Public Service Enterprise Group Beneish M-Score

Public Service Enterprise Group 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 Public Service Enterprise Group for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

* 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.

1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Accounts Receivable in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

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.

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Public Service Enterprise Group Business Description

Industry

Utilities » Utilities - Regulated NAICS : 221121 SIC : 4911

Comparable Companies

XPAR:EDF XPAR:ENGI XTER:RWE ADX:TAQA XTER:EOAN XTER:EBK LSE:SSE NAS:EXC TSX:BIP.UN XLIS:EDP

Traded in Other Exchanges

0KS2:UK PSE:Germany PSE:Germany PSE:Germany P1EG34:Brazil PEG:Austria

Address

80 Park Plaza, Newark, NJ, USA, 07102

Website

https://www.pseg.com

Public Service Enterprise Group is the holding company for a regulated utility (PSE&G) and other nonregulated businesses such as nuclear power generation and clean energy infrastructure. PSE&G provides regulated gas and electricity delivery services in New Jersey to a combined 4 million customers. PSEG also operates the Long Island Power Authority system. In 2022, PSEG sold its gas and oil power plants in the Mid-Atlantic, New York, and the Northeast.

Executives

Larossa Ralph A	officer: COO	PSEG 80 PARK PLAZA NEWARK NJ 07102
Chernick Rose M	officer: Vice President and Controller	80 PARK PLAZA, T4B NEWARK NJ 07102
Jackson Shirley A	director	110 8TH STREEET TROY NY 12180-3590
Zollar Alfred W	director	C/O LOTUS SOFTWARE ONE ROGER STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Stephenson Scott G	director	C/O VERISK ANALYTICS, INC. 545 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD JERSEY CITY NJ 07310-1686
Deese Willie A	director	DENTSPLY SIRONA INC 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Tomasky Susan	director	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA COLUMBUS OH 43215
Ostrowsky Barry H	director	RWJBARNABAS HEALTH 95 OLD SHORT HILLS ROAD WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Lilley David	director	PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Ownership Information: LILLEY DAVID a.header:link {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:visited {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:hover {color: #191970;}
Surma John P	director	PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> Ownership Information: SURMA JOHN P a.header:link {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:visited {color: #3b4fae; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;} a.header:hover {color: #191970;}
Sugg Laura A	director	ONE BRIARLAKE PLAZA, SUITE 2000 2000 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH HOUSTON TX 77042
Cregg Daniel J	officer: Executive VP & CFO	80 PARK PLAZA, T4 NEWARK NJ 07102
Izzo Ralph	director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO	PSEG 80 PARK PLAZA T6B NEWARK NJ 07102-4194
Daly David Matthew	officer: President - PSE&G	80 PARK PLAZA, T4 NEWARK NJ 07102
Dirisio Derek M	officer: President, PSEG Services Corp.	PSEG 80 PARK PLAZA NEWARK NJ 07102