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Amplify Energy (Amplify Energy) Beneish M-Score : 3.18 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Amplify 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 3.18 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

AMPY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.67   Med: -3.13   Max: 3.18
Current: 3.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Amplify Energy was 3.18. The lowest was -4.67. And the median was -3.13.


Amplify Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Amplify 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 -3.12 -3.40 -1.17 -0.76 3.18

Amplify 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 -0.76 6.69 5.78 4.80 3.18

Competitive Comparison of Amplify Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Amplify 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.


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

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

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



Amplify 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 Amplify 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 * 0.7243+0.528 * 1.5407+0.404 * 13.1771+0.892 * 0.6709+0.115 * 0.878
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6298+4.679 * 0.198711-0.327 * 0.4009
=3.18

* 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 $39.1 Mil.
Revenue was 78.985 + 76.77 + 71.971 + 79.87 = $307.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.636 + 27.214 + 24.847 + 35.5 = $119.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $98.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $737.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $352.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $28.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $33.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $96.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $120.1 Mil.
Net Income was 43.578 + -13.403 + 9.816 + 352.759 = $392.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 40.163 + -24.212 + -3.177 + 91.802 = $104.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 28.362 + 18.007 + 4.908 + 90.313 = $141.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $80.5 Mil.
Revenue was 98.947 + 126.299 + 121.777 + 111.433 = $458.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.034 + 80.472 + 75.347 + 64.868 = $273.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $99.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $459.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $346.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $24.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $30.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $139.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $196.6 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)
=(39.096 / 307.596) / (80.455 / 458.456)
=0.127102 / 0.175491
=0.7243

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)
=(273.721 / 458.456) / (119.197 / 307.596)
=0.59705 / 0.387512
=1.5407

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 - (98.183 + 352.497) / 737.674) / (1 - (99.244 + 346.668) / 459.478)
=0.389053 / 0.029525
=13.1771

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
=307.596 / 458.456
=0.6709

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))
=(23.95 / (23.95 + 346.668)) / (28.004 / (28.004 + 352.497))
=0.064622 / 0.073598
=0.878

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)
=(32.984 / 307.596) / (30.164 / 458.456)
=0.107232 / 0.065795
=1.6298

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)
=((120.09 + 96.431) / 737.674) / ((196.567 + 139.852) / 459.478)
=0.293519 / 0.732177
=0.4009

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
=(392.75 - 104.576 - 141.59) / 737.674
=0.198711

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.

Amplify Energy has a M-score of 3.18 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Amplify Energy (Amplify Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 Dallas Street, Suite 1700, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Amplify Energy Corp is an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the acquisition, development, exploitation, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. The company's oil and natural gas properties are located in large, mature oil and natural gas reservoirs. The company assets consist of producing oil and natural gas properties located in Oklahoma, the Rockies, federal waters offshore Southern California, East Texas/North Louisiana, and Eagle Ford.
Executives
Eric Edward Dulany officer: See Remarks C/O AMPLIFY ENERGY, 500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77002
James Frew officer: SVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 2700, HOUSTON TX 77002
Daniel Furbee officer: SVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77002
Vidisha Prasad director C/O CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC, 1001 17TH STREET, SUITE 1800, DENVER CO 80202
Deborah G Adams director FULBRIGHT TOWER, 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2300, HOUSTON TX 77010
Todd R Snyder director 1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 51ST FLOOR, NY NY 10020
Patrice D Douglas director 1712 CROSSBOW, EDMOND OK 73034
Martyn Willsher officer: SVP, CFO 500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77002
Christopher W. Hamm director 500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77002
James E Craddock director 410 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Eric T. Greager director 410 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Evan S. Lederman director C/O FIR TREE PARTNERS, 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
David Proman director C/O FIR TREE INC., 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Richard Smiley officer: Senior V.P. Operations 500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Anthony William Lopez officer: See Remarks 500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77002