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Centrus Energy (Centrus Energy) Beneish M-Score : -1.90 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Centrus Energy 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 -1.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LEU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.35   Med: -2.36   Max: -0.12
Current: -1.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Centrus Energy was -0.12. The lowest was -4.35. And the median was -2.36.


Centrus Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centrus Energy'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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Centrus Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Centrus Energy 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 -4.09 -2.64 -1.88 -2.07 -1.90

Centrus Energy 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 -2.07 -0.98 -3.24 -2.01 -1.90

Competitive Comparison of Centrus Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Uranium subindustry, Centrus Energy'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.


Centrus Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Centrus Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Centrus Energy 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 Centrus Energy 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 * 1.1897+0.528 * 1.1462+0.404 * 0.8147+0.892 * 1.0899+0.115 * 1.2626
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9636+4.679 * 0.057146-0.327 * 0.9312
=-1.90

* 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 $49.4 Mil.
Revenue was 103.6 + 51.3 + 98.4 + 66.9 = $320.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 49.8 + 11.3 + 28 + 23 = $112.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $685.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $796.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $35.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $471.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $152.7 Mil.
Net Income was 56.3 + 8.2 + 12.7 + 7.2 = $84.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 22.6 + 3.7 + 1.8 + 1.7 = $29.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17.9 + -24 + 24.9 + -9.7 = $9.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $38.1 Mil.
Revenue was 126.2 + 33.2 + 99.1 + 35.3 = $293.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48.4 + 2.3 + 60.9 + 6.3 = $117.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $587.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $705.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $33.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $449.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $144.4 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)
=(49.4 / 320.2) / (38.1 / 293.8)
=0.154279 / 0.12968
=1.1897

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)
=(117.9 / 293.8) / (112.1 / 320.2)
=0.401293 / 0.350094
=1.1462

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 - (685.4 + 7) / 796.2) / (1 - (587.1 + 5.5) / 705.5)
=0.130369 / 0.160028
=0.8147

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
=320.2 / 293.8
=1.0899

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))
=(9.6 / (9.6 + 5.5)) / (7.1 / (7.1 + 7))
=0.635762 / 0.503546
=1.2626

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)
=(35.6 / 320.2) / (33.9 / 293.8)
=0.111181 / 0.115385
=0.9636

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)
=((152.7 + 471.1) / 796.2) / ((144.4 + 449.2) / 705.5)
=0.783471 / 0.841389
=0.9312

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
=(84.4 - 29.8 - 9.1) / 796.2
=0.057146

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.

Centrus Energy has a M-score of -1.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Centrus Energy (Centrus Energy) Business Description

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Address
6901 Rockledge Drive, Suite 800, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20817
Centrus Energy Corp is engaged in the supply of nuclear fuel and services for the nuclear power industry. It operates through the Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical solutions segments. The LEU segment has two components which include the sale of separative work units and uranium. The Technical Solutions segment provides advanced engineering, design, and manufacturing services to government and private sector customers. The majority of the firm's revenue gets derived from the LEU segment. It has a business presence in the U.S. and other countries, of which prime revenue is generated in the U.S.
Executives
Morris Bawabeh 10 percent owner 15 OCEAN AVENUE, BROOKLYN NY 11225
Shahram Ghasemian officer: SVP, GC, CCO and Corp. Sec'y CENTRUS ENERGY CORP., 6901 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20817
Bradley J Sawatzke director CENTRUS ENERGY CORP., 6901 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20817
Kirkland H Donald director C/O ENTERGY CORPORATION LEGAL DEPT., 639 LOYOLA AVE., 26TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS LA 70113
Tina W Jonas director C/O PASSUR AEROSPACE, INC, ONE LANDMARK SQUARE, SUITE 1900, STAMFORD CT 06901
Neil S Subin director 2336 S.E. OCEAN BOULEVARD, #400, STUART FL 34996
W T Jagodinski director 6415 THOMAS DRIVE, UNIT 1702, PANAMA CITY BEACH FL 32408
Mikel H Williams director 21255 BURBANK BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
Dennis John Scott officer: VP,GEN COUNS, CCO & CORP SEC'Y 6901 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20817
Donelson John M A officer: V.P., Marketing and Sales 6901 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20817
Philip O Strawbridge officer: SVP, CFO, CAO & Treasurer 6901 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20817
Daniel B Poneman officer: Chief Strategic Officer 6901 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20817
Kevin J Harrill officer: Controller & CAO 6901 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20817
John C Dorrian officer: Controller & Chief Acctg Ofcr. 6901 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20817
Larry B Cutlip officer: VP, FIELD OPERATIONS 6901 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20817