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Verbund AG (WBO:VER) Beneish M-Score

: -3.42 (As of Today)
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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 -3.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WBO:VER' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.59   Med: -2.46   Max: -0.9
Current: -3.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Verbund AG was -0.90. The lowest was -3.59. And the median was -2.46.


Verbund AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Verbund AG'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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Verbund AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.11 -3.59 -0.90 -1.69 -3.42

Verbund AG Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.69 - - - -3.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Verbund AG'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.


Verbund AG Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Verbund AG 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 Verbund AG 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 * 0.8516+0.528 * 0.6355+0.404 * 0.9239+0.892 * 1.01+0.115 * 0.5966
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8093+4.679 * -0.144561-0.327 * 0.6923
=-3.42

* 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 €1,329 Mil.
Revenue was €10,449 Mil.
Gross Profit was €4,704 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,590 Mil.
Total Assets was €19,485 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €12,868 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €989 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €3,161 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,690 Mil.
Net Income was €2,266 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €5,083 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,546 Mil.
Revenue was €10,346 Mil.
Gross Profit was €2,960 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,912 Mil.
Total Assets was €19,157 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €12,023 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €534 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,145 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,744 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)
=(1329.4 / 10449.484) / (1545.7 / 10346.076)
=0.127222 / 0.1494
=0.8516

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)
=(2959.984 / 10346.076) / (4704.261 / 10449.484)
=0.286097 / 0.450191
=0.6355

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 - (3590.228 + 12867.8) / 19485.316) / (1 - (3911.994 + 12023.2) / 19156.644)
=0.155363 / 0.168164
=0.9239

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
=10449.484 / 10346.076
=1.01

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))
=(534.483 / (534.483 + 12023.2)) / (988.516 / (988.516 + 12867.8))
=0.042562 / 0.07134
=0.5966

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)
=(63.1 / 10449.484) / (77.2 / 10346.076)
=0.006039 / 0.007462
=0.8093

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)
=((1690.4 + 3161.29) / 19485.316) / ((2744.1 + 4145.411) / 19156.644)
=0.248992 / 0.359641
=0.6923

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
=(2266.145 - 0 - 5082.969) / 19485.316
=-0.144561

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.

Verbund AG has a M-score of -3.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Verbund AG (WBO:VER) Business Description

Address
Am Hof 6a, Vienna, AUT, 1010
Founded in 1947 through a nationalization act, Verbund is the leading power producer in Austria. The Austrian state owns 51% of its capital. Hydro accounts for more than 90% of the total power output. Hydro power is generated from reservoirs and pumped storage plants in the Austrian Alps, and run-of-river plants in Austria and southern Germany. Total hydro capacity amounts to 8.4 GW. Verbund also owns the Austrian electricity grid through its fully owned subsidiary AP. In 2021, the firm acquired 51% of Gas Connect Austria, a gas transmission and distribution system operator. The group also owns one CCGT and is involved in trading and development of wind and solar capacity.

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