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Aboitiz Power (Aboitiz Power) Beneish M-Score

: -2.68 (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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ABZPY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -2.31   Max: -1.34
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aboitiz Power was -1.34. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.31.


Aboitiz Power Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aboitiz Power'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.

* Premium members only.

Aboitiz Power Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.34 -2.78 -2.32 -2.03 -2.68

Aboitiz Power 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.03 -2.31 -2.40 -2.94 -2.68

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Aboitiz Power'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.


Aboitiz Power Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Aboitiz Power 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 Aboitiz Power 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 * 0.9+0.528 * 0.9522+0.404 * 1.1509+0.892 * 1.0676+0.115 * 0.922
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2889+4.679 * -0.035249-0.327 * 0.942
=-2.68

* 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 $584 Mil.
Revenue was 910.272 + 839.372 + 998.112 + 845.734 = $3,593 Mil.
Gross Profit was 258.035 + 248.071 + 290.198 + 205.382 = $1,002 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,009 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,451 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,639 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $227 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $105 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,122 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,581 Mil.
Net Income was 110.42 + 154.816 + 178.52 + 130.608 = $574 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 217.819 + 265.05 + 120.68 + 268.692 = $872 Mil.
Total Receivables was $607 Mil.
Revenue was 1008.139 + 922.574 + 812.831 + 622.533 = $3,366 Mil.
Gross Profit was 190.091 + 264.805 + 253.572 + 185.01 = $893 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,307 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,283 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,589 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $206 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,294 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,599 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)
=(583.544 / 3593.49) / (607.353 / 3366.077)
=0.162389 / 0.180433
=0.9

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)
=(893.478 / 3366.077) / (1001.686 / 3593.49)
=0.265436 / 0.27875
=0.9522

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 - (2009.361 + 3639.072) / 8450.575) / (1 - (2307.337 + 3589.285) / 8283.176)
=0.331592 / 0.288121
=1.1509

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
=3593.49 / 3366.077
=1.0676

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))
=(205.852 / (205.852 + 3589.285)) / (227.47 / (227.47 + 3639.072))
=0.054241 / 0.05883
=0.922

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)
=(105.367 / 3593.49) / (76.576 / 3366.077)
=0.029322 / 0.022749
=1.2889

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)
=((3580.887 + 1121.504) / 8450.575) / ((3599.154 + 1293.863) / 8283.176)
=0.556458 / 0.590717
=0.942

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
=(574.364 - 0 - 872.241) / 8450.575
=-0.035249

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.

Aboitiz Power has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aboitiz Power (Aboitiz Power) Business Description

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Address
NAC Tower, 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Metro Manila, Taguig, PHL, 1634
Aboitiz Power Corp is an electric utility company operating in the Philippines of which Aboitiz Equity Ventures is the majority shareholder. Through its subsidiaries, Aboitiz Power generates and distributes electricity. The company controls a portfolio of geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, wind, oil-fired, and coal-fired power plants. most of Aboitiz Power's energy production comes from its non-renewable facilities. The company's sites, meanwhile, are mainly hydroelectric. The vast majority of Aboitiz Power's income is derived from its power generation business, while a sizable portion also comes from its distribution segment. Almost all sales are made through bilateral contracts with private utilities, the country's state-owned power provider, and industrial and commercial customers.