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Marathon Oil (Marathon Oil) Beneish M-Score : -2.97 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)


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What is Marathon Oil 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 -2.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MRO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.34   Med: -3.02   Max: 24.73
Current: -2.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Marathon Oil was 24.73. The lowest was -5.34. And the median was -3.02.


Marathon Oil Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marathon Oil'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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Marathon Oil Beneish M-Score Chart

Marathon Oil Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.92 -5.34 -3.03 -3.04 -2.97

Marathon Oil Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.04 -3.56 -3.54 -3.15 -2.97

Competitive Comparison of Marathon Oil's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Marathon Oil'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.


Marathon Oil's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Marathon Oil 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 Marathon Oil 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 * 1.183+0.528 * 1.3842+0.404 * 0.9056+0.892 * 0.8497+0.115 * 0.805
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1348+4.679 * -0.141711-0.327 * 0.9501
=-2.97

* 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 $1,152 Mil.
Revenue was 1585 + 1771 + 1484 + 1567 = $6,407 Mil.
Gross Profit was 613 + 832 + 550 + 684 = $2,679 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,569 Mil.
Total Assets was $19,575 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17,213 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,211 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $297 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,922 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,378 Mil.
Net Income was 397 + 453 + 287 + 417 = $1,554 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 65 + 45 + 28 + 103 = $241 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1080 + 1066 + 1076 + 865 = $4,087 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,146 Mil.
Revenue was 1603 + 2008 + 2168 + 1761 = $7,540 Mil.
Gross Profit was 830 + 1156 + 1377 + 1001 = $4,364 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,671 Mil.
Total Assets was $19,940 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17,377 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,753 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $308 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,306 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,521 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)
=(1152 / 6407) / (1146 / 7540)
=0.179803 / 0.151989
=1.183

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)
=(4364 / 7540) / (2679 / 6407)
=0.57878 / 0.418136
=1.3842

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 - (1569 + 17213) / 19575) / (1 - (1671 + 17377) / 19940)
=0.040511 / 0.044734
=0.9056

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
=6407 / 7540
=0.8497

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))
=(1753 / (1753 + 17377)) / (2211 / (2211 + 17213))
=0.091636 / 0.113828
=0.805

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)
=(297 / 6407) / (308 / 7540)
=0.046356 / 0.040849
=1.1348

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)
=((3378 + 3922) / 19575) / ((5521 + 2306) / 19940)
=0.372925 / 0.392528
=0.9501

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
=(1554 - 241 - 4087) / 19575
=-0.141711

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.

Marathon Oil has a M-score of -2.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Marathon Oil (Marathon Oil) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
990 Town and Country Boulevard, Houston, TX, USA, 77024-2217
Marathon is an independent exploration and production company primarily focusing on unconventional resources in the United States. At the end of 2022, the company reported net proved reserves of 1.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 343 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022 at a ratio of 70% oil and NGLs and 30% natural gas.
Executives
Dane E Whitehead officer: Executive VP and CFO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
Michael A Henderson officer: Senior VP, Operations C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
Patrick Wagner officer: See Remarks 1401 MC KINNEY ST., SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77010
Lee M Tillman director, officer: President and CEO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST., HOUSTON TX 77056
Rob L. White officer: VP, Controller & CAO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 990 TOWN & COUNTRY BOULEVARD, HOUSTON TX 77024
Shawn D. Williams director 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Mark A Mccollum director 3000 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E., HOUSTON TX 77002
Kimberly O. Warnica officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 505 TRAILS END, HOUSTON TX 77024
Gary Eugene Wilson officer: VP, Controller & CAO C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST., HOUSTON TX 77056
Holli C. Ladhani director 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 4500, HOUSTON TX 77056
Brent J Smolik director 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070
James Kent Wells director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 2800, DENVER CO 80203-4535
Jason Few director 2201 COLQUITT STREET, HOUSTON TX 77098
Thomas Mitchell Little officer: Executive VP - Operations C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
M Elise Hyland director 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, C/O EQT CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH PA 15222

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