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SPWR (Complete Solaria) Beneish M-Score : -1.51 (As of Jun. 25, 2025)


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What is Complete Solaria 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 -1.51 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SPWR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -24.9   Med: -1.84   Max: -1.07
Current: -1.51

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Complete Solaria was -1.07. The lowest was -24.90. And the median was -1.84.


Complete Solaria Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Complete Solaria'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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Complete Solaria Beneish M-Score Chart

Complete Solaria Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -2.17

Complete Solaria Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -24.90 - -1.07 -2.17 -1.51

Competitive Comparison of Complete Solaria's Beneish M-Score

For the Solar subindustry, Complete Solaria'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.


Complete Solaria's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Complete Solaria's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Complete Solaria 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 Complete Solaria 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 * 1.4206+0.528 * 0.4988+0.404 * 2.7137+0.892 * 2.2406+0.115 * 0.4732
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.947+4.679 * -0.22656-0.327 * 0.5213
=-1.51

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $66.7 Mil.
Revenue was 82.74 + 88.674 + 5.536 + 4.492 = $181.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40.141 + 41.268 + -3.157 + -0.892 = $77.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $100.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $147.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $137.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $84.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $137.2 Mil.
Net Income was 8.127 + 46.989 + -77.958 + -15.894 = $-38.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 14.576 + 76.512 + -41.924 + -2.069 = $47.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.627 + -25.551 + -21.474 + -2.691 = $-52.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $20.9 Mil.
Revenue was 10.04 + 20.729 + 24.59 + 25.62 = $81.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.283 + 2.689 + 6.236 + 6.013 = $17.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $31.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $40.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $64.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $117.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.5 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)
=(66.65 / 181.442) / (20.939 / 80.979)
=0.367335 / 0.258573
=1.4206

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)
=(17.221 / 80.979) / (77.36 / 181.442)
=0.21266 / 0.426362
=0.4988

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 - (100.832 + 7.378) / 147.811) / (1 - (31.274 + 5.543) / 40.85)
=0.267916 / 0.098727
=2.7137

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
=181.442 / 80.979
=2.2406

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))
=(1.098 / (1.098 + 5.543)) / (3.962 / (3.962 + 7.378))
=0.165337 / 0.349383
=0.4732

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)
=(137.283 / 181.442) / (64.7 / 80.979)
=0.756622 / 0.798973
=0.947

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)
=((137.241 + 84.538) / 147.811) / ((0.543 + 117.038) / 40.85)
=1.500423 / 2.87836
=0.5213

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
=(-38.736 - 47.095 - -52.343) / 147.811
=-0.22656

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.

Complete Solaria has a M-score of -1.51 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Complete Solaria Business Description

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45700 Northport Loop East, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
Complete Solaria Inc created a technology platform to offer clean energy products to homeowners.
Executives
David John Anderson director, officer: CMO; EVP Strategic Partnership C/O COMPLETE SOLARIA, INC., 3000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 504, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Vikas Desai officer: President; GM Business Units C/O COMPLETE SOLARIA, INC., 3000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 504, SAN RAMON CA 94583
Thurman J Rodgers director, 10 percent owner 535 EASTVIEW WAY, WOODSIDE CA 94062
William James Anderson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O COMPLETE SOLARIA, INC., 3000 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 504, SAN RAMON CA 94583
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