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Aeva Technologies (Aeva Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -3.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Aeva 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 -3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AEVA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.59   Med: -3   Max: 3.3
Current: -3

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aeva Technologies was 3.30. The lowest was -4.59. And the median was -3.00.


Aeva Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aeva 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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Aeva Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Aeva Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 3.30 -4.59 -3.00

Aeva Technologies Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.59 -4.19 -5.14 -4.94 -3.00

Competitive Comparison of Aeva Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Aeva 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.


Aeva Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Aeva Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aeva 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 Aeva 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 * 0.2382+0.528 * 0.7436+0.404 * 2.7659+0.892 * 1.0286+0.115 * 0.933
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.005+4.679 * -0.077848-0.327 * 1.1542
=-3.00

* 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 $0.77 Mil.
Revenue was 1.611 + 0.81 + 0.743 + 1.148 = $4.31 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.872 + -1.715 + -1.918 + -1.381 = $-5.89 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $229.23 Mil.
Total Assets was $257.39 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19.40 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $39.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $18.40 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.77 Mil.
Net Income was -44.966 + -33.238 + -35.955 + -35.174 = $-149.33 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -10.538 + 0.039 + 0.001 + 0.028 = $-10.47 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -27.334 + -28.073 + -27.407 + -36.012 = $-118.83 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.13 Mil.
Revenue was 0.188 + 1.374 + 1.493 + 1.137 = $4.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was -3.128 + -1.391 + 0.502 + -0.238 = $-4.26 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $335.12 Mil.
Total Assets was $356.63 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17.12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $38.11 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21.83 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.79 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)
=(0.768 / 4.312) / (3.134 / 4.192)
=0.178108 / 0.747615
=0.2382

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)
=(-4.255 / 4.192) / (-5.886 / 4.312)
=-1.015029 / -1.365028
=0.7436

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 - (229.225 + 19.403) / 257.385) / (1 - (335.123 + 17.122) / 356.632)
=0.034023 / 0.012301
=2.7659

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
=4.312 / 4.192
=1.0286

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))
=(6.182 / (6.182 + 17.122)) / (7.708 / (7.708 + 19.403))
=0.265276 / 0.284313
=0.933

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)
=(39.399 / 4.312) / (38.113 / 4.192)
=9.137059 / 9.091842
=1.005

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)
=((3.767 + 18.404) / 257.385) / ((4.789 + 21.827) / 356.632)
=0.086139 / 0.074632
=1.1542

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
=(-149.333 - -10.47 - -118.826) / 257.385
=-0.077848

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.

Aeva Technologies has a M-score of -3.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aeva Technologies (Aeva Technologies) Business Description

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Address
555 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043
Aeva Technologies Inc through its Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) sensing technology, designs a 4D LiDAR-on-chip that, along with its proprietary software applications, has the potential to enable the adoption of LiDAR across broad applications from automated driving to consumer electronics, consumer health, industrial automation, and security application.
Executives
Stephen Paul Zadesky director 555 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Sylebra Capital Ltd director, 10 percent owner 28 HENNESSY ROAD, 20TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG K3 00000
Soroush Salehian Dardashti director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O AEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 555 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Erin L Polek director 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Eberle Christopher G Jr director 14 E. 4TH ST SUITE 405, NEW YORK NY 10012
Daniel Patrick Gibson 10 percent owner 400 FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 1200, SEATTLE WA 98109
Saurabh Sinha officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 555 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Peter Hebert 10 percent owner C/O LUX VENTURES, 295 MADISON AVE, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Shahin Farshchi director 11740 WILSHIRE BLVD, #A1309, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Hrach Simonian director 285 RIVERSIDE AVE., SUITE 250, WESTPORT CT 06880
Mina Rezk director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CTO C/O AEVA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 555 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Josh Wolfe 10 percent owner C/O LUX HEALTH TECH ACQUISITION CORP., 920 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Lux Co-invest Opportunities, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O LUX CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 920 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Lux Co-invest Partners, Llc 10 percent owner C/O LUX CAPITAL, 920 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Lux Venture Partners Iv, Llc 10 percent owner 920 BROADWAY, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010