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Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS) Beneish M-Score

: -2.50 (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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:WDS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.64   Med: -2.58   Max: -0.01
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Woodside Energy Group was -0.01. The lowest was -3.64. And the median was -2.58.


Woodside Energy Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Woodside Energy Group'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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Woodside Energy Group 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 -3.38 -0.90 -2.65 -0.01 -2.50

Woodside Energy Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.65 - -0.01 - -2.50

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Woodside Energy Group'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.


Woodside Energy Group Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Woodside Energy Group 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 Woodside Energy Group 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 * 1.1901+0.528 * 1.3207+0.404 * 1.0066+0.892 * 0.8389+0.115 * 0.7422
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.046386-0.327 * 0.9364
=-2.50

* 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 A$2,443 Mil.
Revenue was A$20,907 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$9,674 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$7,646 Mil.
Total Assets was A$82,709 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$63,777 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$6,184 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$7,443 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$9,263 Mil.
Net Income was A$2,480 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$-2,864 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$9,181 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$2,447 Mil.
Revenue was A$24,923 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$15,231 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$13,768 Mil.
Total Assets was A$87,914 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$62,229 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$4,369 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$9,793 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$9,171 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)
=(2442.69 / 20907.036) / (2446.782 / 24922.794)
=0.116836 / 0.098174
=1.1901

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)
=(15230.514 / 24922.794) / (9673.65 / 20907.036)
=0.611108 / 0.462698
=1.3207

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 - (7646.292 + 63777.366) / 82709.334) / (1 - (13767.78 + 62229.18) / 87913.722)
=0.13645 / 0.135551
=1.0066

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
=20907.036 / 24922.794
=0.8389

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))
=(4368.936 / (4368.936 + 62229.18)) / (6183.666 / (6183.666 + 63777.366))
=0.065601 / 0.088387
=0.7422

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)
=(0 / 20907.036) / (0 / 24922.794)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((9262.8 + 7443.108) / 82709.334) / ((9170.616 + 9793.056) / 87913.722)
=0.201983 / 0.215708
=0.9364

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
=(2480.04 - -2863.998 - 9180.63) / 82709.334
=-0.046386

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.

Woodside Energy Group has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Woodside Energy Group (ASX:WDS) Business Description

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Address
11 Mount Street, Mia Yellagonga, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Incorporated in 1954 and named after the small Victorian town of Woodside, Woodside's early exploration focus moved from Victoria's Gippsland Basin to Western Australia's Carnarvon Basin. First LNG production from the North West Shelf came in 1984. BHP Billiton and Shell each had 40% shareholdings before BHP sold out in 1994 and Shell sold down to 34%. In 2010, Shell further decreased its shareholding to 24%. Woodside has the potential to become the most LNG-leveraged company globally.

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