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DTE Energy Co (DTE Energy Co) Beneish M-Score

: -2.89 (As of Today)
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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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DTE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.6   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DTE Energy Co was -2.30. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.60.


DTE Energy Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DTE Energy Co'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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DTE Energy Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.85 -2.60 -2.30 -2.89

DTE Energy Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.30 - - - -2.89

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, DTE Energy Co'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.


DTE Energy Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, DTE Energy Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



DTE Energy Co 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 DTE Energy Co 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 * 1.2356+0.528 * 0.5619+0.404 * 1.2768+0.892 * 0.6628+0.115 * 0.9015
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.040711-0.327 * 1.0096
=-2.89

* 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 $1,787 Mil.
Revenue was $12,745 Mil.
Gross Profit was $4,327 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,539 Mil.
Total Assets was $44,755 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $28,301 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,606 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,883 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17,528 Mil.
Net Income was $1,397 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $3,220 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,182 Mil.
Revenue was $19,228 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3,668 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,180 Mil.
Total Assets was $42,683 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $28,856 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,468 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,173 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16,941 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)
=(1787 / 12745) / (2182 / 19228)
=0.140212 / 0.11348
=1.2356

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)
=(3668 / 19228) / (4327 / 12745)
=0.190763 / 0.339506
=0.5619

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 - (3539 + 28301) / 44755) / (1 - (4180 + 28856) / 42683)
=0.288571 / 0.226015
=1.2768

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
=12745 / 19228
=0.6628

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))
=(1468 / (1468 + 28856)) / (1606 / (1606 + 28301))
=0.04841 / 0.0537
=0.9015

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 / 12745) / (0 / 19228)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((17528 + 5883) / 44755) / ((16941 + 5173) / 42683)
=0.523092 / 0.518099
=1.0096

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
=(1397 - -1 - 3220) / 44755
=-0.040711

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.

DTE Energy Co has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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DTE Energy Co (DTE Energy Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Energy Plaza, Detroit, MI, USA, 48226-1279
DTE Energy owns two regulated utilities in Michigan that contribute 90% of earnings. DTE Electric serves approximately 2.3 million customers in southeastern Michigan, including Detroit. DTE Gas serves 1.3 million customers throughout the state. In addition, DTE has nonutility businesses and investments including energy marketing and trading, renewable natural gas facilities, and on-site industrial energy projects.
Executives
Joann Chavez officer: Sr VP & Chief Legal Officer ONE ENERGY PLAZA, 1610 WCB, DETROIT MI 48226
Deborah L Byers director C/O EXCELERATE ENERGY, INC., 2445 TECHNOLOGY FOREST BLVD., LEVEL 6, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381
Lisa A. Muschong officer: Corporate Secretary ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
Tracy J Myrick officer: Chief Accounting Officer ONE ENERGY PLAZA, 1610 WCB, DETROIT MI 48226
Robert A. Richard officer: Executive Vice President ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
Joi M. Harris officer: Pres. & COO - DTE Gas Company ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
Trevor F Lauer officer: President and COO-DTE Electric ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
Gerard M Anderson director, officer: Chairman and CEO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, DETROIT MI 48226
David A Thomas director ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
Mark C. Rolling officer: VP Controller & CAO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
David E Meador officer: Vice Chairman and CAO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
Matthew T. Paul officer: President & COO DTE Gas Co. ONE ENERGY PLAZA, 1610 WCB, DETROIT MI 48226
Peter B Oleksiak officer: Sr. Vice President and CFO ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
Mark W Stiers officer: President and COO - DTE Gas ONE ENERGY PLAZA, DETROIT MI 48226
Gary Torgow director 235 EAST MAIN STREET, MIDLAND MI 48640

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