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NVT (nVent Electric) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is nVent Electric 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NVT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.48   Med: -2.55   Max: -2.28
Current: -2.63

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of nVent Electric was -2.28. The lowest was -3.48. And the median was -2.55.


nVent Electric Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for nVent Electric'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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nVent Electric Beneish M-Score Chart

nVent Electric Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -2.33 -2.42 -2.55 -2.64

nVent Electric Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.28 -2.43 -2.58 -2.64 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of nVent Electric's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, nVent Electric'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.


nVent Electric's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, nVent Electric's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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nVent Electric 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 nVent Electric 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 * 0.8645+0.528 * 1.0079+0.404 * 0.8316+0.892 * 1.0963+0.115 * 0.7398
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0181+4.679 * -0.00507-0.327 * 0.9668
=-2.63

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $607 Mil.
Revenue was 809.3 + 752.2 + 782 + 880.3 = $3,224 Mil.
Gross Profit was 313.7 + 299.5 + 311.1 + 368.3 = $1,293 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,382 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,726 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $454 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $155 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $673 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $831 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,836 Mil.
Net Income was 360.7 + 10.7 + 105 + 111 = $587 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.1 + 11.4 + -1.2 + -0.9 = $8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 60.2 + 224.6 + 197.7 + 130.8 = $613 Mil.
Total Receivables was $641 Mil.
Revenue was 732.1 + 690.5 + 715 + 803 = $2,941 Mil.
Gross Profit was 290.9 + 276.5 + 289.1 + 331.9 = $1,188 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,374 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,170 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $505 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $117 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $603 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $690 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,840 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)
=(607.1 / 3223.8) / (640.6 / 2940.6)
=0.188318 / 0.217847
=0.8645

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)
=(1188.4 / 2940.6) / (1292.6 / 3223.8)
=0.404135 / 0.400955
=1.0079

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 - (2382.4 + 454) / 6726.3) / (1 - (1373.9 + 505.1) / 6169.7)
=0.578312 / 0.695447
=0.8316

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
=3223.8 / 2940.6
=1.0963

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))
=(117.3 / (117.3 + 505.1)) / (155.2 / (155.2 + 454))
=0.188464 / 0.25476
=0.7398

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)
=(672.8 / 3223.8) / (602.8 / 2940.6)
=0.208698 / 0.204992
=1.0181

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)
=((1835.9 + 831.3) / 6726.3) / ((1840.3 + 690.3) / 6169.7)
=0.396533 / 0.410166
=0.9668

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
=(587.4 - 8.2 - 613.3) / 6726.3
=-0.00507

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.

nVent Electric has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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nVent Electric Business Description

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Address
1000 Great West Road, 8th Floor (East), The Mille, London, GBR, TW8 9DW
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions that touches a broad range of end markets including infrastructure, industrial, commercial, and residential. NVent designs, manufacturers, markets, installs, and services a portfolio of electrical enclosures and electrical fastening solutions. North America accounts for the majority of sales.
Executives
Lynnette R Heath officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer 1665 UTICA AVENUE, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
Jerry W Burris director 5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 600, GOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416
Van Der Kolk Robert J. officer: See Remarks below 1665 UTICA AVENUE, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
Sara E Zawoyski officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1665 UTICA AVENUE, SUITE 700, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
Randolph A. Wacker officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 1665 UTICA AVENUE, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
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Michael B Faulconer officer: President - Thermal Management 1665 UTICA AVENUE, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
Joseph A. Ruzynski officer: President of Enclosures 1665 UTICA AVENUE, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
Aravind Padmanabhan officer: EVP & Chief Technology Officer 1665 UTICA AVENUE, SUITE 700, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
Randall J Hogan director 5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 600, GOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416
Beth Wozniak officer: Chief Executive Officer 555 WAYZATA BLVD. SUITE 600, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55419
Greg Scheu director 1665 UTICA AVENUE, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416
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Danita K Ostling director 1665 UTICA AVENUE, ST. LOUIS PARK MN 55416