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KGS (Kodiak Gas Services) Beneish M-Score : -1.96 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Kodiak Gas Services 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 -1.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KGS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.66   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.96
Current: -1.96

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kodiak Gas Services was -1.96. The lowest was -2.66. And the median was -2.47.


Kodiak Gas Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kodiak Gas Services'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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Kodiak Gas Services Beneish M-Score Chart

Kodiak Gas Services Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.62

Kodiak Gas Services Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.62 -2.66 -2.32 -1.96

Competitive Comparison of Kodiak Gas Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Kodiak Gas Services'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.


Kodiak Gas Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kodiak Gas Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Kodiak Gas Services 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 Kodiak Gas Services 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 * 1.7371+0.528 * 0.9795+0.404 * 0.8716+0.892 * 1.3377+0.115 * 1.0401
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.8904+4.679 * -0.047426-0.327 * 1.0796
=-1.96

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $294 Mil.
Revenue was 324.647 + 309.653 + 215.492 + 225.98 = $1,076 Mil.
Gross Profit was 121.904 + 112.921 + 84.982 + 87.818 = $408 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $443 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,492 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,466 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $236 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $147 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $349 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,649 Mil.
Net Income was -5.648 + 6.713 + 30.232 + -6.874 = $24 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -40.78 + 8.188 + 19.689 + -21.766 = $-35 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 36.878 + 121.082 + 51.542 + 62.627 = $272 Mil.
Total Receivables was $126 Mil.
Revenue was 230.983 + 203.306 + 190.112 + 179.776 = $804 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.606 + 74.76 + 73.457 + 69.658 = $298 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $216 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,244 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,545 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $181 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $223 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,782 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)
=(293.927 / 1075.772) / (126.483 / 804.177)
=0.273224 / 0.157283
=1.7371

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)
=(298.481 / 804.177) / (407.625 / 1075.772)
=0.371163 / 0.378914
=0.9795

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 - (443.357 + 3465.516) / 4492.008) / (1 - (216.47 + 2544.563) / 3244.24)
=0.129816 / 0.148943
=0.8716

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
=1075.772 / 804.177
=1.3377

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))
=(180.964 / (180.964 + 2544.563)) / (236.314 / (236.314 + 3465.516))
=0.066396 / 0.063837
=1.0401

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)
=(147.416 / 1075.772) / (58.293 / 804.177)
=0.137033 / 0.072488
=1.8904

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)
=((2648.626 + 348.788) / 4492.008) / ((1781.938 + 223.2) / 3244.24)
=0.667277 / 0.618061
=1.0796

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
=(24.423 - -34.669 - 272.129) / 4492.008
=-0.047426

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.

Kodiak Gas Services has a M-score of -1.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kodiak Gas Services Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9950 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 1900, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 77380
Kodiak Gas Services Inc is an operator of contract compression infrastructure in the United States. It manages business through two operating segments namely Compression Operations and Other Services. Compression Operations consist of operating company-owned and customer-owned compression infrastructure for customers, pursuant to fixed-revenue contracts to enable the production, gathering and transportation of natural gas and oil. Other Services consist of a full range of contract services to support the needs of customers, including station construction, maintenance and overhaul and other ancillary time and material-based offerings.
Executives
Ewan William Hamilton officer: See Remarks C/O KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC., 15320 HIGHWAY 105 W, SUITE 210, MONTGOMERY TX 77356
Eqt Fund Management S.a R.l. 10 percent owner 51A BOULEVARD ROYAL, LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2449
Margaret C Montana director 910 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Terry Bonno director 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Robert Michael Mckee director, officer: See Remarks C/O KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC., 15320 HIGHWAY 105 W, SUITE 210, MONTGOMERY TX 77356
Nirav Kush Shah director C/O KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC., 15320 HIGHWAY 105 W, SUITE 210, MONTGOMERY TX 77356
Christopher Drumgoole director C/O DXC TECHNOLOGY COMPANY, 1775 TYSONS BOOULEVARD, TYSONS VA 22102
Roclawski Cory Anne officer: See Remarks C/O KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC., 15320 HIGHWAY 105 W, SUITE 210, MONTGOMERY TX 77356
Kelly Michelle Battle officer: See Remarks C/O KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC., 15320 HIGHWAY 105 W, SUITE 210, MONTGOMERY TX 77356
Jon-al Duplantier director C/O PARKER DRILLING COMPANY, 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77046
John Griggs officer: See Remarks C/O RUBICON, 7850 NORTH SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY WEST, HOUSTON TX 77064
William Chad Lenamon officer: See Remarks C/O KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC., 15320 HIGHWAY 105 W, SUITE 210, MONTGOMERY TX 77356
Randall J Hogan director 5500 WAYZATA BLVD., SUITE 600, GOLDEN VALLEY MN 55416
Frontier Topco Partnership, L.p. 10 percent owner 26A, BOULEVARD ROYAL, LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2449
Teresa Maria Mattamouros director C/O KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC., 15320 HIGHWAY 105 W, SUITE 210, MONTGOMERY TX 77356