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Energy Transfer Operating LP (Energy Transfer Operating LP) Beneish M-Score : -3.28 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Energy Transfer Operating LP 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 -3.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ETP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.77   Med: -2.4   Max: 2.55
Current: -3.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Energy Transfer Operating LP was 2.55. The lowest was -4.77. And the median was -2.40.


Energy Transfer Operating LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Energy Transfer Operating LP'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 Transfer Operating LP Beneish M-Score Chart

Energy Transfer Operating LP Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.32 -2.31 -2.68 -2.49 -3.28

Energy Transfer Operating LP Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.49 -3.00 -3.16 -3.12 -3.28

Competitive Comparison of Energy Transfer Operating LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Energy Transfer Operating LP'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 Transfer Operating LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Energy Transfer Operating LP's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Energy Transfer Operating LP 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 Transfer Operating LP 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 * 1.0391+0.528 * 0.8295+0.404 * 0.7809+0.892 * 0.7174+0.115 * 0.8696
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.404+4.679 * -0.052035-0.327 * 1.0347
=-3.21

* 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 (Dec20) TTM:Last Year (Dec19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $3,989 Mil.
Revenue was 10034 + 9955 + 7338 + 11568 = $38,895 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2371 + 2669 + 2287 + 2426 = $9,753 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,325 Mil.
Total Assets was $96,742 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $75,685 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3,669 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $691 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,067 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $52,182 Mil.
Net Income was 754 + -657 + 481 + -719 = $-141 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 93 + -1473 + 49 + -1645 = $-2,976 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2117 + 2375 + 1551 + 1826 = $7,869 Mil.
Total Receivables was $5,351 Mil.
Revenue was 13720 + 13495 + 13877 + 13121 = $54,213 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2759 + 2849 + 2795 + 2873 = $11,276 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,485 Mil.
Total Assets was $102,294 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $74,860 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3,136 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $686 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,719 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $51,805 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)
=(3989 / 38895) / (5351 / 54213)
=0.102558 / 0.098703
=1.0391

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)
=(11276 / 54213) / (9753 / 38895)
=0.207994 / 0.250752
=0.8295

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 - (6325 + 75685) / 96742) / (1 - (7485 + 74860) / 102294)
=0.152281 / 0.195016
=0.7809

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
=38895 / 54213
=0.7174

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))
=(3136 / (3136 + 74860)) / (3669 / (3669 + 75685))
=0.040207 / 0.046236
=0.8696

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)
=(691 / 38895) / (686 / 54213)
=0.017766 / 0.012654
=1.404

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)
=((52182 + 6067) / 96742) / ((51805 + 7719) / 102294)
=0.602107 / 0.581891
=1.0347

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
=(-141 - -2976 - 7869) / 96742
=-0.052035

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 Transfer Operating LP has a M-score of -3.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Energy Transfer Operating LP (Energy Transfer Operating LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225
Energy Transfer Operating LP is a diversified midstream energy company in the country with more than 86,000 miles of pipelines traversing approximately 38 states transporting the oil and gas products. Its core operations include transportation, storage and terminalling for natural gas, crude oil, NGLs, refined products and liquid natural gas. The operating business segments of the company are intrastate transportation and storage, interstate transportation and storage, midstream, NGL and refined products transportation and services, crude oil transportation and services, investment in Sunoco LP, investment in USAC, and Other. The crude oil transportation and services segment generates maximum revenue for the company.
Executives
Easter William H Iii director 370 17TH ST, STE 2500, DENVER CO 80202