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Holaluz-Clidom (XMAD:HLZ) Beneish M-Score : -4.06 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Holaluz-Clidom 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 -4.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XMAD:HLZ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.06   Med: -2.62   Max: -1.33
Current: -4.06

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Holaluz-Clidom was -1.33. The lowest was -4.06. And the median was -2.62.


Holaluz-Clidom Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Holaluz-Clidom'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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Holaluz-Clidom Beneish M-Score Chart

Holaluz-Clidom Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.33 -2.62 -4.06

Holaluz-Clidom Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.33 - -2.62 - -4.06

Competitive Comparison of Holaluz-Clidom's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Holaluz-Clidom'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.


Holaluz-Clidom's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

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



Holaluz-Clidom 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 Holaluz-Clidom 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 * 0.7206+0.528 * 0.8251+0.404 * 1.4798+0.892 * 0.6681+0.115 * 0.8768
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.101+4.679 * -0.23374-0.327 * 1.0115
=-4.06

* 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 €65.2 Mil.
Revenue was €614.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was €71.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €96.7 Mil.
Total Assets was €175.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €9.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €31.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €141.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €16.0 Mil.
Net Income was €-26.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €14.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was €135.4 Mil.
Revenue was €919.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was €88.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €192.9 Mil.
Total Assets was €277.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €6.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €42.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €221.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €23.4 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)
=(65.164 / 614.563) / (135.35 / 919.816)
=0.106033 / 0.147149
=0.7206

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)
=(88.258 / 919.816) / (71.467 / 614.563)
=0.095952 / 0.116289
=0.8251

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 - (96.725 + 1.647) / 175.648) / (1 - (192.927 + 2.102) / 277.545)
=0.439948 / 0.297307
=1.4798

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
=614.563 / 919.816
=0.6681

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))
=(6.313 / (6.313 + 2.102)) / (9.757 / (9.757 + 1.647))
=0.750208 / 0.855577
=0.8768

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)
=(31.456 / 614.563) / (42.76 / 919.816)
=0.051184 / 0.046488
=1.101

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)
=((15.99 + 140.978) / 175.648) / ((23.392 + 221.824) / 277.545)
=0.893651 / 0.883518
=1.0115

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
=(-26.167 - 0 - 14.889) / 175.648
=-0.23374

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.

Holaluz-Clidom has a M-score of -4.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Holaluz-Clidom (XMAD:HLZ) Business Description

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Paseo Juan de Borbon 99-101, 4th Floor, Barcelona, ESP, 08039
Holaluz-Clidom SA is a renewable energy company providing green energy. The company's main activity is commercialization of energy in general. Its Holaluz Cloud is a system that allows surplus energy, i.e. energy produced by customers' solar panels that cannot be consumed at the moment, to be deducted from the electricity bill.

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