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EQM Midstream Partners LP (EQM Midstream Partners LP) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is EQM Midstream 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.

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

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of EQM Midstream Partners LP was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


EQM Midstream Partners LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for EQM Midstream 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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EQM Midstream Partners LP Beneish M-Score Chart

EQM Midstream Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.41 -2.49 -0.62 -2.72 -2.55

EQM Midstream Partners LP Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
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 -1.40 -1.80 -2.53 -2.55 -2.55

Competitive Comparison of EQM Midstream Partners LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, EQM Midstream 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.


EQM Midstream Partners LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



EQM Midstream 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 EQM Midstream 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 * 0.8585+0.528 * 1.0353+0.404 * 1.0296+0.892 * 1.1187+0.115 * 0.962
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7341+4.679 * -0.019726-0.327 * 1.0653
=-2.55

* 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 (Mar20) TTM:Last Year (Mar19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $249 Mil.
Revenue was 453.113 + 425.859 + 408.434 + 406.167 = $1,694 Mil.
Gross Profit was 377.418 + 350.895 + 334.697 + 335.902 = $1,399 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $303 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,858 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,740 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $295 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $106 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $297 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,583 Mil.
Net Income was 251.678 + -210.478 + -10.518 + 152.438 = $183 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.283 + -424.656 + -254.123 + -56.752 = $-737 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 285.136 + 304.58 + 234.584 + 349.27 = $1,174 Mil.
Total Receivables was $259 Mil.
Revenue was 389.782 + 384.791 + 364.584 + 374.697 = $1,514 Mil.
Gross Profit was 332.33 + 329.447 + 310.63 + 322.2 = $1,295 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $296 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,889 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,995 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $219 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $129 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $427 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,540 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)
=(249.061 / 1693.573) / (259.34 / 1513.854)
=0.147062 / 0.171311
=0.8585

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)
=(1294.607 / 1513.854) / (1398.912 / 1693.573)
=0.855173 / 0.826012
=1.0353

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 - (302.607 + 7740.231) / 12858.054) / (1 - (296.465 + 5995.385) / 9888.585)
=0.37449 / 0.363726
=1.0296

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
=1693.573 / 1513.854
=1.1187

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))
=(219.247 / (219.247 + 5995.385)) / (294.661 / (294.661 + 7740.231))
=0.035279 / 0.036673
=0.962

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)
=(105.597 / 1693.573) / (128.585 / 1513.854)
=0.062352 / 0.084939
=0.7341

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)
=((6582.596 + 297.429) / 12858.054) / ((4539.981 + 426.997) / 9888.585)
=0.535075 / 0.502294
=1.0653

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
=(183.12 - -736.814 - 1173.57) / 12858.054
=-0.019726

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.

EQM Midstream Partners LP has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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EQM Midstream Partners LP (EQM Midstream Partners LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2200 Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA, USA, 15317
EQM Midstream Partners LP owns, operates, acquires and develops midstream assets in the Appalachian Basin. It provides midstream services to EQT and third parties in the Appalachian Basin across counties in Pennsylvania and West Virginia through two assets, the transmission, and storage system and the gathering system. The company's transmission and storage system included an approximately 700-mile Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-regulated interstate pipeline that connects to five interstate pipelines and multiple distribution companies. The transmission system is supported by associated natural gas storage reservoirs with approximately 400 MMcf per day of peak withdrawal capacity and 32 Bcf of working gas capacity and 27 compressor units.
Executives
Brian P. Pietrandrea officer: VP & CAO 2200 ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Kenneth Michael Burke director 11742 RIVERVIEW DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77007
Diana M Charletta director, officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 2200 ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Eqt Corp 10 percent owner 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Phillip D. Swisher officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 2000, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Kirk R Oliver director, officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer 1601 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Stephen A Thorington director 700 MILAM, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Thomas F Karam director, officer: President & CEO C/O SOUTHERN UNION CO, ONE PEI CENTER, WILKES BARRE PA 18711-0601
Lewis B Gardner director 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, C/O EQT CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Julian Mark Bott director 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, C/O EQT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Ashcroft Jeremiah J Iii director, officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer ONE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77046
M Elise Hyland director, officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, C/O EQT CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Steven T Schlotterbeck director 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, C/O EQT CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Jimmi Sue Smith officer: Chief Accounting Officer 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, C/O EQT CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Robert Joseph Mcnally director, officer: Sr. Vice President and CFO 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, C/O EQT CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH PA 15222