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SPC Power (PHS:SPC) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is SPC Power 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PHS:SPC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.97   Med: -2.04   Max: -0.11
Current: -2.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SPC Power was -0.11. The lowest was -9.97. And the median was -2.04.


SPC Power Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SPC 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.

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SPC Power Beneish M-Score Chart

SPC Power Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.09 -2.28 -1.50 -1.62 -2.51

SPC Power Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.89 -2.10 -2.28 -2.51 -2.31

Competitive Comparison of SPC Power's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, SPC 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.


SPC Power's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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



SPC 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 SPC 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 * 0.9279+0.528 * 1.0151+0.404 * 0.9742+0.892 * 1.0899+0.115 * 0.8919
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9787+4.679 * 0.036098-0.327 * 0.9976
=-2.31

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₱666 Mil.
Revenue was 820.42 + 989.717 + 1326.37 + 1321.6 = ₱4,458 Mil.
Gross Profit was 25.631 + 79.984 + 297.751 + 282.564 = ₱686 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱5,513 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱11,651 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱724 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱151 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱778 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱7 Mil.
Net Income was 106.799 + -27.718 + 380.013 + 553.632 = ₱1,013 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₱0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.029 + 186.323 + 86.508 + 315.281 = ₱592 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₱658 Mil.
Revenue was 914.75 + 1310.018 + 948.677 + 916.91 = ₱4,090 Mil.
Gross Profit was 200.925 + 305.111 + 87.47 + 45.366 = ₱639 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱5,464 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱11,853 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱735 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱142 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱791 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱9 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)
=(665.661 / 4458.107) / (658.226 / 4090.355)
=0.149315 / 0.160921
=0.9279

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)
=(638.872 / 4090.355) / (685.93 / 4458.107)
=0.15619 / 0.153861
=1.0151

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 - (5512.751 + 724.03) / 11651.238) / (1 - (5463.69 + 735.419) / 11853.051)
=0.464711 / 0.477003
=0.9742

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
=4458.107 / 4090.355
=1.0899

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))
=(85.064 / (85.064 + 735.419)) / (95.228 / (95.228 + 724.03))
=0.103676 / 0.116237
=0.8919

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)
=(150.946 / 4458.107) / (141.509 / 4090.355)
=0.033859 / 0.034596
=0.9787

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)
=((6.854 + 777.597) / 11651.238) / ((9.14 + 790.863) / 11853.051)
=0.067328 / 0.067493
=0.9976

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
=(1012.726 - 0 - 592.141) / 11651.238
=0.036098

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.

SPC Power has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SPC Power (PHS:SPC) Business Description

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Archbishop Reyes Avenue, Cebu Business Park, 7th Floor, Cebu Holdings Center, Cebu, PHL, 6000
SPC Power Corp is managed through three segments: Generation and supply of power and ancillary services to NPC/PSALM, NGCP, distribution utilities, WESM and other customers; Distribution and sales of electricity to the end-users; and Others segment that operates SECI and SLCI such as to manage, operate and invest in power generating plants and related facilities. It operates and generates revenue principally only in the Philippines.