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Citicore Renewable Energy (PHS:CREC) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is Citicore Renewable Energy 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PHS:CREC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -2.83

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Citicore Renewable Energy was 0.00. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was 0.00.


Citicore Renewable Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Citicore Renewable Energy'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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Citicore Renewable Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Citicore Renewable Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.83

Citicore Renewable Energy Quarterly Data
Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Citicore Renewable Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Citicore Renewable Energy'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.


Citicore Renewable Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Citicore Renewable Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Citicore Renewable Energy 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 Citicore Renewable Energy 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 * 0.3595+0.528 * 0.98+0.404 * 1.0224+0.892 * 1.3968+0.115 * 2.5512
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4297+4.679 * -0.044733-0.327 * 1.0263
=-2.83

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₱2,419 Mil.
Revenue was ₱5,146 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₱1,772 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱11,680 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱47,934 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱25,727 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱164 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱3,886 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱25,770 Mil.
Net Income was ₱618 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₱0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₱2,763 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₱4,818 Mil.
Revenue was ₱3,684 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₱1,243 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱7,730 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱22,299 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱9,778 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱161 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱1,581 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱11,861 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)
=(2419.496 / 5145.634) / (4818.081 / 3683.876)
=0.470204 / 1.307884
=0.3595

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)
=(1243.156 / 3683.876) / (1771.915 / 5145.634)
=0.337459 / 0.344353
=0.98

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 - (11679.654 + 25726.88) / 47934.129) / (1 - (7730.32 + 9778.037) / 22298.578)
=0.219626 / 0.214822
=1.0224

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
=5145.634 / 3683.876
=1.3968

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))
=(161.096 / (161.096 + 9778.037)) / (164.496 / (164.496 + 25726.88))
=0.016208 / 0.006353
=2.5512

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)
=(24.294 / 5145.634) / (12.164 / 3683.876)
=0.004721 / 0.003302
=1.4297

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)
=((25769.683 + 3885.992) / 47934.129) / ((11861.434 + 1580.699) / 22298.578)
=0.618676 / 0.602825
=1.0263

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
=(618.28 - 0 - 2762.533) / 47934.129
=-0.044733

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.

Citicore Renewable Energy has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Citicore Renewable Energy Business Description

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Address
Santolan Road, Little Baguio, 11th Floor, Rockwell Santolan Town Plaza, San Juan, LUN, PHL
Citicore Renewable Energy Corp is a company that is pure renewable energy developer and operator of solar, run-of-river hydro, and off-shore wind energy platforms in the country. Its renewable energy portfolio consists entirely of operating solar power plants. It also has over five Gigawatts of project pipelines in varying stages of development.

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