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Montage Resources (Montage Resources) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Montage Resources 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 Montage Resources's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Montage Resources was 6.64. The lowest was -14.72. And the median was -2.64.


Montage Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Montage Resources'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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Montage Resources Beneish M-Score Chart

Montage Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.70 -14.72 -2.54 -2.31 -2.05

Montage Resources Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 -0.11 -2.05 -3.37 -2.79 -

Competitive Comparison of Montage Resources's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Montage Resources'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.


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

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

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



Montage Resources 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 Montage Resources 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 * 1.0117+0.528 * 8.3311+0.404 * 0.515+0.892 * 0.8133+0.115 * 0.8161
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8573+4.679 * -0.161119-0.327 * 1.0592
=0.27

* 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 (Sep20) TTM:Last Year (Sep19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $63.5 Mil.
Revenue was 115.405 + 90.684 + 133.425 + 174.109 = $513.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was -12.225 + -22.717 + 8.997 + 45.282 = $19.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $78.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,823.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,736.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $182.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $47.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $221.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $691.4 Mil.
Net Income was -92.2 + -68.851 + 2.828 + 14.064 = $-144.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -40.774 + -9.01 + 39.589 + 7.869 = $-2.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 30.704 + 20.637 + 21.49 + 79.12 = $152.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $77.2 Mil.
Revenue was 163.295 + 155.54 + 141.497 + 171.207 = $631.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.592 + 38.94 + 50.6 + 71.95 = $198.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $125.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,930.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,787.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $150.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $68.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $254.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $657.5 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)
=(63.483 / 513.623) / (77.154 / 631.539)
=0.123598 / 0.122168
=1.0117

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)
=(198.082 / 631.539) / (19.337 / 513.623)
=0.31365 / 0.037648
=8.3311

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 - (78.024 + 1736.621) / 1823.401) / (1 - (125.409 + 1787.102) / 1930.513)
=0.004802 / 0.009325
=0.515

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
=513.623 / 631.539
=0.8133

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))
=(150.599 / (150.599 + 1787.102)) / (182.8 / (182.8 + 1736.621))
=0.07772 / 0.095237
=0.8161

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)
=(47.46 / 513.623) / (68.072 / 631.539)
=0.092402 / 0.107787
=0.8573

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)
=((691.427 + 221.086) / 1823.401) / ((657.533 + 254.601) / 1930.513)
=0.500446 / 0.472483
=1.0592

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
=(-144.159 - -2.326 - 151.951) / 1823.401
=-0.161119

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.

Montage Resources has a M-score of 0.27 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Montage Resources (Montage Resources) Business Description

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Address
122 West John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 300, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Montage Resources Corp is an exploration and production company with approximately 227,000 net effective undeveloped acres currently focused on the Utica and Marcellus Shales of southeast Ohio, West Virginia and North Central Pennsylvania. The company's only segments are oil and natural gas exploration and production.
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Burroughs Mark E Jr director 1100 LOUISIANA STREET SUITE 4900 HOUSTON TX 77002
D Martin Phillips director 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900, HOUSTON TX 77002
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Randall M Albert director 5 PENN CENTER WEST, SUITE 401, PITTSBURGH PA 15276
Swanson Douglas E Jr director 1100 LOUISIANA, SUITE 4900, HOUSTON TX 77002
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Matthew Rucker officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 713 MARKET DR, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
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Paul M Johnston officer: EVP & General Counsel 777 POST OAK BLVD #650 HOUSTON TX 77056
John K. Reinhart director, officer: President and CEO 713 MARKET DR, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
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Todd Bart officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 2121 OLD GATESBURG ROAD, SUITE 110, STATE COLLEGE PA 16801

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