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CRPHY (Ceres Power Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -3.15 (As of Sep. 25, 2024)


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What is Ceres Power 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 -3.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CRPHY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -1.82   Max: 1.51
Current: -3.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ceres Power Holdings was 1.51. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -1.82.


Ceres Power Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ceres Power 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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Ceres Power Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Ceres Power Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.51 - - -1.82 -3.15

Ceres Power Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 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 - - -1.82 - -3.15

Competitive Comparison of Ceres Power Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Ceres Power 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.


Ceres Power Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Ceres Power 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 Ceres Power 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 * 0.5152+0.528 * 0.8914+0.404 * 1.6898+0.892 * 1.1724+0.115 * 0.8128
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0368+4.679 * -0.097443-0.327 * 1.2281
=-3.11

* 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 $11.62 Mil.
Revenue was $28.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was $17.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $197.73 Mil.
Total Assets was $261.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $35.47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $22.38 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $25.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.41 Mil.
Net Income was $-68.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-42.91 Mil.
Total Receivables was $19.23 Mil.
Revenue was $24.10 Mil.
Gross Profit was $13.04 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $260.65 Mil.
Total Assets was $316.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $35.36 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.82 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $24.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.06 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)
=(11.616 / 28.258) / (19.23 / 24.102)
=0.411069 / 0.797859
=0.5152

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)
=(13.044 / 24.102) / (17.157 / 28.258)
=0.5412 / 0.607155
=0.8914

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 - (197.727 + 35.472) / 261.23) / (1 - (260.65 + 35.364) / 316.086)
=0.107304 / 0.063502
=1.6898

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
=28.258 / 24.102
=1.1724

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))
=(8.823 / (8.823 + 35.364)) / (11.552 / (11.552 + 35.472))
=0.199674 / 0.245662
=0.8128

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)
=(22.381 / 28.258) / (18.412 / 24.102)
=0.792023 / 0.76392
=1.0368

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)
=((2.408 + 25.561) / 261.23) / ((3.062 + 24.495) / 316.086)
=0.107067 / 0.087182
=1.2281

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
=(-68.365 - 0 - -42.91) / 261.23
=-0.097443

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.

Ceres Power Holdings has a M-score of -3.11 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ceres Power Holdings Business Description

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Address
Foundry Lane, Viking House, Horsham, West Sussex, GBR, RH13 5PX
Ceres Power Holdings PLC is a UK- based technology solutions provider. It is one of the developers of fuel cell technology, which enables the production of clean & low-cost energy. Its SteelCell technology uses the existing infrastructure of mains natural gas & is manufactured using commodity materials, such as steel. It mainly caters to the automotive industry. Among its other markets are transportation, commercial, & light industrial sectors. The group established a leading technology position in solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power systems & develop solid oxide electrolysis (SOEC) to demonstrate it at a megawatt scale. The Group has identified two reporting segments, Power (SOFC) & Hydrogen (SOEC), the majority is from the Power (SOFC) segment. Geographically, the majority is from Asia.