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Alliance Resource Partners LP (Alliance Resource Partners LP) Beneish M-Score : -2.48 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Alliance Resource Partners 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alliance Resource Partners LP's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ARLP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.89   Max: -2.26
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alliance Resource Partners LP was -2.26. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.89.


Alliance Resource Partners LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alliance Resource Partners 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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Alliance Resource Partners LP Beneish M-Score Chart

Alliance Resource Partners LP 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 -3.25 -3.39 -3.01 -2.26 -2.48

Alliance Resource Partners LP 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 -2.26 -2.15 -3.03 -2.62 -2.48

Competitive Comparison of Alliance Resource Partners LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Alliance Resource Partners 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.


Alliance Resource Partners LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Alliance Resource Partners LP's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alliance Resource Partners LP's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Alliance Resource Partners 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 Alliance Resource Partners 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 * 1.1023+0.528 * 0.9775+0.404 * 1.3044+0.892 * 1.0606+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9272+4.679 * -0.071465-0.327 * 0.821
=-2.48

* 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 $292 Mil.
Revenue was 625.422 + 636.521 + 641.836 + 662.922 = $2,567 Mil.
Gross Profit was 133.488 + 185.535 + 204.059 + 597.372 = $1,120 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $516 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,788 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,039 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $79 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $227 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $330 Mil.
Net Income was 115.444 + 153.699 + 169.79 + 191.185 = $630 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.707 + -1.619 + -1.817 + -0.521 = $-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 95.231 + 231.388 + 280.764 + 223.259 = $831 Mil.
Total Receivables was $250 Mil.
Revenue was 704.206 + 632.461 + 619.878 + 463.422 = $2,420 Mil.
Gross Profit was 230.965 + 202.55 + 199.802 + 399.282 = $1,033 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $658 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,728 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,896 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $256 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $409 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)
=(292.3 / 2566.701) / (250.013 / 2419.967)
=0.113882 / 0.103313
=1.1023

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)
=(1032.599 / 2419.967) / (1120.454 / 2566.701)
=0.4267 / 0.436535
=0.9775

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 - (516.121 + 2039.232) / 2788.426) / (1 - (657.593 + 1895.618) / 2728.021)
=0.083586 / 0.064079
=1.3044

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
=2566.701 / 2419.967
=1.0606

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 / (0 + 1895.618)) / (0 / (0 + 2039.232))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(79.096 / 2566.701) / (80.425 / 2419.967)
=0.030816 / 0.033234
=0.9272

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)
=((330.482 + 227.467) / 2788.426) / ((409.335 + 255.571) / 2728.021)
=0.200095 / 0.243732
=0.821

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
=(630.118 - -1.25 - 830.642) / 2788.426
=-0.071465

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.

Alliance Resource Partners LP has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alliance Resource Partners LP (Alliance Resource Partners LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1717 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 400, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74119
Alliance Resource Partners LP operates as a coal mining company based in the United States. It has four segments Illinois Basin, Appalachia, Oil & Gas Royalties and Coal Royalties. The Illinois Basin comprises underground mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and West Virginia . The Appalachia segment comprises the Mettiki mining complex, the Tunnel Ridge mining complex and the MC Mining mining complex. The Oil & Gas Royalties has oil & gas mineral interests held by AR Midland and AllDale I & II and includes Alliance Minerals' equity interests in both AllDale III and Cavalier Minerals. The Coal Royalties has includes coal mineral reserves and resources owned or leased by Alliance Resource Properties.
Executives
Kathleen S. Craft 10 percent owner 2502 E. 45TH ST., TULSA OK 74105
Craft Joseph W Iii director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and Chief Executive PO BOX 22027, TULSA OK 74121-2027
D Andrew Woodward officer: Senior VP, New Ventures C/O ANDX, FINDLAY OH 45840
Megan J Cordle officer: VP, Controller and CAO P.O. BOX 22027, TULSA OK 74121
John H Robinson director 1 WATERHOUSE SQU, 5TH FL. 138-142 HOLBORN, LONDON X0 EC1N 2ST
Robert J Fouch officer: Vice President and Controller 1717 S. BOULDER, SUITE 400, TULSA OK 74119
Kirk Tholen officer: Sr VP, Chief Strategic Officer 1717 SOUTH BOULDER, SUITE 400, TULSA OK 74119
Robert J Druten director 6503 SENECA ROAD, MISSION HILLS KS 66208
Wilson M Torrence director 1717 SOUTH BOULDER, SUITE 400, TULSA OK 74119
Nick Carter director
Timothy J Whelan officer: Senior Vice President Sales 1717 SOUTH BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400, TULSA OK 74119
John P Neafsey director PO BOX 22027, C/O ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP, TULSA OK 74121
Alliance Resource Management Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 1717 SOUTH BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400, TULSA OK 74119
Alliance Holdings Gp, L.p. director, 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 22027, TULSA OK 74121
Mgp Ii, Llc director, 10 percent owner 1717 SOUTH BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400, TULSA OK 74119