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EnLink Midstream LLC (EnLink Midstream LLC) Beneish M-Score : -3.26 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is EnLink Midstream LLC 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 -3.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ENLC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.72   Med: -2.55   Max: -1.5
Current: -3.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of EnLink Midstream LLC was -1.50. The lowest was -3.72. And the median was -2.55.


EnLink Midstream LLC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for EnLink Midstream LLC'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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EnLink Midstream LLC Beneish M-Score Chart

EnLink Midstream LLC 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 -3.72 -2.85 -2.02 -2.77 -3.26

EnLink Midstream LLC 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 -2.77 -3.10 -3.56 -3.38 -3.26

Competitive Comparison of EnLink Midstream LLC's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, EnLink Midstream LLC'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.


EnLink Midstream LLC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



EnLink Midstream LLC 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 EnLink Midstream LLC 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 * 1.2744+0.528 * 0.6953+0.404 * 1.0117+0.892 * 0.722+0.115 * 0.9553
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2777+4.679 * -0.121629-0.327 * 1.0138
=-3.26

* 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 $667 Mil.
Revenue was 1836.8 + 1768.2 + 1518.8 + 1755.6 = $6,879 Mil.
Gross Profit was 348.7 + 359.7 + 334.5 + 323.3 = $1,366 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $838 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,329 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,407 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $657 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $116 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $994 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,471 Mil.
Net Income was 64.2 + 29.5 + 54.3 + 58.2 = $206 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 15.1 + -40.3 + 9 + 12.7 = $-4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 360.7 + 274.2 + 315.7 + 272.1 = $1,223 Mil.
Total Receivables was $725 Mil.
Revenue was 2029.8 + 2643 + 2596.1 + 2258.9 = $9,528 Mil.
Gross Profit was 322.8 + 349.3 + 332 + 311.5 = $1,316 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $983 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,651 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,556 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $639 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $125 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $875 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,724 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)
=(667.3 / 6879.4) / (725.2 / 9527.8)
=0.097 / 0.076114
=1.2744

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)
=(1315.6 / 9527.8) / (1366.2 / 6879.4)
=0.13808 / 0.198593
=0.6953

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 - (838.3 + 6407) / 8328.6) / (1 - (982.8 + 6556) / 8651)
=0.13007 / 0.128563
=1.0117

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
=6879.4 / 9527.8
=0.722

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))
=(639.4 / (639.4 + 6556)) / (657.1 / (657.1 + 6407))
=0.088862 / 0.09302
=0.9553

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)
=(115.5 / 6879.4) / (125.2 / 9527.8)
=0.016789 / 0.01314
=1.2777

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)
=((4471 + 993.6) / 8328.6) / ((4723.5 + 875.4) / 8651)
=0.656125 / 0.647197
=1.0138

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
=(206.2 - -3.5 - 1222.7) / 8328.6
=-0.121629

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.

EnLink Midstream LLC has a M-score of -3.26 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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EnLink Midstream LLC (EnLink Midstream LLC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1300, Dallas, TX, USA, 75201
EnLink Midstream LLC is an integrated midstream company. The company's operating segment includes Permian; North Texas; Oklahoma; Louisiana and Corporate. The company generates maximum revenue from the Louisiana segment. The Louisiana segment includes natural gas pipelines, natural gas processing plants, storage facilities, fractionation facilities, and NGL assets.
Executives
Adam S Forman officer: EVP and General Counsel 1001 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Dilanka Seimon officer: EVP and CCO 1722 ROUTH STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Alaina K Brooks officer: SVP, General Counsel 2501 CEDAR SPRINGS, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75201
Jan Philipp Rossbach officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 1722 ROUTH STREET, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75201
Benjamin D Lamb officer: SVP-Finance & Corporate Dev. 2501 CEDAR SPRINGS, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75201
Walter Pinto officer: EVP and COO 1722 ROUTH STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Kyle D Vann director 11 HEPPLEWHITE WAY, THE WOODLANDS TX 77382
Jesse Arenivas director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1001 LOUISIANA, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Benjamin M Daniel director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Tiffany Thom Cepak director C/O PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC., 10713 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH, SU, HOUSTON TX 77064
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Wsip Egypt Holdings, Lp 10 percent owner 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Richard P Schifter director 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 3300, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Scott E Telesz director 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD, DANBURY CT 06810-5113
Pablo G. Mercado, officer: EVP and CFO 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 800, HOUSTON TX 77024