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Viper Energy (Viper Energy) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Viper 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VNOM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -57.38   Med: -2.48   Max: 4.56
Current: -2.63

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Viper Energy was 4.56. The lowest was -57.38. And the median was -2.48.


Viper Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viper 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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Viper Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Viper 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 -2.17 -3.83 -1.91 4.56 -2.88

Viper Energy Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 2.00 3.92 -2.80 -2.88 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of Viper Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Viper 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.


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

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

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



Viper 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 Viper 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 * 1.3338+0.528 * 1.042+0.404 * 1.2343+0.892 * 1.0371+0.115 * 1.0138
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.327+4.679 * -0.104825-0.327 * 1.1922
=-2.63

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $165.1 Mil.
Revenue was 205.237 + 204.577 + 293.047 + 160.608 = $863.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 143.898 + 147.183 + 244.481 + 113.923 = $649.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $189.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,012.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,741.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $162.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $12.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $54.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,093.5 Mil.
Net Income was 43.36 + 56.972 + 78.599 + 30.55 = $209.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -7.234 + 5.864 + -2.499 + -12.422 = $-16.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 115.442 + 145.795 + 239.728 + 145.426 = $646.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $119.4 Mil.
Revenue was 168.556 + 203.431 + 221.406 + 239.159 = $832.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 124.682 + 161.368 + 175.308 + 191.158 = $652.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $133.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,019.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,837.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $124.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $29.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $695.2 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)
=(165.118 / 863.469) / (119.362 / 832.552)
=0.191226 / 0.143369
=1.3338

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)
=(652.516 / 832.552) / (649.485 / 863.469)
=0.783754 / 0.752181
=1.042

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 - (189.82 + 3741.733) / 4012.566) / (1 - (133.27 + 2837.068) / 3019.736)
=0.02019 / 0.016358
=1.2343

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
=863.469 / 832.552
=1.0371

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))
=(124.647 / (124.647 + 2837.068)) / (162.064 / (162.064 + 3741.733))
=0.042086 / 0.041514
=1.0138

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)
=(12.872 / 863.469) / (9.353 / 832.552)
=0.014907 / 0.011234
=1.327

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)
=((1093.547 + 54.885) / 4012.566) / ((695.154 + 29.771) / 3019.736)
=0.286209 / 0.240062
=1.1922

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
=(209.481 - -16.291 - 646.391) / 4012.566
=-0.104825

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.

Viper Energy has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Viper Energy (Viper Energy) Business Description

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Address
500 West Texas, Suite 1200, Midland, TX, USA, 79701
Viper Energy Inc was formed by Diamondback Energy in 2014 to own mineral royalty interests in oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin. At the end of 2020, Viper owns 24,350 net royalty acres that produced 26,551 boe/d. Proved reserves are mostly oil, and at the end of 2020 stand at 99,392 mboe.
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Bx Swt Ml Holdco Llc 10 percent owner 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Holdings Iii L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
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Matt Zmigrosky officer: Exec. VP and General Counsel 500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 1200, MIDLAND TX 79701
Bx Swallowtail Royalties Holding Llc 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP INC., NEW YORK NY 10154
Swallowtail Royalties Ii Llc 10 percent owner 7750 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., STE. 120-370, IRVING TX 75063
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Guidon Energy Holdings Gp Llc 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT PARTNERS L.L.C, 345 PARK AVENUE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154
Blackstone Energy Management Associates Ii L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P., 345 PARK AVE., NEW YORK NY 10154
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