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AROC (Archrock) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Archrock 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AROC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.7   Med: -2.75   Max: 5.97
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Archrock was 5.97. The lowest was -3.70. And the median was -2.75.


Archrock Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Archrock'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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Archrock Beneish M-Score Chart

Archrock 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 -2.47 -3.29 -2.85 -2.55 -3.03

Archrock Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.91 -3.03 -3.06 -3.07 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of Archrock's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Archrock'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.


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

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

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



Archrock 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 Archrock 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 * 1.0033+0.528 * 0.8519+0.404 * 1.5912+0.892 * 1.1486+0.115 * 1.2796
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9846+4.679 * -0.055577-0.327 * 0.9628
=-2.40

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $149 Mil.
Revenue was 292.161 + 270.526 + 268.488 + 259.593 = $1,091 Mil.
Gross Profit was 129.579 + 112.237 + 112.91 + 104.606 = $459 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $245 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,816 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,276 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $181 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $130 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $195 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,249 Mil.
Net Income was 37.516 + 34.425 + 40.532 + 33.002 = $145 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -12.388 + -5.735 + -0.326 + -0.953 = $-19 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 96.9 + 70.651 + 137.702 + 71.719 = $377 Mil.
Total Receivables was $129 Mil.
Revenue was 253.367 + 247.543 + 229.834 + 218.871 = $950 Mil.
Gross Profit was 99.251 + 94.957 + 76.263 + 70.207 = $341 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $225 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,672 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,317 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $167 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $115 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $159 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,617 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)
=(149.019 / 1090.768) / (129.306 / 949.615)
=0.136618 / 0.136167
=1.0033

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)
=(340.678 / 949.615) / (459.332 / 1090.768)
=0.358754 / 0.421109
=0.8519

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 - (244.681 + 3276.248) / 3816.248) / (1 - (224.877 + 2317.283) / 2672.11)
=0.077385 / 0.048632
=1.5912

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
=1090.768 / 949.615
=1.1486

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))
=(166.744 / (166.744 + 2317.283)) / (181.38 / (181.38 + 3276.248))
=0.067126 / 0.052458
=1.2796

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)
=(129.894 / 1090.768) / (114.852 / 949.615)
=0.119085 / 0.120946
=0.9846

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)
=((2248.667 + 194.661) / 3816.248) / ((1617.482 + 159.375) / 2672.11)
=0.640244 / 0.664964
=0.9628

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
=(145.475 - -19.402 - 376.972) / 3816.248
=-0.055577

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.

Archrock has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Archrock Business Description

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Address
9807 Katy Freeway, Suite 100, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Archrock Inc is an energy infrastructure company with focus on midstream natural gas compression and a commitment to helping customers produce, compress and transport natural gas. It has two business segments, Contract Operations, and Aftermarket Services. Under the umbrella of contract operations services, the company provides operations to meet customers' natural gas compression needs. Services include designing, owning, installing, operating, and maintaining equipment. Aftermarket Services business provides a full range of services to support the compression needs of customers that own compression equipment, including operations, maintenance, overhaul and reconfiguration services and sales of parts and components. It generates maximum revenue from the Contract Operations segment.
Executives
Donna A Henderson officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 1700 PACIFIC AVENUE, SUITE 2900, DALLAS TX 75201
Jdh Capital Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner 1111 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Eric W Thode officer: Vice President 9807 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77024
Hildebrand Enterprises Co 10 percent owner 1111 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Hildebrand Enterprises, Lp 10 percent owner 1111 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jdh Capital Co 10 percent owner C/O HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY, 1111 TRAVIS, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jeffery D Hildebrand 10 percent owner 1111 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Melinda B Hildebrand 10 percent owner 1111 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Leonard Wayne Mallett director P.O. BOX 2521, HOUSTON TX 77252-2521
Jason C Rebrook director C/O JDH CAPITAL COMPANY, 1111 TRAVIS STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Doug S Aron officer: Sr Vice President and CFO 10000 MEMORIAL DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77024-3411
Gordon T Hall director 3300 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY EAST, HOUSTON TX 77032-3411
D Bradley Childers officer: Sr Vice President DC/O UNIVERSAL COPRESSION HOLDINGS INC, 4440 BRITTMOORE ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77041
Jason Ingersoll officer: Vice President 16666 NORTHCHASE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77060
Sean K Clawges officer: Vice President 9807 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77024