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NFE (New Fortress Energy) Beneish M-Score : -2.29 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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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 -2.29 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:

NFE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.85   Med: -2.08   Max: 0.85
Current: -2.29

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of New Fortress Energy was 0.85. The lowest was -3.85. And the median was -2.08.


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
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.03 -2.53 0.85 -2.08 -2.47

New Fortress Energy Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -3.04 -2.47 -2.54 -2.04 -2.29

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.



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 * 1.1199+0.528 * 1.1957+0.404 * 0.8234+0.892 * 1.1103+0.115 * 1.0963
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0776+4.679 * -0.008497-0.327 * 1.0137
=-2.29

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $536 Mil.
Revenue was 567.535 + 428.006 + 690.321 + 758.358 = $2,444 Mil.
Gross Profit was 201.927 + 158.351 + 384.26 + 428.843 = $1,173 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,034 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,970 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,827 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $185 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $272 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,709 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,357 Mil.
Net Income was 9.299 + -88.854 + 54.081 + 217.207 = $192 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.198 + -53.386 + -107.377 + 19.237 = $-140 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -16.768 + 92.918 + 70.05 + 287.572 = $434 Mil.
Total Receivables was $431 Mil.
Revenue was 514.462 + 561.345 + 579.131 + 546.369 = $2,201 Mil.
Gross Profit was 250.11 + 290.437 + 354.231 + 368.753 = $1,264 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $866 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,796 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,828 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $162 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $227 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,911 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,216 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)
=(536.055 / 2444.22) / (431.11 / 2201.307)
=0.219315 / 0.195843
=1.1199

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)
=(1263.531 / 2201.307) / (1173.381 / 2444.22)
=0.573991 / 0.480064
=1.1957

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 - (1033.956 + 9827.262) / 11969.896) / (1 - (866.201 + 7828.153) / 9796.37)
=0.092622 / 0.112492
=0.8234

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
=2444.22 / 2201.307
=1.1103

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))
=(162.257 / (162.257 + 7828.153)) / (185.452 / (185.452 + 9827.262))
=0.020306 / 0.018522
=1.0963

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)
=(271.776 / 2444.22) / (227.147 / 2201.307)
=0.111191 / 0.103187
=1.0776

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)
=((7357.345 + 2709.065) / 11969.896) / ((6215.61 + 1911.203) / 9796.37)
=0.840977 / 0.829574
=1.0137

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
=(191.733 - -140.328 - 433.772) / 11969.896
=-0.008497

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 -2.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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New Fortress Energy Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
111 W. 19th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10011
New Fortress Energy 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 both lower the cost of acquiring gas while securing a long-term supply for its terminals. Its segments include terminals and infrastructure, or T&I, and ships.
Executives
Wesley R Edens director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Desmond Iain Catterall director C/O NEW FORTRESS ENERGY HOLDINGS, 111 WEST 19TH STREET 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Timothy W. Jay director 111 W 19TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Matthew Wilkinson director C/O NEW FORTRESS ENERGY HOLDINGS, 111 WEST 19TH STREET 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
C. William Griffin director C/O NEW FORTRESS ENERGY HOLDINGS, 111 WEST 19TH STREET 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Katherine Wanner director C/O NEW FORTRESS ENERGY HOLDINGS, 111 WEST 19TH STREET 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
Nfe Smrs Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 10 STATION PLACE, P.O. BOX 233, NORFOLK CT 06058
Yunyoung Shin officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O NEW FORTRESS ENERGY, 111 WEST 19TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10011
John J Mack director C/O MORGAN STANLEY 1585 BROADWAY, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lynn Edens 10 percent owner C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Edens Family Holdings Llc 10 percent owner C/O FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Alexander Thomson 10 percent owner 10 STATION PLACE, P.O. BOX 233, NORFOLK CT 06058
Jonathan Rotolo 10 percent owner 10 STATION PLACE, P.O. BOX 233, NORFOLK CT 06058
Great Mountain Partners Llc 10 percent owner 157 CHURCH STREET, 20TH FLOOR, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
David J Grain director C/O MOTIENT CORPORATION, 300 KNIGHTSBRIDGE PARKWAY, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069