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Hawaiian Electric Industries (Hawaiian Electric Industries) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Hawaiian Electric Industries 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.63   Med: -2.53   Max: -1.47
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hawaiian Electric Industries was -1.47. The lowest was -2.63. And the median was -2.53.


Hawaiian Electric Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hawaiian Electric Industries'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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Hawaiian Electric Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Hawaiian Electric Industries 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 -2.52 -2.54 -1.47 -2.36 -2.55

Hawaiian Electric Industries 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 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 -2.36 -1.85 -2.09 -2.18 -2.55

Competitive Comparison of Hawaiian Electric Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Hawaiian Electric Industries'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.


Hawaiian Electric Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Hawaiian Electric Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hawaiian Electric Industries 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 Hawaiian Electric Industries 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 * 1.0579+0.528 * 1.0635+0.404 * 0.9613+0.892 * 0.984+0.115 * 1.0369
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0984+4.679 * -0.016096-0.327 * 1.1059
=-2.55

* 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 $6,682 Mil.
Revenue was 956.371 + 901.873 + 895.685 + 928.237 = $3,682 Mil.
Gross Profit was 90.996 + 75.111 + 92.979 + 93.518 = $353 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,528 Mil.
Total Assets was $17,244 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,245 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $270 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $-5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $299 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,035 Mil.
Net Income was 49.262 + 41.589 + 55.083 + 55.194 = $201 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -10.311 + 5.256 + 4.925 + 4.453 = $4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 68.256 + 34.494 + 190.665 + 180.952 = $474 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6,419 Mil.
Revenue was 1019.113 + 1042.197 + 895.607 + 785.068 = $3,742 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93.014 + 102.115 + 86.668 + 99.276 = $381 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,054 Mil.
Total Assets was $16,284 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,803 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $261 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $-4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $445 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,255 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)
=(6681.614 / 3682.166) / (6418.593 / 3741.985)
=1.814588 / 1.715291
=1.0579

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)
=(381.073 / 3741.985) / (352.604 / 3682.166)
=0.101837 / 0.09576
=1.0635

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 - (8527.795 + 6245.031) / 17243.821) / (1 - (8054.011 + 5802.687) / 16284.244)
=0.143297 / 0.149073
=0.9613

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
=3682.166 / 3741.985
=0.984

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))
=(260.744 / (260.744 + 5802.687)) / (270.195 / (270.195 + 6245.031))
=0.043003 / 0.041471
=1.0369

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)
=(-4.768 / 3682.166) / (-4.411 / 3741.985)
=-0.001295 / -0.001179
=1.0984

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)
=((4035.369 + 298.668) / 17243.821) / ((3255.413 + 445.361) / 16284.244)
=0.251339 / 0.227261
=1.1059

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
=(201.128 - 4.323 - 474.367) / 17243.821
=-0.016096

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.

Hawaiian Electric Industries has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hawaiian Electric Industries (Hawaiian Electric Industries) Business Description

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Address
1001 Bishop Street, Suite 2900, Honolulu, HI, USA, 96813
Hawaiian Electric Industries is the parent company of three Hawaii-based regulated utilities and Hawaii's American Savings Bank. The utilities provide electricity on the five islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. Nearly 40% of electricity in its service territory comes from renewable energy; this portion is growing rapidly as the state has set a goal of 100% by 2045.
Executives
Scott Deghetto officer: EVP, CFO & Treasurer P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Bruce Tamashiro officer: Controller, PAO P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Keith P Russell director 200 SPECTRUM CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 2100, IRVINE CA 92618
Yoko Otani director P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Michael J. Kennedy director P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Elisia Flores director PO BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Gregory C Hazelton officer: SVP - Finance 220 NW SECOND AVENUE, PORTLAND OR 97209
Lau Constance H director, officer: President C/O HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, INC., P O BOX 730, HONOLULIU HI 96808
Ann Teranishi officer: Pres & CEO, Amer Savings Bank P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96813
Kimura Shelee M.t. officer: Pres & CEO, Hawn Electric Co. C/O P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Valueact Spring Master Fund, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Valueact Spring Master Fund A, L.p. director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, FOURTH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Richard F Wacker officer: Pres & CEO, Amer Savings Bank
Seu Scott W.h. officer: Pres & CEO, Hawn Electric C/O P.O. BOX 730, HONOLULU HI 96808
Valueact Capital Management, Llc director, other: See Remarks ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING D, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129

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