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Italgas SpA (LTS:0RK1) Beneish M-Score : -1.63 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Italgas SpA 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.63 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

LTS:0RK1' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.64   Max: -1.63
Current: -1.63

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Italgas SpA was -1.63. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.64.


Italgas SpA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Italgas SpA'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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Italgas SpA Beneish M-Score Chart

Italgas SpA Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.50 -2.64 -2.79 -1.63 -

Italgas SpA Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 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 -2.79 - -1.63 - -

Competitive Comparison of Italgas SpA's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Italgas SpA'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.


Italgas SpA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



Italgas SpA 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 Italgas SpA 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 * 1.9068+0.528 * 1.0085+0.404 * 1.0666+0.892 * 1.0513+0.115 * 0.9756
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.012772-0.327 * 1.0008
=-1.63

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was €1,080 Mil.
Revenue was €2,242 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,331 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,828 Mil.
Total Assets was €11,031 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €379 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €478 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,386 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €6,403 Mil.
Net Income was €407 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €548 Mil.
Total Receivables was €539 Mil.
Revenue was €2,133 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,277 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,166 Mil.
Total Assets was €10,152 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €372 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €444 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,377 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,786 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)
=(1080.458 / 2242.269) / (539.006 / 2132.931)
=0.481859 / 0.252707
=1.9068

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)
=(1276.996 / 2132.931) / (1331.11 / 2242.269)
=0.598705 / 0.593644
=1.0085

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 - (1828.085 + 379.026) / 11030.557) / (1 - (2165.979 + 372.108) / 10152.007)
=0.799909 / 0.749992
=1.0666

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
=2242.269 / 2132.931
=1.0513

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))
=(444.387 / (444.387 + 372.108)) / (478.291 / (478.291 + 379.026))
=0.544262 / 0.557893
=0.9756

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 / 2242.269) / (0 / 2132.931)
=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)
=((6402.913 + 1386.021) / 11030.557) / ((5785.707 + 1377.156) / 10152.007)
=0.706123 / 0.705561
=1.0008

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
=(407.288 - 0 - 548.169) / 11030.557
=-0.012772

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.

Italgas SpA has a M-score of -1.63 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Italgas SpA (LTS:0RK1) Business Description

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Address
Via Carlo Bo 11, Milano, ITA, 20143
Italgas SpA is an Italy-based company engaged in the business of natural gas distribution. The distribution service consists of transporting gas through local pipeline networks, from points of delivery at the reduction and measurement stations interconnected with the transport networks up to the final delivery points to customers. In addition, the company is also engaged in metering activities, which consist of determining, gathering, making available, and archiving metering data on natural gas withdrawn over the distribution networks. It derives a majority of the revenue from natural gas distribution activity. The other activities of the company are the distribution and sale of water and providing technical, engineering, IT assistance, and other services.

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