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Adams Resources & Energy (Adams Resources & Energy) Beneish M-Score

: -2.95 (As of Today)
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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 Adams Resources & Energy's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

AE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -2.63   Max: -0.41
Current: -2.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Adams Resources & Energy was -0.41. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -2.63.


Adams Resources & Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Adams Resources & 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.

* Premium members only.

Adams Resources & Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.26 -0.41 -3.28 -0.85 -2.95

Adams Resources & 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.85 -0.58 -0.68 -1.57 -2.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Adams Resources & 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.


Adams Resources & Energy Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Adams Resources & 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 Adams Resources & 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 * 1.0659+0.528 * 1.105+0.404 * 0.9612+0.892 * 0.8154+0.115 * 0.8263
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0336+4.679 * -0.0832-0.327 * 0.9864
=-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 $164 Mil.
Revenue was 709.751 + 760.614 + 624.766 + 650.162 = $2,745 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.607 + 8.087 + 3.495 + 2.142 = $17 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $232 Mil.
Total Assets was $361 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $111 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $15 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $211 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $42 Mil.
Net Income was -0.874 + 2.258 + 0.827 + -1.999 = $0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 22.437 + 11.446 + -27.315 + 23.707 = $30 Mil.
Total Receivables was $189 Mil.
Revenue was 747.721 + 852.901 + 992.05 + 774.245 = $3,367 Mil.
Gross Profit was -3.472 + 7.623 + 7.171 + 12.166 = $23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $250 Mil.
Total Assets was $384 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $114 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $231 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $41 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)
=(164.295 / 2745.293) / (189.039 / 3366.917)
=0.059846 / 0.056146
=1.0659

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)
=(23.488 / 3366.917) / (17.331 / 2745.293)
=0.006976 / 0.006313
=1.105

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 - (232.471 + 110.897) / 361.334) / (1 - (250.143 + 114.145) / 384.159)
=0.049721 / 0.051726
=0.9612

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
=2745.293 / 3366.917
=0.8154

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))
=(22.707 / (22.707 + 114.145)) / (27.863 / (27.863 + 110.897))
=0.165924 / 0.2008
=0.8263

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)
=(14.932 / 2745.293) / (17.717 / 3366.917)
=0.005439 / 0.005262
=1.0336

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)
=((42.066 + 210.787) / 361.334) / ((41.467 + 231.06) / 384.159)
=0.699776 / 0.709412
=0.9864

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
=(0.212 - 0 - 30.275) / 361.334
=-0.0832

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.

Adams Resources & Energy has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Adams Resources & Energy (Adams Resources & Energy) Business Description

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Address
17 South Briar Hollow Lane, Suite 100, Houston, TX, USA, 77027
Adams Resources & Energy Inc is engaged in the business of crude oil marketing, tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals and dry bulk, and oil and gas exploration and production. The company operates through four business segments: Crude oil marketing segment offers crude oil marketing, transportation, and storage; Transportation segment includes tank truck transportation of liquid chemicals, pressurized gases, asphalt, and dry bulk; Pipeline and storage segment includes pipeline transportation, terminalling, and storage of crude oil; and Logistics and repurposing segment offers interstate bulk transportation logistics of crude oil, condensate, fuels, oils and other petroleum products and recycling and repurposing of off-specification fuels, lubricants, crude oil, and other chemicals.
Executives
Leggio Michael F Iii officer: Chief Operating Officer 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77027
Dennis E. Dominic director C/O ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC., 17 S. BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77027
Townes G. Pressler officer: Executive Chairman 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77027
Tracy E Ohmart officer: EVP, CFO 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77027
Kevin J. Roycraft officer: President, Service Transport C/O ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC., 17 S. BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77027
Wade M Harrison officer: President, Service Transport C/O ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC., 17 S. BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, HOUSTON TX 77027
Trey T Bosard officer: President, Phoenix Oil, Inc. 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77027
Niemann John O. Jr. director 1415 LOUISIANA ST., STE. 4100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Murray E Brasseux director 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, HOUSTON TX 77027
William R Scofield director 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, HOUSTON TX 77027
Greg L Mills officer: President, GulfMark Energy C/O ADAMS RESOURCES & ENERGY, INC., 17 S. BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77027
Michelle A Earley director 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, HOUSTON TX 77027
Geoffrey Griffith officer: President, GulfMark Energy 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77027
Larry E Bell director 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77027
Richard C Jenner director 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, HOUSTON TX 77027

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