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AquaVenture Holdings (AquaVenture Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is AquaVenture Holdings 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.

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AquaVenture Holdings was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


AquaVenture Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AquaVenture Holdings'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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AquaVenture Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

AquaVenture Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.72 -2.68 -2.70 -2.52

AquaVenture Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19
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 -2.70 -2.55 -2.36 -2.51 -2.52

Competitive Comparison of AquaVenture Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, AquaVenture Holdings'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.


AquaVenture Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



AquaVenture Holdings 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 AquaVenture Holdings 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 * 0.8778+0.528 * 1.0418+0.404 * 0.8837+0.892 * 1.3975+0.115 * 0.7966
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8211+4.679 * -0.063513-0.327 * 0.9346
=-2.53

* 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 (Dec19) TTM:Last Year (Dec18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $34.3 Mil.
Revenue was 52.591 + 52.947 + 51.387 + 46.562 = $203.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 26.604 + 26.473 + 26.572 + 24.315 = $104.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $163.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $797.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $195.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $54.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $96.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $47.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $318.9 Mil.
Net Income was -6.999 + -3.937 + -3.475 + -5.664 = $-20.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.079 + -0.233 + -0.199 + 0.051 = $-0.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.831 + 13.665 + 6.975 + -0.429 = $31.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $28.0 Mil.
Revenue was 41.825 + 36.824 + 34.445 + 32.514 = $145.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.604 + 19.667 + 18.206 + 17.025 = $77.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $108.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $725.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $165.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $34.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $83.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $43.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $313.2 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)
=(34.316 / 203.487) / (27.975 / 145.608)
=0.16864 / 0.192125
=0.8778

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)
=(77.502 / 145.608) / (103.964 / 203.487)
=0.532265 / 0.510912
=1.0418

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 - (163.138 + 195.68) / 797.581) / (1 - (108.361 + 165.491) / 725.463)
=0.550117 / 0.622514
=0.8837

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
=203.487 / 145.608
=1.3975

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))
=(34.533 / (34.533 + 165.491)) / (54.146 / (54.146 + 195.68))
=0.172644 / 0.216735
=0.7966

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)
=(95.986 / 203.487) / (83.645 / 145.608)
=0.471706 / 0.574453
=0.8211

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)
=((318.881 + 47.907) / 797.581) / ((313.215 + 43.735) / 725.463)
=0.459876 / 0.492031
=0.9346

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
=(-20.075 - -0.46 - 31.042) / 797.581
=-0.063513

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.

AquaVenture Holdings has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AquaVenture Holdings (AquaVenture Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
c/o Conyers Corporate Services (B.V.I.) Limited, Commerce House, P.O. Box 3140, Wickhams Cay 1, Road Town, VGB, VG11110
AquaVenture Holdings Ltd is a provider of Water as a Service (WAAS) solutions. The company provides customers with a reliable and cost-effective source of clean drinking and process water primarily, that minimizes capital investment by the customer. It generates revenue from operations in North America, the Caribbean, and South America. AquaVenture provides solutions through two operating platforms: Seven Seas Water is a multinational provider of desalination and wastewater treatment solutions, providing more than billion gallons of portable, high purity industrial grade and ultrapure water; Quench is a U.S. based provider of Point of Use (POU), filtered water systems and related services to institutional and commercial customers, throughout the United States and in Canada.
Executives
Gpe Viii Gp Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP., 75 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Advent International Gpe Viii-b-3 Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent International Gpe Viii-l Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Viii Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 800 BOYLSON STREET, SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Viii-a Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 330, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Viii Cayman Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 100 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Viii-b Cayman Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent Partners Gpe Viii-a Cayman Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, 100 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02199
Advent International Gpe Viii, Llc 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET SUITE 3300, CARE OF ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, BOSTON MA 02199
Ap Gpe Viii Gp Limited Partnership 10 percent owner C/O ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORP., 75 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Advent International Gpe Viii-b-2 Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON STREET, SUITE 3300, BOSTON MA 02199
Gpe Viii Gp S.a.r.l. 10 percent owner CO ADVENT INTERNATIONAL, 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Anthony Ibarguen director, officer: President & CEO ALLIANCE CONSULTING GROUP ASSOCIATES, IN, 181 WASHINGTON STREET - SUITE 350, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Element Partners Ii Lp 10 percent owner C/O ELEMENT VENTURE PARTNERS LLC, THREE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 410, RADNOR PA 19087
Element Partners Ii Intrafund Lp 10 percent owner C/O ELEMENT VENTURE PARTNERS LLC, 100 MATSONFORD ROAD, SUITE 410, RADNOR PA 19087