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NuScale Power (NuScale Power) Beneish M-Score : -1.11 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is NuScale 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.11 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SMR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.11   Med: -0.21   Max: 0.69
Current: -1.11

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NuScale Power was 0.69. The lowest was -1.11. And the median was -0.21.


NuScale Power Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NuScale 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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NuScale Power Beneish M-Score Chart

NuScale Power Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 0.69 -1.11

NuScale Power Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.69 - 1.37 -0.42 -1.11

Competitive Comparison of NuScale Power's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, NuScale 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.


NuScale Power's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



NuScale 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 NuScale 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 * 0.468+0.528 * 2.2527+0.404 * 1.7264+0.892 * 1.9324+0.115 * 0.9428
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.612+4.679 * 0.178931-0.327 * 3.5169
=-1.11

* 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 $10.13 Mil.
Revenue was 4.56 + 6.95 + 5.795 + 5.505 = $22.81 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.72 + 1.01 + 0.03 + 2.089 = $3.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $154.55 Mil.
Total Assets was $224.86 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.56 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $65.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $87.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -18.755 + -19.122 + -9.523 + -10.962 = $-58.36 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 12.507 + 31.85 + 23.536 + 16.765 = $84.66 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -73.212 + -27.675 + -39.23 + -43.137 = $-183.25 Mil.
Total Receivables was $11.20 Mil.
Revenue was 3.438 + 3.172 + 2.749 + 2.445 = $11.80 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.814 + 1.423 + 1.01 + 1.24 = $4.49 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $284.42 Mil.
Total Assets was $348.64 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.77 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.70 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $55.31 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $38.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(10.127 / 22.81) / (11.199 / 11.804)
=0.443972 / 0.948746
=0.468

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)
=(4.487 / 11.804) / (3.849 / 22.81)
=0.380125 / 0.168742
=2.2527

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 - (154.546 + 4.116) / 224.858) / (1 - (284.415 + 4.77) / 348.635)
=0.29439 / 0.170522
=1.7264

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
=22.81 / 11.804
=1.9324

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))
=(2.698 / (2.698 + 4.77)) / (2.557 / (2.557 + 4.116))
=0.361275 / 0.383186
=0.9428

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)
=(65.404 / 22.81) / (55.307 / 11.804)
=2.867339 / 4.685446
=0.612

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 + 87.458) / 224.858) / ((0 + 38.557) / 348.635)
=0.388948 / 0.110594
=3.5169

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
=(-58.362 - 84.658 - -183.254) / 224.858
=0.178931

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.

NuScale Power has a M-score of -1.11 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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NuScale Power (NuScale Power) Business Description

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NuScale Power Corp is engaged in the development of a new modular light water reactor nuclear power plant to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, hydrogen production, and other process heat applications.
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Karin Feldman officer: Interim Chief Operating Office 6650 SW REDWOOD LANE, SUITE 210, PORTLAND OR 97224
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