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Powin Energy (Powin Energy) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Powin 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.

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

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Powin Energy was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Powin Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Powin 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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Powin Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Powin Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.88 -4.66 4.59 1.21 10.94

Powin Energy Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 5.31 10.94 34.99 44.06 -1,395.27

Competitive Comparison of Powin Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Powin 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.


Powin Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Powin Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Powin 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 Powin 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 * 0.009+0.528 * -2701.4286+0.404 * 15.5217+0.892 * 31.8531+0.115 * -0.4664
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.0479+4.679 * -0.145831-0.327 * 1.2471
=-1,397.65

* 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 (Sep18) TTM:Last Year (Sep17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.19 Mil.
Revenue was 4.291 + 0.195 + 9.948 + 4.869 = $19.30 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.776 + 0.195 + -0.486 + -0.475 = $0.01 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.50 Mil.
Total Assets was $15.90 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $-0.07 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21.10 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -2.01 + -2.468 + -2.528 + -10.198 = $-17.20 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.113 + -0.137 + -0.069 + -7.881 = $-8.20 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.735 + -0.155 + -1.591 + -3.204 = $-6.69 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.66 Mil.
Revenue was 0.105 + 0.084 + 0.113 + 0.304 = $0.61 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.037 + -0.412 + -0.384 + -0.089 = $-0.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.21 Mil.
Total Assets was $25.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19.94 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $24.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.07 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)
=(0.188 / 19.303) / (0.657 / 0.606)
=0.009739 / 1.084158
=0.009

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)
=(-0.848 / 0.606) / (0.01 / 19.303)
=-1.39934 / 0.000518
=-2701.4286

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 - (3.499 + 3.108) / 15.902) / (1 - (4.211 + 19.938) / 25.094)
=0.584518 / 0.037658
=15.5217

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
=19.303 / 0.606
=31.8531

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))
=(0.223 / (0.223 + 19.938)) / (-0.072 / (-0.072 + 3.108))
=0.011061 / -0.023715
=-0.4664

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)
=(8.024 / 19.303) / (5.254 / 0.606)
=0.415687 / 8.669967
=0.0479

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)
=((0 + 21.103) / 15.902) / ((2.065 + 24.638) / 25.094)
=1.327066 / 1.064119
=1.2471

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
=(-17.204 - -8.2 - -6.685) / 15.902
=-0.145831

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.

Powin Energy has a M-score of -1,397.65 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Powin Energy (Powin Energy) Business Description

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20550 South West 115th Avenue, Tualatin, OR, USA, 97062
Powin Energy Corp is a designer and developer of safe and scalable energy storage solutions for utilities and microgrid. The company is focused on the rapidly growing advanced energy storage industry, supported by its patented Battery Pack Operating System. The company's BESS is the battery storage system gives multi-layer visibility into the health of their energy storage system - down to the cell level - through its patented Battery Pack Operating System. It is also the only portable large-scale energy storage system, giving facilities managers unprecedented flexibility in how, where, and when their storage system is deployed.
Executives
Craig S. Eastwood officer: Chief Financial Officer 1111 MAIN STREET, SUITE 660, VANCOUVER WA 98660

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