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NEXTracker (NEXTracker) Beneish M-Score : -3.40 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is NEXTracker 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 -3.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NXT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -3.23   Max: -2.4
Current: -3.4

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NEXTracker was -2.40. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -3.23.


NEXTracker Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

NEXTracker Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.40

NEXTracker Quarterly Data
Mar20 Mar21 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 - -2.40 - -3.23 -3.40

Competitive Comparison of NEXTracker's Beneish M-Score

For the Solar subindustry, NEXTracker'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.


NEXTracker's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, NEXTracker's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



NEXTracker 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 NEXTracker 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 * 1.0351+0.528 * 0.5237+0.404 * 1.3499+0.892 * 1.2512+0.115 * 0.9394
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6493+4.679 * -0.20913-0.327 * 0.8992
=-3.40

* 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 $717 Mil.
Revenue was 710.426 + 573.357 + 479.543 + 518.395 = $2,282 Mil.
Gross Profit was 209.725 + 149.11 + 113.744 + 90.312 = $563 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,419 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,095 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $172 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $759 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $145 Mil.
Net Income was 41.396 + 39.253 + 20.429 + -186.463 = $-85 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 64.804 + 26.91 + 225.767 + 35.287 = $353 Mil.
Total Receivables was $553 Mil.
Revenue was 513.37 + 467.142 + 403.23 + 439.813 = $1,824 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.259 + 64.539 + 49.863 + 38.952 = $236 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $954 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,260 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $83 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $605 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 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)
=(716.816 / 2281.721) / (553.465 / 1823.555)
=0.314156 / 0.303509
=1.0351

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)
=(235.613 / 1823.555) / (562.891 / 2281.721)
=0.129205 / 0.246696
=0.5237

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 - (1418.96 + 8.369) / 2095.125) / (1 - (954.337 + 7.91) / 1259.695)
=0.318738 / 0.236127
=1.3499

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
=2281.721 / 1823.555
=1.2512

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))
=(3.594 / (3.594 + 7.91)) / (4.17 / (4.17 + 8.369))
=0.312413 / 0.332562
=0.9394

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)
=(171.857 / 2281.721) / (83.274 / 1823.555)
=0.075319 / 0.045666
=1.6493

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)
=((144.762 + 759.437) / 2095.125) / ((0 + 604.612) / 1259.695)
=0.431573 / 0.479967
=0.8992

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
=(-85.385 - 0 - 352.768) / 2095.125
=-0.20913

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.

NEXTracker has a M-score of -3.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NEXTracker (NEXTracker) Business Description

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6200 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont, CA, USA, 94555
NEXTracker Inc provides integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed solar generation projects worldwide. Nextracker's products enable solar panels in utility-scale power plants to follow the sun's movement across the sky and optimize plant performance. It generates revenue from selling solar trackers, such as NX Horizon and NX Gemini, and from licensing TrueCapture software products.
Executives
Daniel S Shugar director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3939 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Leah Schlesinger officer: GC, Ch Eth & Compl Off'r & Sec 6200 PASEO PADRE PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94555
William D Watkins director P O BOX 8, SAINT PETERS MO 63376
Charles D Boynton director
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Tpg Gp A, Llc 10 percent owner 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Kyra Lynn Whitten director 17465 RINGEL DRIVE, MORGAN HILL CA 95037
Brandi Elizabeth Thomas director C/O NEXTRACKER HQ, 6200 PASEO PADRE PKWY, FREMONT CA 94555
Howard Wenger officer: President 3939 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Nicholas Marco Miller officer: Chief Operating Officer 6200 PASEO PADRE PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94555
Bruce Ledesma officer: Pres, Strat'y, Software & Admn 3939 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95134
David P Bennett officer: Chief Financial Officer 3616 NICOLE AVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Willy C Shih director 343 STATE STREET, ROCHESTER NY 146500211
Michael P Hartung director 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Steven B. Mandel director 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102