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Altus Power (STU:8770) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is Altus 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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:8770' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.51   Med: -1.85   Max: -1.55
Current: -2.49

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Altus Power was -1.55. The lowest was -2.51. And the median was -1.85.


Altus Power Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Altus Power Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.87 -2.51

Altus Power Quarterly Data
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 -1.61 -1.55 -1.83 -2.51 -2.49

Competitive Comparison of Altus Power's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Altus 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.


Altus Power's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

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



Altus 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 Altus 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 * 0.8511+0.528 * 1.0423+0.404 * 0.7806+0.892 * 1.4403+0.115 * 0.7741
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.933+4.679 * -0.037976-0.327 * 1.1182
=-2.52

* 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 €18.5 Mil.
Revenue was 37.406 + 31.354 + 42.239 + 42.931 = €153.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27.36 + 23.785 + 34.907 + 35.934 = €122.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €199.4 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,041.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,774.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €53.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €47.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €134.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,327.5 Mil.
Net Income was 6.908 + -24.875 + 4.994 + 6.299 = €-6.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 23.792 + -19.685 + 2.671 + -0.372 = €6.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.163 + 27.749 + 22.118 + 10.399 = €64.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was €15.1 Mil.
Revenue was 27.439 + 25.265 + 30.742 + 23.425 = €106.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.857 + 20.838 + 26.21 + 19.367 = €88.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €87.2 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,548.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,395.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €32.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €35.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €89.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €901.6 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)
=(18.452 / 153.93) / (15.052 / 106.871)
=0.119873 / 0.140843
=0.8511

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)
=(88.272 / 106.871) / (121.986 / 153.93)
=0.825968 / 0.792477
=1.0423

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 - (199.371 + 1774.737) / 2040.998) / (1 - (87.219 + 1395.763) / 1547.975)
=0.032773 / 0.041986
=0.7806

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
=153.93 / 106.871
=1.4403

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))
=(32.611 / (32.611 + 1395.763)) / (53.936 / (53.936 + 1774.737))
=0.022831 / 0.029495
=0.7741

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)
=(47.618 / 153.93) / (35.433 / 106.871)
=0.309348 / 0.331549
=0.933

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)
=((1327.519 + 134.398) / 2040.998) / ((901.626 + 89.926) / 1547.975)
=0.716276 / 0.640548
=1.1182

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
=(-6.674 - 6.406 - 64.429) / 2040.998
=-0.037976

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.

Altus Power has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Altus Power (STU:8770) Business Description

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2200 Atlantic Street, 6th Floor, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Altus Power Inc is a renewable energy generation company focused on the commercial and industrial, public sector, and community solar customers. It operates as a developer, owner and operator of large-scale roof, ground and carport-based photovoltaic and energy storage systems, as well as electric vehicle charging facilities.

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