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Royale Energy (Royale Energy) Beneish M-Score : -1.88 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Royale Energy 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 -1.88 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROYL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.98   Med: -2.85   Max: 1.06
Current: -1.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Royale Energy was 1.06. The lowest was -5.98. And the median was -2.85.


Royale Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Royale Energy'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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Royale Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Royale Energy 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 -1.21 -5.55 -3.52 -5.05 -1.88

Royale Energy 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 -5.05 -5.64 -0.48 -1.66 -1.88

Competitive Comparison of Royale Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Royale Energy'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.


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

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

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



Royale Energy 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 Royale Energy 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 * 1.4229+0.528 * 1.376+0.404 * 0.9121+0.892 * 0.8176+0.115 * 1.6697
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1834+4.679 * 0.034611-0.327 * 1.0009
=-1.88

* 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 $1.92 Mil.
Revenue was 0.541 + 0.519 + 0.529 + 0.572 = $2.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.164 + 0.093 + -0.112 + -0.063 = $0.08 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.67 Mil.
Total Assets was $12.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.85 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.17 Mil.
Net Income was -1.328 + -0.471 + -1.035 + 1.002 = $-1.83 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.612 + 0.001 + 0.057 + 0.045 = $-1.51 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.571 + 1.459 + -0.763 + -0.895 = $-0.77 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.65 Mil.
Revenue was 0.889 + 0.55 + 0.687 + 0.517 = $2.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.085 + 0.077 + 0.169 + -0.023 = $0.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8.82 Mil.
Total Assets was $11.78 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.59 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.59 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15.26 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.26 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)
=(1.915 / 2.161) / (1.646 / 2.643)
=0.886164 / 0.622777
=1.4229

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)
=(0.138 / 2.643) / (0.082 / 2.161)
=0.052213 / 0.037945
=1.376

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 - (9.67 + 2.656) / 12.915) / (1 - (8.815 + 2.376) / 11.78)
=0.045606 / 0.05
=0.9121

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
=2.161 / 2.643
=0.8176

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))
=(0.586 / (0.586 + 2.376)) / (0.357 / (0.357 + 2.656))
=0.197839 / 0.118487
=1.6697

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)
=(2.51 / 2.161) / (2.594 / 2.643)
=1.161499 / 0.98146
=1.1834

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)
=((0.171 + 16.854) / 12.915) / ((0.255 + 15.26) / 11.78)
=1.318235 / 1.317063
=1.0009

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
=(-1.832 - -1.509 - -0.77) / 12.915
=0.034611

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.

Royale Energy has a M-score of -1.88 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Royale Energy (Royale Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1530 Hilton Head Road, Suite 205, El Cajon, CA, USA, 92019
Royale Energy Inc is an independent oil and natural gas producer. The company's business includes the production and sale of oil and natural gas, acquisition of oil and gas lease interests and proved reserves, drilling of both exploratory and development wells, and sales of fractional working interests in wells to be drilled by Royale. Its own wells and leases are located in the Sacramento Basin and San Joaquin Basin in California as well as in Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.
Executives
Jonathan Gregory director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Stephen M Hosmer officer: CFO and Secretary 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Barry D Lasker director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Karen Kerns director, 10 percent owner 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Thomas M Gladney director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Harry Hosmer director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Michael Mccaskey director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Robert J Vogel director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Mel G Riggs director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Johnny Jordan director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Rod Eson director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Jeffrey R Kerns director, 10 percent owner 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Ronald Verdier director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020
Ronald L Buck director 1870 CORDELL COURT, SUITE 210, EL CAJON CA 92020

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