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Avangrid (Avangrid) Beneish M-Score

: -2.61 (As of Today)
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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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AGR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.7   Med: -2.58   Max: -2.2
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Avangrid was -2.20. The lowest was -5.70. And the median was -2.58.


Avangrid Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avangrid'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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Avangrid Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -2.56 -2.46 -2.20 -2.61

Avangrid Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.20 - - - -2.61

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Avangrid'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.


Avangrid Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Avangrid 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 Avangrid 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 * 0.8759+0.528 * 0.9821+0.404 * 1.0417+0.892 * 1.0487+0.115 * 0.9943
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.006092-0.327 * 1.1263
=-2.61

* 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 $1,603 Mil.
Revenue was $8,309 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,771 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,404 Mil.
Total Assets was $43,989 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33,052 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,158 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,239 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10,183 Mil.
Net Income was $786 Mil.
Gross Profit was $135 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $919 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,745 Mil.
Revenue was $7,923 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,595 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,210 Mil.
Total Assets was $41,123 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $31,153 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,085 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,416 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,384 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)
=(1603 / 8309) / (1745 / 7923)
=0.192923 / 0.220245
=0.8759

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)
=(2595 / 7923) / (2771 / 8309)
=0.327527 / 0.333494
=0.9821

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 - (3404 + 33052) / 43989) / (1 - (3210 + 31153) / 41123)
=0.171247 / 0.164385
=1.0417

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
=8309 / 7923
=1.0487

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))
=(1085 / (1085 + 31153)) / (1158 / (1158 + 33052))
=0.033656 / 0.03385
=0.9943

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 / 8309) / (0 / 7923)
=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)
=((10183 + 5239) / 43989) / ((8384 + 4416) / 41123)
=0.350588 / 0.311261
=1.1263

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
=(786 - 135 - 919) / 43989
=-0.006092

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.

Avangrid has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Avangrid (Avangrid) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
180 Marsh Hill Road, Orange, CT, USA, 06477
Avangrid operates two business units, Networks and Renewables. Networks operates eight regulated electric and natural gas utilities across New York, Maine, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, serving over 3 million customers. Renewables has historically focused on developing onshore wind projects but is looking to make developments in solar and offshore wind over the next five years. It operates more than 8.6 gigawatts of renewable energy across the U.S. Spanish utility Iberdrola spun off Avangrid's predecessor, Iberdrola USA, in 2015. Iberdrola owns 81.5% of Avangrid.
Executives
Alan D Solomont director C/O IBERDROLA USA, INC., DURHAM HALL, 52 FARM VIEW DRIVE, NEW GLOUCESTER ME 04260
Justin Lagasse officer: Interim Controller C/O AVANGRID, INC., 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Martin Agustin Delgado director 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Banez Garcia Maria Fatima director 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Camille Joseph Varlack director 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Patricia C Cosgel officer: See Below 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
William Henry White officer: See Below 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Miranda Soto Jose Antonio officer: See Below 162 CANCO RD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Joseph A Purington officer: See Below 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
S.a. Iberdrola, 10 percent owner CARDENAL GARDOQUI, 8, BILBAO U3 48008
Catherine S Stempien officer: See Below 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Dennis V Arriola director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Franklyn Reynolds officer: See Below 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Marra Rodriguez Jose Angel director 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
David T Flanagan director, officer: See Below C/O ENERGY EAST CORPORATON, PO BOX 1290 STE 1955 1 COMMERCE PLAZA, ALBANY NY 12212-2904