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Evoqua Water Technologies (FRA:E0W) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Evoqua Water Technologies 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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:E0W' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.64   Max: -0.68
Current: -2.62

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Evoqua Water Technologies was -0.68. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.64.


Evoqua Water Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Evoqua Water Technologies'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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Evoqua Water Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Evoqua Water Technologies Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.60 -2.84 -2.63 -2.75 -2.57

Evoqua Water Technologies Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
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 -2.45 -2.52 -2.57 -2.37 -2.62

Competitive Comparison of Evoqua Water Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Evoqua Water Technologies'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.


Evoqua Water Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Evoqua Water Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Evoqua Water Technologies 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 Evoqua Water Technologies 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 * 0.8729+0.528 * 0.9998+0.404 * 0.9483+0.892 * 1.2916+0.115 * 0.914
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9824+4.679 * -0.050865-0.327 * 0.953
=-2.59

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €395 Mil.
Revenue was 446.262 + 411.439 + 509.803 + 415.601 = €1,783 Mil.
Gross Profit was 141.871 + 123.012 + 162.058 + 128.781 = €556 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €789 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,064 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €440 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €128 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €428 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €443 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €840 Mil.
Net Income was 9.93 + 8.749 + 41.731 + 16.615 = €77 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 33.12 + -1.202 + 95.413 + 54.666 = €182 Mil.
Total Receivables was €350 Mil.
Revenue was 387.469 + 324.147 + 362.092 + 306.835 = €1,381 Mil.
Gross Profit was 117.028 + 97.8 + 118.2 + 97.134 = €430 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €706 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,936 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €404 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €104 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €337 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €391 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €872 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)
=(394.859 / 1783.105) / (350.235 / 1380.543)
=0.221445 / 0.253694
=0.8729

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)
=(430.162 / 1380.543) / (555.722 / 1783.105)
=0.311589 / 0.31166
=0.9998

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 - (788.708 + 439.585) / 2063.738) / (1 - (705.999 + 403.774) / 1936.365)
=0.404821 / 0.426878
=0.9483

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
=1783.105 / 1380.543
=1.2916

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))
=(104.487 / (104.487 + 403.774)) / (127.565 / (127.565 + 439.585))
=0.205577 / 0.224923
=0.914

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)
=(428.017 / 1783.105) / (337.315 / 1380.543)
=0.24004 / 0.244335
=0.9824

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)
=((839.899 + 443.175) / 2063.738) / ((871.987 + 391.202) / 1936.365)
=0.621723 / 0.652351
=0.953

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
=(77.025 - 0 - 181.997) / 2063.738
=-0.050865

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.

Evoqua Water Technologies has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Evoqua Water Technologies (FRA:E0W) Business Description

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Address
210 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15222
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp is a provider of critical water treatment solutions, offering services, systems, and technologies to support its customers' full water lifecycle needs. The company operates two segments namely Integrated Solutions and Services and Applied Product Technologies. The Integrated Solutions and Services segment provides fully-integrated systems and service solutions that selectively utilize its portfolio of water treatment technologies to satisfy customers' water needs. It engages directly with end-users. Applied Product Technologies is focused on developing product platforms to be sold primarily through third-party channels. The company generates maximum revenue from the Integrated Solutions and Services segment.

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