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Enviva (Enviva) Beneish M-Score : -3.14 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Enviva 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 -3.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EVA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.31   Med: -2.49   Max: 8.25
Current: -3.14

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Enviva was 8.25. The lowest was -3.31. And the median was -2.49.


Enviva Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Enviva'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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Enviva Beneish M-Score Chart

Enviva Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.15 0.09 -2.50 -2.36 8.25

Enviva Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -1.04 8.25 -2.47 -2.91 -3.14

Competitive Comparison of Enviva's Beneish M-Score

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Enviva'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.


Enviva's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Enviva's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Enviva 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 Enviva 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 * 1.9075+0.528 * -1.0663+0.404 * 0.8101+0.892 * 0.9997+0.115 * 0.9132
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.649+4.679 * -0.076605-0.327 * 1.045
=-3.14

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $239 Mil.
Revenue was 320.637 + 301.905 + 269.082 + 239.313 = $1,131 Mil.
Gross Profit was 52.416 + 11.797 + -18.807 + -82.463 = $-37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $758 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,894 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,759 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $129 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $108 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $536 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,914 Mil.
Net Income was -85.195 + -55.844 + -116.899 + -77.407 = $-335 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -29.671 + -16.745 + -3.32 + -1.135 = $-51 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -55.376 + -2.093 + 31.872 + -37.215 = $-63 Mil.
Total Receivables was $125 Mil.
Revenue was 325.66 + 296.321 + 232.982 + 276.268 = $1,131 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.118 + 17.212 + -0.613 + -45.192 = $40 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $234 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,267 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,670 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $111 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $167 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $215 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,622 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)
=(238.515 / 1130.937) / (125.076 / 1131.231)
=0.2109 / 0.110566
=1.9075

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)
=(39.525 / 1131.231) / (-37.057 / 1130.937)
=0.03494 / -0.032767
=-1.0663

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 - (758.447 + 1759.465) / 2893.581) / (1 - (233.721 + 1670.314) / 2267.395)
=0.129828 / 0.160254
=0.8101

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
=1130.937 / 1131.231
=0.9997

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))
=(111.256 / (111.256 + 1670.314)) / (129.147 / (129.147 + 1759.465))
=0.062448 / 0.068382
=0.9132

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)
=(108.434 / 1130.937) / (167.122 / 1131.231)
=0.09588 / 0.147735
=0.649

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)
=((1914.392 + 535.753) / 2893.581) / ((1622.236 + 214.925) / 2267.395)
=0.846752 / 0.810252
=1.045

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
=(-335.345 - -50.871 - -62.812) / 2893.581
=-0.076605

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.

Enviva has a M-score of -3.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Enviva (Enviva) Business Description

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Address
7272 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1800, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Enviva Inc develop, construct, acquire, and own and operate, fully contracted wood pellet production plants where the company aggregate a natural resource, wood fiber, and process it into dry, densified, uniform pellets that can be effectively stored and transported around the world. The company sells term, take-or-pay off-take contracts with creditworthy customers in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Japan, who use pellets to displace coal and other fossil fuels to generate power and heat as part of their efforts to accelerate the energy transition away from conventional energy sources. The company derive a majority of revenues from customers in Europe.
Executives
Inclusive Capital Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 1170 GORGAS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Glenn Nunziata officer: EVP and CFO 7272 WISCONSIN AVE., STE 1800, BETHESDA MD 20814
Bumgarner John C Jr director
Ralph Alexander director 1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 1450, HOUSTON TX 77002
Mark A Coscio officer: EVP and CDO 757 N. ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77079
Lansing Gerrit Livingston Jr. director C/O BTG PACTUAL, 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 57TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Gary L Whitlock director
Jason E. Paral officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1800, BETHESDA MD 20814
John-paul D. Taylor officer: SVP and CCO 7272 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1800, BETHESDA MD 20814
Yana Kravtsova officer: EVP, Comms, Public & Env. Aff. 7550 WISCONSIN AVE., 9TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
John K. Keppler director, officer: Chairman and CEO 7200 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20814
Jeffrey W Ubben director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 1170 GORGAS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Shai Even officer: Exec VP and CFO 7616 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75251
Edward Royal Smith officer: Vice President Operations 7200 WISCONSIN AVE., SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20814
Thomas Meth officer: Exec V.P. of Sales & Marketing 7200 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20814

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