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Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis (CHIX:GVOLTU) Beneish M-Score : -1.82 (As of Jun. 16, 2024)


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What is Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis 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 -1.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CHIX:GVOLTu' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.82   Med: -1.77   Max: -1.72
Current: -1.82

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis was -1.72. The lowest was -1.82. And the median was -1.77.


Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis'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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Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis Beneish M-Score Chart

Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.72 -1.82

Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 -1.72 -1.70 -1.45 -1.95 -1.82

Competitive Comparison of Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis 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 Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis 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 * 1.2267+0.528 * 1.1969+0.404 * 1.1114+0.892 * 1.4513+0.115 * 1.1225
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.053644-0.327 * 1.1203
=-1.82

* 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 €231.0 Mil.
Revenue was 95.588 + 124.531 + 60.219 + 65.496 = €345.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58.98 + 60.796 + 37.212 + 37.347 = €194.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €790.5 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,287.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €812.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €53.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €543.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,007.6 Mil.
Net Income was -4.752 + 8.926 + -3.289 + 0.297 = €1.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17.074 + 117.043 + -12.344 + 2.114 = €123.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was €129.8 Mil.
Revenue was 61.214 + 66.189 + 54.82 + 56.071 = €238.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.705 + 43.334 + 38.177 + 40.059 = €160.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €555.3 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,530.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €563.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €42.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €47.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €214.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €711.6 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)
=(231.016 / 345.834) / (129.765 / 238.294)
=0.667997 / 0.544558
=1.2267

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)
=(160.275 / 238.294) / (194.335 / 345.834)
=0.672594 / 0.561931
=1.1969

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 - (790.462 + 812.836) / 2287.384) / (1 - (555.31 + 563.149) / 1530.257)
=0.299069 / 0.269104
=1.1114

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
=345.834 / 238.294
=1.4513

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))
=(42.042 / (42.042 + 563.149)) / (53.622 / (53.622 + 812.836))
=0.069469 / 0.061886
=1.1225

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 / 345.834) / (47.202 / 238.294)
=0 / 0.198083
=0

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)
=((1007.572 + 543.899) / 2287.384) / ((711.6 + 214.913) / 1530.257)
=0.678273 / 0.605462
=1.1203

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
=(1.182 - 0 - 123.887) / 2287.384
=-0.053644

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.

Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis has a M-score of -1.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis (CHIX:GVOLTU) Business Description

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Rua Manuel Pinto de Azevedo 818, Porto, PRT, PT-4100-320
Greenvolt - Energias Renovaveis SA is specialized in the production of electricity from renewable energy sources. It has three operating segments. Biomass & Structure has five energy production plants through forest biomass in Portugal, the costs of the corporate structure of Greenvolt, and the plant in Tilbury. The development of Solar & wind energy includes the activities of development, construction, & exploration of photovoltaic & wind energy, with the subsidiaries Greenvolt Power & Sustainable Energy One being the main contributors to the segment. Distributed generation includes the contributions from subsidiaries Greenvolt Next Portugal, Greenvolt Next Portugal II Invest, Perfecta Energía, Greenvolt Comunidades, & Univergy. The key revenue is from the biomass & structure segment.

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