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DOGEF (Orsted AS) Beneish M-Score : -3.58 (As of Sep. 23, 2024)


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What is Orsted AS 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 -3.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DOGEF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.92   Med: -2.28   Max: -0.27
Current: -3.58

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Orsted AS was -0.27. The lowest was -3.92. And the median was -2.28.


Orsted AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Orsted AS'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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Orsted AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Orsted AS 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 -3.02 -2.63 -0.93 -2.20 -2.65

Orsted AS Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -2.41 -3.92 -2.65 -2.21 -3.58

Competitive Comparison of Orsted AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Orsted AS'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.


Orsted AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

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



Orsted AS 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 Orsted AS 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 * 1.1535+0.528 * 0.3354+0.404 * 0.8406+0.892 * 0.7515+0.115 * 1.0004
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.166371-0.327 * 1.1247
=-3.62

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2,631 Mil.
Revenue was 1793.729 + 2267.705 + 615.673 + 2722.355 = $7,399 Mil.
Gross Profit was 651.754 + 896.09 + 219.758 + 1017.073 = $2,785 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11,636 Mil.
Total Assets was $41,249 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $27,395 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,449 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,879 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,607 Mil.
Net Income was -247.635 + 373.043 + -46.673 + -3233.682 = $-3,155 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 877.034 + 525.963 + 902.733 + 1401.892 = $3,708 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,035 Mil.
Revenue was -18.918 + 3347.142 + 1656.438 + 4861.115 = $9,846 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1437.157 + 945.888 + 664.825 + 1069.31 = $1,243 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13,142 Mil.
Total Assets was $43,142 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $27,241 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,442 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $582 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,761 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,290 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)
=(2631.389 / 7399.462) / (3035.405 / 9845.777)
=0.355619 / 0.308295
=1.1535

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)
=(1242.866 / 9845.777) / (2784.675 / 7399.462)
=0.126233 / 0.376335
=0.3354

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 - (11635.947 + 27395.148) / 41248.702) / (1 - (13141.635 + 27240.938) / 43141.78)
=0.053762 / 0.063957
=0.8406

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
=7399.462 / 9845.777
=0.7515

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))
=(1441.913 / (1441.913 + 27240.938)) / (1449.41 / (1449.41 + 27395.148))
=0.050271 / 0.050249
=1.0004

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 / 7399.462) / (581.554 / 9845.777)
=0 / 0.059066
=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)
=((12607.304 + 7879.024) / 41248.702) / ((12289.76 + 6761.449) / 43141.78)
=0.496654 / 0.441595
=1.1247

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
=(-3154.947 - 0 - 3707.622) / 41248.702
=-0.166371

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.

Orsted AS has a M-score of -3.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Orsted AS Business Description

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Kraftvaerksvej 53, Skaerbaek, Fredericia, DNK, DK-7000
Danish company Orsted was named Dong Energy until the sale of all its oil and gas fields to Ineos in 2017, soon after the May 2016 initial public offering. Orsted is now focused on renewable assets, especially offshore wind farms. It operated 8.9 gigawatts of offshore wind farms at the end of 2022. The United Kingdom is the biggest country of operation, ahead of Germany and Denmark. The group intends to develop its footprint outside Europe with projects in Taiwan and in the U.S. Orsted also operates 4.2 GW of onshore wind and solar assets concentrated in the United States. The company is also involved in more traditional utilities business like conventional power plants and gas supply, but these activities are noncore.

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