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Plug Power Inc. develops hydrogen fuel cells product solutions in North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers GenDrive, a hydrogen fueled proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel c...
The following section summarizes insights on Plug Power Inc.'s Beneish M-Score:
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A statistical score that uses financial ratios to identify whether a company has manipulated its earnings
The Beneish M-Score statistical score that uses financial ratios to identify whether a company has manipulated its earnings. Plug Power’s Beneish M-Score of −4.98 implies the company is not a likely earnings manipulator.
The Beneish M-Score outlines eight financial ratios required to calculate the score:
1) Days Sales in Receivables Index (DSRI)
DSRI = (Net Receivablest / Salest) / (Net Receivablest-1 / Salest-1)
2) Gross Margin Index (GMI)
GMI = [(Salest-1 - COGSt-1) / Salest-1] / [(Salest - COGSt) / Salest]
3) Asset Quality Index (AQI)
AQI = [(Total Assets - Current Assetst - PP&Et) / Total Assetst] / [(Total Assets - Current Assetst-1 - PP&Et-1) / Total Assetst-1]
4) Sales Growth Index (SGI)
SGI = Salest / Salest-1
5) Depreciation Index (DEPI)
DEPI = (Depreciationt-1/ (PP&Et-1 + Depreciationt-1)) / (Depreciationt / (PP&Et + Depreciationt))
6) Sales General and Administrative Expenses Index (SGAI)
SGAI = (SG&A Expenset / Salest) / (SG&A Expenset-1 / Salest-1)
7) Leverage Index (LVGI)
LVGI = [(Current Liabilitiest + Total Long Term Debtt) / Total Assetst] / [(Current Liabilitiest-1 + Total Long Term Debtt-1) / Total Assetst-1]
8) Total Accruals to Total Assets (TATA)
TATA = (Income from Continuing Operationst - Cash Flows from Operationst) / Total Assetst
After computing the eight variables outlined above, they can be weighted together using the following multivariate model to calculate the score:
Beneish M-Score =
-4.84
(+) 0.92 × DSRI
(+) 0.528 × GMI
(+) 0.404 × AQI
(+) 0.892 × SGI
(+) 0.115 × DEPI
(+) -0.172 × SGAI
(+) 4.679 × TATA
(+) -0.327 × LVGI
The chart above depicts the distribution of beneish m-score for companies operating in the Industrials sector in the Developed economic region. Over 3,200 companies were considered in this analysis, and 3,076 had meaningful values. The average beneish m-score of companies in the sector is -2.59 with a standard deviation of 0.94.
Plug Power Inc.'s Beneish M-Score of -4.98 ranks in the 3.7% percentile for the sector. The following table provides additional summary stats:
| Economic Risk Region | Developed |
| Total Constituents | 3,204 |
| Included Constituents | 3,076 |
| Min | -7.81 |
| Max | 2.75 |
| Median | -2.59 |
| Mean | -2.59 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.94 |
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