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Global Partners LP (Global Partners LP) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Global Partners LP 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GLP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.61   Med: -2.64   Max: -1.5
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Global Partners LP was -1.50. The lowest was -3.61. And the median was -2.64.


Global Partners LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Partners LP'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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Global Partners LP Beneish M-Score Chart

Global Partners LP 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 -2.40 -3.61 -1.50 -2.49 -2.78

Global Partners LP 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 -2.49 -2.82 -2.81 -2.42 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Global Partners LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Global Partners LP'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.


Global Partners LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Global Partners LP 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 Global Partners LP 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 * 1.3318+0.528 * 0.9849+0.404 * 1.0996+0.892 * 0.8736+0.115 * 1.1087
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1908+4.679 * -0.105938-0.327 * 1.0262
=-2.78

* 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 $560 Mil.
Revenue was 4409.112 + 4221.045 + 3831.69 + 4030.327 = $16,492 Mil.
Gross Profit was 280.397 + 228.52 + 242.659 + 222.064 = $974 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,098 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,446 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,766 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $110 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $274 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $983 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,461 Mil.
Net Income was 55.278 + 26.808 + 41.389 + 29.031 = $153 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.604 + 2.077 + 0.32 + 2.128 = $5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 169.416 + 97.088 + 265.262 + -19.325 = $512 Mil.
Total Receivables was $481 Mil.
Revenue was 4426.951 + 4626.747 + 5323.65 + 4500.538 = $18,878 Mil.
Gross Profit was 281.556 + 328.379 + 281.476 + 206.238 = $1,098 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,169 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,161 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,506 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $105 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $263 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $971 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,213 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)
=(559.906 / 16492.174) / (481.217 / 18877.886)
=0.03395 / 0.025491
=1.3318

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)
=(1097.649 / 18877.886) / (973.64 / 16492.174)
=0.058145 / 0.059036
=0.9849

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 - (1097.828 + 1766.394) / 3446.011) / (1 - (1169.259 + 1506.313) / 3160.885)
=0.16883 / 0.153537
=1.0996

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
=16492.174 / 18877.886
=0.8736

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))
=(104.796 / (104.796 + 1506.313)) / (110.09 / (110.09 + 1766.394))
=0.065046 / 0.058668
=1.1087

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)
=(273.733 / 16492.174) / (263.112 / 18877.886)
=0.016598 / 0.013938
=1.1908

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)
=((1461.4 + 982.79) / 3446.011) / ((1213.226 + 971.481) / 3160.885)
=0.709281 / 0.691169
=1.0262

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
=(152.506 - 5.129 - 512.441) / 3446.011
=-0.105938

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.

Global Partners LP has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Global Partners LP (Global Partners LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
800 South Street, P.O. Box 9161, Suite 500, Waltham, MA, USA, 02454-9161
Global Partners LP is an us-based limited partnership that acts as a midstream logistics and marketing company. It is mainly engaged in purchasing, selling, storing and logistics of transporting petroleum and related products. The company owns and operates and control terminal networks of refined petroleum products and renewable fuels in Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, and other places. It distributes gasoline and gasoline blendstocks, distillates, residual oil, renewable fuels, crude oil, natural gas and propane to wholesalers, retailers and commercial customers. The company operates through three segments i.e. Wholesale, Gasoline Distribution and Station Operations and Commercial. It generates maximum revenue from the Wholesale segment.
Executives
Global Gp Llc other: General Partner 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
Clare Mcgrory Kelly director 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
Jaime Pereira director C/O GLOBAL PARTNERS LP, 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
John T Hailer director 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
Robert J Mccool director 1629 CHINABERRY WAY, NAPLES FL 34105
Robert W Owens director
Mark Romaine officer: Chief Operating Officer 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
Gregory B. Hanson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GLOBAL PARTNERS LP, 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
Matthew Spencer officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O GLOBAL PARTNERS LP, 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
Jeremy Langhorn officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O GLOBAL PARTNERS LP, 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
Eric Slifka director, officer: Vice Chairman, President & CEO 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
Sean T. Geary officer: Chief Legal Officer & Sec. 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
Alfred A. Slifka 1990 Trust Under Article Ii-a 10 percent owner C/O NUTTER MCCLENNEN & FISH LLP, 155 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, BOSTON MA 02110
Richard Slifka director, 10 percent owner 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500, WALTHAM MA 02453
David K Mckown director EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT, BOSTON MA 02110