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Veolia Environnement (XPAR:VIE) Beneish M-Score

: -2.76 (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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XPAR:VIE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.7   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Veolia Environnement was -2.27. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.70.


Veolia Environnement Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Veolia Environnement'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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Veolia Environnement Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 -2.70 -2.68 -2.27 -2.76

Veolia Environnement Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.68 - -2.27 - -2.76

Competitive Comparison

For the Waste Management subindustry, Veolia Environnement'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.


Veolia Environnement Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Veolia Environnement's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Veolia Environnement 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 Veolia Environnement 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 * 0.915+0.528 * 1.0076+0.404 * 0.9969+0.892 * 1.0575+0.115 * 1.0397
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9828+4.679 * -0.056059-0.327 * 1.0049
=-2.76

* 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 €13,080 Mil.
Revenue was €45,352 Mil.
Gross Profit was €7,500 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €27,897 Mil.
Total Assets was €72,566 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €18,986 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €3,121 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €4,334 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €30,014 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €18,315 Mil.
Net Income was €937 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €5,005 Mil.
Total Receivables was €13,518 Mil.
Revenue was €42,886 Mil.
Gross Profit was €7,146 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €28,714 Mil.
Total Assets was €73,304 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €18,566 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €3,194 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €4,170 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €29,204 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €19,378 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)
=(13080 / 45352) / (13518 / 42886)
=0.288411 / 0.315208
=0.915

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)
=(7146 / 42886) / (7500 / 45352)
=0.166628 / 0.165373
=1.0076

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 - (27897 + 18986) / 72566) / (1 - (28714 + 18566) / 73304)
=0.353926 / 0.355015
=0.9969

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
=45352 / 42886
=1.0575

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))
=(3194 / (3194 + 18566)) / (3121 / (3121 + 18986))
=0.146783 / 0.141177
=1.0397

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)
=(4334 / 45352) / (4170 / 42886)
=0.095564 / 0.097235
=0.9828

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)
=((18315 + 30014) / 72566) / ((19378 + 29204) / 73304)
=0.666001 / 0.662747
=1.0049

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
=(937 - 0 - 5005) / 72566
=-0.056059

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.

Veolia Environnement has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Veolia Environnement (XPAR:VIE) Business Description

Address
30, rue Madeleine Vionnet, Aubervilliers, FRA, 93300
Veolia is the largest water company globally and a leading player in France. It is also involved in waste management with a significant exposure to France, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, and Australia. The third pillar of the group is energy services, giving the group significant exposure to Central Europe. Veolia started to refocus its activities in 2011, leading to the exit of almost half of its countries and of its transport activity. The integration of most activities of the historical rival Suez in 2022 drove a turnover increase of nearly 40%.

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