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Imperial Resources (Imperial Resources) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is Imperial Resources 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 Imperial Resources's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Imperial Resources was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Imperial Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Imperial Resources'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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Imperial Resources Beneish M-Score Chart

Imperial Resources Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12
Beneish M-Score
- - - -7.13

Imperial Resources Quarterly Data
Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12
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 - -7.13 -10,000,000.00 -5.96 -0.24

Competitive Comparison of Imperial Resources's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Imperial Resources'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.


Imperial Resources's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Imperial Resources 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 Imperial Resources 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 * 5.1131+0.528 * 1.3797+0.404 * 0+0.892 * 1.2386+0.115 * 0.8947
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7041+4.679 * 0.039445-0.327 * 0.9565
=1.55

* 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 (Dec12) TTM:Last Year (Dec11) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.04 Mil.
Revenue was 0.059 + 0.011 + 0.013 + 0.026 = $0.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.029 + 0.011 + 0.013 + 0.026 = $0.08 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.08 Mil.
Total Assets was $2.31 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.31 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.57 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.41 Mil.
Net Income was -0.187 + -0.132 + -0.052 + 0.001 = $-0.37 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.091 + 0 + 0.175 + 0 = $0.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.039 + -0.115 + -0.024 + -0.367 = $-0.55 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.01 Mil.
Revenue was 0.012 + 0.02 + 0.027 + 0.029 = $0.09 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.012 + 0.02 + 0.027 + 0.029 = $0.09 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.05 Mil.
Total Assets was $2.32 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.94 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.44 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)
=(0.038 / 0.109) / (0.006 / 0.088)
=0.348624 / 0.068182
=5.1131

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)
=(0.088 / 0.088) / (0.079 / 0.109)
=1 / 0.724771
=1.3797

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 - (0.082 + 2.225) / 2.307) / (1 - (0.05 + 1.941) / 2.324)
=0 / 0.143287
=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
=0.109 / 0.088
=1.2386

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))
=(0.16 / (0.16 + 1.941)) / (0.207 / (0.207 + 2.225))
=0.076154 / 0.085115
=0.8947

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)
=(0.307 / 0.109) / (0.352 / 0.088)
=2.816514 / 4
=0.7041

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)
=((1.408 + 0.568) / 2.307) / ((1.435 + 0.646) / 2.324)
=0.856524 / 0.895439
=0.9565

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
=(-0.37 - 0.084 - -0.545) / 2.307
=0.039445

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.

Imperial Resources has a M-score of 1.55 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Imperial Resources (Imperial Resources) Business Description

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106 East 6th Street, Suite 900, Austin, TX, USA, 78701
Imperial Resources Inc has decided to focus its core activities on development and exploration of oil and gas assets in the United States through its wholly-owned subsidiary. It is an exploration stage company. It explores for asphalt, gold, and other precious metals.

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