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New Fortress Energy (FRA:NF0) Beneish M-Score : -2.47 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is New Fortress Energy 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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:NF0' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.53   Med: -2.27   Max: 0.85
Current: -2.47

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of New Fortress Energy was 0.85. The lowest was -2.53. And the median was -2.27.


New Fortress Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for New Fortress Energy'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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New Fortress Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

New Fortress Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.53 0.85 -2.08 -2.45 -2.47

New Fortress Energy Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.54 -2.04 -2.29 -2.47

Competitive Comparison of New Fortress Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, New Fortress Energy'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.


New Fortress Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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


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New Fortress Energy 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 New Fortress Energy 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 * 1.1804+0.528 * 1.1848+0.404 * 0.9036+0.892 * 0.9803+0.115 * 1.4223
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4148+4.679 * -0.027011-0.327 * 0.9973
=-2.42

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €460 Mil.
Revenue was 648.443 + 511.349 + 397.618 + 635.095 = €2,193 Mil.
Gross Profit was 332.311 + 181.936 + 147.108 + 353.519 = €1,015 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,538 Mil.
Total Assets was €12,288 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €9,584 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €151 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €264 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,631 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €8,433 Mil.
Net Income was -213.505 + 8.378 + -82.545 + 49.755 = €-238 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -315.064 + 1.079 + -49.596 + -98.787 = €-462 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 420.718 + -15.108 + 86.321 + 64.446 = €556 Mil.
Total Receivables was €397 Mil.
Revenue was 695.414 + 482.051 + 518.121 + 540.908 = €2,236 Mil.
Gross Profit was 393.249 + 234.353 + 268.073 + 330.852 = €1,227 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €899 Mil.
Total Assets was €9,630 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €7,719 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €174 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €190 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,565 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €6,343 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)
=(459.778 / 2192.505) / (397.319 / 2236.494)
=0.209704 / 0.177653
=1.1804

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)
=(1226.527 / 2236.494) / (1014.874 / 2192.505)
=0.548415 / 0.462883
=1.1848

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 - (1537.655 + 9584.312) / 12288.459) / (1 - (898.635 + 7719.392) / 9629.642)
=0.094926 / 0.105052
=0.9036

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
=2192.505 / 2236.494
=0.9803

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))
=(173.597 / (173.597 + 7719.392)) / (150.537 / (150.537 + 9584.312))
=0.021994 / 0.015464
=1.4223

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)
=(263.912 / 2192.505) / (190.283 / 2236.494)
=0.12037 / 0.085081
=1.4148

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)
=((8433.475 + 1630.584) / 12288.459) / ((6342.905 + 1564.666) / 9629.642)
=0.818985 / 0.82117
=0.9973

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
=(-237.917 - -462.368 - 556.377) / 12288.459
=-0.027011

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.

New Fortress Energy has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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New Fortress Energy Business Description

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111 W. 19th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10011
New Fortress Energy Inc is an integrated gas-to-power company. Its business model spans the entire production and delivery chain from natural gas procurement and liquefaction to logistics, shipping, terminals, and conversion or development of a natural gas-fired generation. It has invested in floating, liquefied natural gas vessels to lower the cost of acquiring gas while securing a long-term supply for its terminals. Its segments include Terminals & Infrastructure, and Ships. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Terminals & Infrastructure segment.

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