AESI (Atlas Energy Solutions) Beneish M-Score: -1.99 (As of Aug. 17, 2026)

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AESI Atlas Energy Solutions Inc AESI
88 GF Score
Price $12.45
GF Value $15.84
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Atlas Energy Solutions Beneish M-Score?

Atlas Energy Solutions AESI +5.60% 88 Beneish M-Score is -1.99 as of Aug. 17, 2026. GuruFocus rates AESI with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of $15.84 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 832 Oil & Gas companies, Atlas Energy Solutions ranks worse than 80.53% on this metric.

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 -1.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AESI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.07   Max: 19.91
Current: -1.99

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Atlas Energy Solutions was 19.91. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.07.


Atlas Energy Solutions Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Atlas Energy Solutions'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.

Atlas Energy Solutions Beneish M-Score Chart

Atlas Energy Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 -3.23 8.99 -2.24

Atlas Energy Solutions Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 -2.14 -2.32 -2.24 -2.80 -1.99

AESI vs HLX, PUMP, VTOL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Atlas Energy Solutions'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.


Atlas Energy Solutions Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

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

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


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Atlas Energy Solutions 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 Atlas Energy Solutions 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 * 1.2728+0.528 * 2.5278+0.404 * 1.1705+0.892 * 0.9189+0.115 * 0.8078
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3195+4.679 * -0.067481-0.327 * 1.5095
=-1.99

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was $218 Mil.
Revenue was 293.178 + 265.583 + 249.43 + 259.613 = $1,068 Mil.
Gross Profit was 25.855 + 6.332 + 20.236 + 23.764 = $76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $479 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,555 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,625 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $206 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $145 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $263 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $982 Mil.
Net Income was -25.096 + -47.264 + -22.244 + -23.721 = $-118 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -9.292 + 3.795 + 5.107 + -0.1 = $-0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.553 + 18.996 + 3.707 + 32.447 = $55 Mil.
Total Receivables was $186 Mil.
Revenue was 288.676 + 297.591 + 271.338 + 304.434 = $1,162 Mil.
Gross Profit was 52.139 + 54.528 + 49.895 + 53.018 = $210 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $334 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,248 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,575 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $157 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $120 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $215 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $510 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)
=(217.515 / 1067.804) / (185.978 / 1162.039)
=0.203703 / 0.160045
=1.2728

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)
=(209.58 / 1162.039) / (76.187 / 1067.804)
=0.180355 / 0.071349
=2.5278

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 - (479.064 + 1625.378) / 2555.267) / (1 - (334.459 + 1574.512) / 2247.775)
=0.17643 / 0.150729
=1.1705

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
=1067.804 / 1162.039
=0.9189

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))
=(157.032 / (157.032 + 1574.512)) / (205.558 / (205.558 + 1625.378))
=0.090689 / 0.112269
=0.8078

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)
=(145.203 / 1067.804) / (119.757 / 1162.039)
=0.135983 / 0.103058
=1.3195

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)
=((981.682 + 262.677) / 2555.267) / ((510.39 + 214.748) / 2247.775)
=0.486978 / 0.322603
=1.5095

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
=(-118.325 - -0.49 - 54.597) / 2555.267
=-0.067481

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.

Atlas Energy Solutions has a M-score of -1.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.99 mean?
Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.99 as of Aug. 17, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Atlas Energy Solutions and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Atlas Energy Solutions ranks #670 out of 832 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 80.5%.
Is Atlas Energy Solutions' Beneish M-Score too high?
Atlas Energy Solutions' current Beneish M-Score is -1.99. Based on the distribution chart, Atlas Energy Solutions ranks #670 out of 832 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Atlas Energy Solutions has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Atlas Energy Solutions' Beneish M-Score compare to HLX and PUMP?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Atlas Energy Solutions ranks #670 out of 832 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Atlas Energy Solutions in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Atlas Energy Solutions and its competitors. Atlas Energy Solutions's current Beneish M-Score is -1.99. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Atlas Energy Solutions stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $15.84, compared to a current price of $12.45 — trading 21.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.99. Atlas Energy Solutions' overall GF Score™ is 88/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.99 as of Aug. 17, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Atlas Energy Solutions stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $12.45 is trading 21.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $15.84. GuruFocus considers Atlas Energy Solutions to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for AESI:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.99
  • GF Value™: $15.84 vs. price of $12.45 (21.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the AESI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Atlas Energy Solutions Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 5918 West Courtyard Drive, Suite 500, Austin, TX, USA, 78730
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc is a provider of proppant and logistics services to the oil and natural gas industry within the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico, the active oil and natural gas basin in North America. Proppant is necessary to facilitate the recovery of hydrocarbons from oil and natural gas wells. One hundred percent of its sand reserves are located in Winkler and Ward Counties, Texas, within the Permian Basin, and its operations consist of proppant production and processing facilities, including two facilities near Kermit, Texas, and a third facility near Monahans, Texas.
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