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Haffner Energy (XPAR:ALHAF) Beneish M-Score : -9.73 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Haffner 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 -9.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XPAR:ALHAF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.73   Med: -6.81   Max: -3.88
Current: -9.73

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Haffner Energy was -3.88. The lowest was -9.73. And the median was -6.81.


Haffner Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Haffner 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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Haffner Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Haffner Energy Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.88 -9.73

Haffner Energy Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -9.73 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Haffner Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Haffner 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.


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

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

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



Haffner 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 Haffner 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 * 1.4512+0.528 * 0.3344+0.404 * 0.1714+0.892 * 0.3147+0.115 * 0.7589
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 37.5071+4.679 * -0.070102-0.327 * 0.1731
=-9.73

* 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 (Mar22) TTM:Last Year (Mar21) TTM:
Total Receivables was €0.65 Mil.
Revenue was €1.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.89 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €64.11 Mil.
Total Assets was €67.74 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.06 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4.94 Mil.
Net Income was €-4.81 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €-0.06 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1.43 Mil.
Revenue was €4.44 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.95 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €5.78 Mil.
Total Assets was €8.84 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.72 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2.82 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5.13 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)
=(0.654 / 1.397) / (1.432 / 4.439)
=0.468146 / 0.322595
=1.4512

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)
=(0.95 / 4.439) / (0.894 / 1.397)
=0.214012 / 0.639943
=0.3344

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 - (64.11 + 0.569) / 67.744) / (1 - (5.782 + 0.722) / 8.837)
=0.045244 / 0.264004
=0.1714

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
=1.397 / 4.439
=0.3147

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))
=(0.209 / (0.209 + 0.722)) / (0.239 / (0.239 + 0.569))
=0.22449 / 0.295792
=0.7589

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)
=(0.059 / 1.397) / (0.005 / 4.439)
=0.042233 / 0.001126
=37.5071

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)
=((4.937 + 5.613) / 67.744) / ((5.128 + 2.824) / 8.837)
=0.155733 / 0.899853
=0.1731

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
=(-4.807 - 0 - -0.058) / 67.744
=-0.070102

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.

Haffner Energy has a M-score of -9.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Haffner Energy (XPAR:ALHAF) Business Description

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2 place de la Gare, Parc de l'Angevinière, Vitry-le-François, FRA, 51300
Haffner Energy SA is the designer and builder of HYNOCA, a disruptive carbon-negative solution for producing competitive renewable hydrogen.

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