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Vintage Energy (ASX:VEN) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Vintage 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.

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

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vintage Energy was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Vintage Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vintage Energy's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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* 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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Vintage Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Vintage Energy's Beneish M-Score

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


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

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

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



Vintage 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 Vintage 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$1.08 Mil.
Revenue was A$0.95 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$-0.54 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$8.59 Mil.
Total Assets was A$66.83 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$58.06 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.56 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$5.36 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$3.26 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$7.70 Mil.
Net Income was A$-11.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$2.84 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$-7.49 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$2.44 Mil.
Revenue was A$0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$21.15 Mil.
Total Assets was A$70.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$49.57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$4.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$5.37 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$7.07 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)
=(1.079 / 0.949) / (2.441 / 0)
=1.136986 /
=

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)
=(0 / 0) / (-0.543 / 0.949)
= / -0.572181
=

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 - (8.586 + 58.064) / 66.826) / (1 - (21.153 + 49.573) / 70.726)
=0.002634 / 0
=

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
=0.949 / 0
=

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))
=(0.242 / (0.242 + 49.573)) / (0.561 / (0.561 + 58.064))
=0.004858 / 0.009569
=

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)
=(5.364 / 0.949) / (4.276 / 0)
=5.652266 /
=

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)
=((7.702 + 3.258) / 66.826) / ((7.07 + 5.371) / 70.726)
=0.164008 / 0.175904
=

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
=(-11.262 - 2.844 - -7.494) / 66.826
=-0.098944

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.


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Vintage Energy (ASX:VEN) Business Description

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Address
58 King William Road, Goodwood, SA, AUS, 5034
Vintage Energy Ltd is an oil and gas exploration company. The company has an interest in Galilee Basin, Cooper/Eromanga Basins, Otway Basin, Perth Basin, and Bonaparte Basin.

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