Jr director C/O PAUL,WEISS,RIFKIND,WHARTON &, GARRISON LLP,1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10019-6064
Anggelos Skutaris director ONE MIFFLIN PLACE, 119 MT. AUBURN STREET, SUITE 400, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Katherine E. Fleming director ONE MIFFLIN PLACE, 119 MT. AUBURN STREET, SUITE 400, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Katrina Fritz director ONE MIFFLIN PLACE, 119 MT. AUBURN STREET, SUITE 400, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Christos Kaskavelis officer: Chief Marketing Officer SYNTAGMATARCHOU DAVAKI 1, FILOTHEI J3 15237
John Hunter William director, officer: President and CFO 930 TAHOE BOULEVARD, SUITE 802-16, INCLINE VILLAGE NV 89451
Adage Capital Partners Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116