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Northern Tier Energy LP (Northern Tier Energy LP) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Northern Tier Energy 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.

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

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Northern Tier Energy LP was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Northern Tier Energy LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northern Tier Energy 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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Northern Tier Energy LP Beneish M-Score Chart

Northern Tier Energy LP Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.35 -2.34 -3.19

Northern Tier Energy LP Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16
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 -2.39 -2.51 -3.09 -3.19 -3.15

Competitive Comparison of Northern Tier Energy LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Northern Tier Energy 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.


Northern Tier Energy LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Northern Tier Energy 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 Northern Tier Energy 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 * 1.3358+0.528 * 0.7366+0.404 * 0.9857+0.892 * 0.6427+0.115 * 1.0932
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.569+4.679 * -0.083435-0.327 * 1.1112
=-3.15

* 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 (Mar16) TTM:Last Year (Mar15) TTM:
Total Receivables was $174 Mil.
Revenue was 604.4 + 759.8 + 891.6 + 959.8 = $3,216 Mil.
Gross Profit was 51.9 + 27 + 149.8 + 168.9 = $398 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $508 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,149 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $506 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $369 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $376 Mil.
Net Income was 14.7 + -12.6 + 103.5 + 128.9 = $235 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.4 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5.8 + 89.8 + 114.1 + 120.3 = $330 Mil.
Total Receivables was $203 Mil.
Revenue was 793.8 + 1059.8 + 1547.4 + 1602.5 = $5,004 Mil.
Gross Profit was 148 + 60.4 + 142.2 + 105.1 = $456 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $614 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,198 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $441 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $43 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $337 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $363 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)
=(174.1 / 3215.6) / (202.8 / 5003.5)
=0.054142 / 0.040532
=1.3358

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)
=(455.7 / 5003.5) / (397.6 / 3215.6)
=0.091076 / 0.123647
=0.7366

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 - (508.3 + 505.6) / 1149.4) / (1 - (613.7 + 441.2) / 1198.2)
=0.117888 / 0.119596
=0.9857

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
=3215.6 / 5003.5
=0.6427

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))
=(42.8 / (42.8 + 441.2)) / (44.5 / (44.5 + 505.6))
=0.08843 / 0.080894
=1.0932

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)
=(96.6 / 3215.6) / (95.8 / 5003.5)
=0.030041 / 0.019147
=1.569

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)
=((376.2 + 369.3) / 1149.4) / ((362.5 + 336.9) / 1198.2)
=0.648599 / 0.583709
=1.1112

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
=(234.5 - 0.4 - 330) / 1149.4
=-0.083435

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.

Northern Tier Energy LP has a M-score of -3.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Northern Tier Energy LP (Northern Tier Energy LP) Business Description

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Northern Tier Energy LP was incorporated on October 21, 2011. Its an independent downstream energy limited partnership with refining, retail and pipeline operations that serves the PADD II region of the United States. The Company operate its assets in two business segments: the refining business and the retail business. Its refining segment consists of an 89,500 barrels per calendar day (96,500 barrels per stream day) refinery located in St. Paul Park, Minnesota. Its refinery's complexity allows to process a variety of light, heavy, sweet and sour crudes into higher value refined products. Its retail segment operated 164 convenience stores under the SuperAmerica brand and also supported 75 franchised convenience stores, which are also operated under the SuperAmerica brand. These convenience stores are located in Minnesota and Wisconsin and sell various grades of gasoline and diesel, tobacco products and immediately consumable items such as beverages, prepared food and a large variety of snacks and prepackaged items. It also own and operate SuperMom's Bakery, which prepares and distributes baked goods and other prepared food items for sale in its company-operated and franchised convenience stores and other third party locations. Crude oil is the principal raw material for the Company and the majority of the crude oil processed is delivered to the refinery through a pipeline that is owned by MPL, a related party. With respect to its wholesale gasoline and distillate sales and marketing, it compete directly with Koch Industries' Flint Hills Resources Refinery in Pine Bend, Minnesota, as well as the other refiners in the PADD II region and, to a lesser extent, U.S. and foreign refiners. Its retail competitors include Holiday and Kwik Trip.
Executives
David L Lamp director, officer: President and CEO C/O CVR ENERGY, INC., 2277 PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 500, SUGAR LAND TX 77479
Thomas W Hofmann director FIVE RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 500, RADNOR PA 19087
Scott D Weaver director C/O WESTERN REFINING, INC., 6500 TROWBRIDGE DRIVE, EL PASO TX 79905
Melissa M Buhrig officer: Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec C/O CVR ENERGY, INC., 2277 PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 500, SUGAR LAND TX 77479
Dan F Smith director 1221 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Western Refining, Inc. director, 10 percent owner 539 SOUTH MAIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840-3229
Karen Berriman Davis officer: Executive VP and CFO 123 WEST MILLS AVENUE, SUITE 200, EL PASO TX 79901
Scott D Josey director ONE BRIARLAKE PLAZA, SUITE 2000, 2000 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH, HOUSTON TX 77042
David Bonderman other: Former 10% Owner and Director 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
James G Coulter other: Former 10% Owner and Director 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Bernard W Aronson director
Tpg Advisors Vi, Inc. other: Former 10% Owner and Director 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Tpg Group Holdings (sbs) Advisors, Inc. director, 10 percent owner C/O TPG GLOBAL, LLC, 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Michael G. Macdougall director 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Eric Liaw director C/O TPG GLOBAL, LLC, 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102

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