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Energy Vault Holdings (Energy Vault Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 4.89 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Energy Vault Holdings 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 4.89 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NRGV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.89   Med: 4.89   Max: 4.89
Current: 4.89

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Energy Vault Holdings was 4.89. The lowest was 4.89. And the median was 4.89.


Energy Vault Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Energy Vault Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - 4.89

Energy Vault Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 - 2.02 0.38 12.57 4.89

Competitive Comparison of Energy Vault Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Energy Vault Holdings'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.


Energy Vault Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

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



Energy Vault Holdings 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 Energy Vault Holdings 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 * 0.7247+0.528 * 7.9192+0.404 * 1.5688+0.892 * 2.3413+0.115 * 23.849
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.533+4.679 * -0.028892-0.327 * 1.0962
=4.89

* 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 $116.0 Mil.
Revenue was 118.236 + 172.205 + 39.68 + 11.422 = $341.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.017 + 7.148 + 3.947 + 2.419 = $17.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $279.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $340.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $32.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $86.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $111.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.1 Mil.
Net Income was -22.172 + -18.942 + -26.162 + -31.167 = $-98.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.086 + -0.008 + 2.203 + 1.776 = $4.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 23.395 + -24.226 + -21.052 + -70.772 = $-92.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was $68.4 Mil.
Revenue was 100.322 + 1.694 + 0.977 + 42.884 = $145.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.936 + 0.071 + 0.406 + 42.884 = $59.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $390.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $416.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $69.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $125.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.7 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)
=(116.046 / 341.543) / (68.392 / 145.877)
=0.33977 / 0.468833
=0.7247

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)
=(59.297 / 145.877) / (17.531 / 341.543)
=0.406486 / 0.051329
=7.9192

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 - (279.582 + 32.743) / 340.753) / (1 - (390.067 + 4.486) / 416.713)
=0.083427 / 0.053178
=1.5688

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
=341.543 / 145.877
=2.3413

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))
=(7.743 / (7.743 + 4.486)) / (0.893 / (0.893 + 32.743))
=0.633167 / 0.026549
=23.849

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)
=(86.416 / 341.543) / (69.243 / 145.877)
=0.253016 / 0.474667
=0.533

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)
=((1.137 + 111.854) / 340.753) / ((0.725 + 125.323) / 416.713)
=0.331592 / 0.302482
=1.0962

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
=(-98.443 - 4.057 - -92.655) / 340.753
=-0.028892

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.

Energy Vault Holdings has a M-score of 4.89 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Energy Vault Holdings (Energy Vault Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4360 Park Terrace Drive, Suite 100, Westlake Village, CA, USA, 91361
Energy Vault Holdings Inc is a grid-scale energy storage company that is driving a faster transition to renewable power by solving the intermittence issues that are inherent to the most prevalent sources of renewable energy, solar and wind. Geographical presence in United States, China and Other. Majority of its revenue comes from U.S.
Executives
Akshay Ladwa officer: Chief Engineering Officer C/O ENERGY VAULT, INC., 4360 PARK TERRACE DRIVE, SUITE 100, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Marco Terruzzin officer: Chief Product Officer 4360 PARK TERRACE, SUITE 100, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Van Gaalen Jan Kees officer: Chief Financial Officer 10205 WESTHEIMER, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77042
Christopher Wiese officer: Chief Operating Officer 4360 PARK TERRACE DRIVE, SUITE 100, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Goncagul Icoren officer: Chief People Officer 4360 PARK TERRACE DRIVE, SUITE 100, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Josh Mcmorrow officer: Chief Legal Officer 4360 PARK TERRACE DRIVE, SUITE 100, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
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Andrea Pedretti officer: Chief Technology Officer 4360 PARK TERRACE DRIVE, SUITE 100, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Theresa M Fariello director C/O ENERGY VAULT, INC., 4360 PARK TERRACE DRIVE, SUITE 100, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
William Gross director C/O BILL GROSS' IDEALAB, 130 W UNION STREET, PASADENA CA 91103
David W Hitchcock officer: Interim CFO 67 WHIPPANY ROAD, WHIPPANY NJ 07981
Thomas R Ertel director C/O BLACKBAUD, INC., 2000 DANIEL ISLAND DRIVE, CHARLESTON SC 29492
Idealab Studio, Llc 10 percent owner 130 W. UNION STREET, PASADENA CA 91103
John G Jung officer: President of EVS 4360 PARK TERRACE DRIVE, SUITE 100, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361