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Gulfport Energy (Gulfport Energy) Beneish M-Score : 0.80 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Gulfport 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.8 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

GPOR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.09   Med: -2.57   Max: 0.8
Current: 0.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gulfport Energy was 0.80. The lowest was -5.09. And the median was -2.57.


Gulfport Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulfport Energy'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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Gulfport Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Gulfport Energy 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 -3.54 -3.30 -1.28 0.50 0.80

Gulfport Energy 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 0.50 -0.38 -2.32 1.25 0.80

Competitive Comparison of Gulfport Energy's Beneish M-Score

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


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

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

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



Gulfport 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 Gulfport 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 * 1.0697+0.528 * 1.5+0.404 * 9.8115+0.892 * 0.4511+0.115 * 0.9209
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.424+4.679 * -0.004837-0.327 * 0.5233
=0.80

* 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 $145 Mil.
Revenue was 263.055 + 227.25 + 207.918 + 353.16 = $1,051 Mil.
Gross Profit was 165.083 + 132.118 + 111.615 + 166.587 = $575 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $397 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,268 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,267 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $320 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $344 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $669 Mil.
Net Income was 245.731 + 608.444 + 93.687 + 523.054 = $1,471 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 233.543 + 40.855 + 98.726 + 390.415 = $764 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 155.501 + 156.274 + 107.351 + 304.055 = $723 Mil.
Total Receivables was $300 Mil.
Revenue was 545.922 + 665.997 + 638.205 + 480.735 = $2,331 Mil.
Gross Profit was 449.922 + 586.215 + 561.364 + 316.015 = $1,914 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $402 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,534 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,084 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $268 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $793 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $708 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)
=(144.7 / 1051.383) / (299.882 / 2330.859)
=0.137628 / 0.128657
=1.0697

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)
=(1913.516 / 2330.859) / (575.403 / 1051.383)
=0.820949 / 0.547282
=1.5

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 - (396.806 + 2266.598) / 3267.613) / (1 - (402.27 + 2084.443) / 2534.479)
=0.184908 / 0.018846
=9.8115

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
=1051.383 / 2330.859
=0.4511

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))
=(267.761 / (267.761 + 2084.443)) / (319.715 / (319.715 + 2266.598))
=0.113834 / 0.123618
=0.9209

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)
=(38.6 / 1051.383) / (35.304 / 2330.859)
=0.036714 / 0.015146
=2.424

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)
=((668.722 + 344.454) / 3267.613) / ((708.454 + 793.32) / 2534.479)
=0.310066 / 0.592538
=0.5233

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
=(1470.916 - 763.539 - 723.181) / 3267.613
=-0.004837

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.

Gulfport Energy has a M-score of 0.80 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Gulfport Energy (Gulfport Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
713 Market Drive, Oklahoma City, OK, USA, 73114
Gulfport Energy Corp is an independent exploration and development company. It operates through Utica Shale and Scoop properties. The Utica Shale is located in the Appalachian Basin of the United States and Canada. The Scoop (South Central Oklahoma Oil Province) play of Oklahoma is located in the southeast portion of the prolific Anadarko Basin.
Executives
Jason Joseph Martinez director 1 TOKENEKE TRAIL, HOUSTON TX 77024
Silver Point Capital L.p. director, 10 percent owner TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, SUITE 1, GREENWICH CT 06830
Patrick K. Craine officer: General Counsel and Corp. Sec. 713 MARKET DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Michael Sluiter officer: SVP of Reservoir Engineering 713 MARKET DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Matthew Willrath officer: VP & CAO 713 MARKET DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Jean Marie Powers director 2507 LOCKE LANE, HOUSTON TX 77019
Robert J O'shea 10 percent owner C/O SILVER POINT CAPITAL L.P., TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, FIRST FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Edward A Mule 10 percent owner C/O SILVER POINT CAPITAL L.P., TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, FIRST FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
Mary Shafer-malicki director 757 N. ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77079
Michael L Hodges officer: EVP & CFO C/O GULFPORT ENERGY CORP, 713 MARKET DR, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Matthew Rucker officer: SVP, Operations 713 MARKET DR, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
John K. Reinhart director, officer: President & CEO 713 MARKET DR, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73114
Robert John Moses officer: SVP, Operations & Drilling 3001 QUAIL SPRINGS PARKWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73134
David A Reganato director TWO GREENWICH PLAZA, GREENWICH CT 06830
William J Buese officer: Chief Financial Officer 3001 QUAIL SPRINGS PKWY, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73134