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Plains All American Pipeline LP (Plains All American Pipeline LP) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Plains All American Pipeline 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Plains All American Pipeline LP's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PAA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.71   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Plains All American Pipeline LP was -1.73. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.71.


Plains All American Pipeline LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Plains All American Pipeline 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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Plains All American Pipeline LP Beneish M-Score Chart

Plains All American Pipeline 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 -2.17 -2.90 -1.73 -2.62 -2.95

Plains All American Pipeline 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 -2.62 -3.14 -3.32 -2.62 -2.95

Competitive Comparison of Plains All American Pipeline LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Plains All American Pipeline 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.


Plains All American Pipeline LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Plains All American Pipeline LP's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Plains All American Pipeline 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 Plains All American Pipeline 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 * 1.1329+0.528 * 0.9385+0.404 * 0.9328+0.892 * 0.8495+0.115 * 0.953
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2676+4.679 * -0.078523-0.327 * 0.9513
=-2.95

* 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 $3,760 Mil.
Revenue was 12698 + 12071 + 11602 + 12341 = $48,712 Mil.
Gross Profit was 504 + 333 + 466 + 405 = $1,708 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,913 Mil.
Total Assets was $27,355 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16,095 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,048 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $350 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,003 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,579 Mil.
Net Income was 312 + 203 + 293 + 422 = $1,230 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 117 + 121 + 106 + 307 = $651 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1011 + 85 + 888 + 743 = $2,727 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,907 Mil.
Revenue was 12952 + 14336 + 16359 + 13694 = $57,341 Mil.
Gross Profit was 359 + 709 + 486 + 333 = $1,887 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,355 Mil.
Total Assets was $27,892 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $15,599 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $965 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $325 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,891 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,595 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)
=(3760 / 48712) / (3907 / 57341)
=0.077188 / 0.068136
=1.1329

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)
=(1887 / 57341) / (1708 / 48712)
=0.032908 / 0.035063
=0.9385

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 - (4913 + 16095) / 27355) / (1 - (5355 + 15599) / 27892)
=0.232023 / 0.248745
=0.9328

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
=48712 / 57341
=0.8495

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))
=(965 / (965 + 15599)) / (1048 / (1048 + 16095))
=0.058259 / 0.061133
=0.953

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)
=(350 / 48712) / (325 / 57341)
=0.007185 / 0.005668
=1.2676

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)
=((7579 + 5003) / 27355) / ((7595 + 5891) / 27892)
=0.459952 / 0.483508
=0.9513

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
=(1230 - 651 - 2727) / 27355
=-0.078523

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.

Plains All American Pipeline LP has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Plains All American Pipeline LP (Plains All American Pipeline LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
333 Clay Street, Suite 1600, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Plains All American provides transportation, storage, processing, fractionation, and marketing services for crude oil, refined products, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas, and related products. Plains' assets span the United States and Alberta, Canada, but are heavily concentrated in the Permian Basin.
Executives
Jeremy L. Goebel officer: EVP & CCO 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Ellen Desanctis director 12326 OLD OAKS, HOUSTON TX 77024
Willie Cw Chiang director, officer: Chairman & CEO 370 17TH STREET, SUITE 2775, DENVER CO 80202
Chris Herbold officer: Sr. VP Finance and CAO 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Richard K. Mcgee officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec. 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77002
Al Swanson officer: EVP & CFO 333 CLAY STREET, # 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Kevin S Mccarthy director C/O KAYNE ANDERSON CAPITAL ADVISORS, LP, 1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SECOND FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Chris R. Chandler officer: EVP & COO 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Harry N Pefanis director, officer: President 333 CLAY STREET, STE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Plains Gp Holdings Lp director, 10 percent owner 333 CLAY ST, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Paa Gp Holdings Llc director, 10 percent owner 333 CLAY ST, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Plains All American Gp Llc director, 10 percent owner 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Plains Aap, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Chris Temple director 3953 MAPLE AVENUE, SUITE 180, DALLAS TX 75219
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Lp director, other: See remarks 2121 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 9TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90067

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