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Legacy Reserves (Legacy Reserves) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Legacy Reserves was 16.31. The lowest was -5.25. And the median was -2.65.


Legacy Reserves Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Legacy Reserves'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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Legacy Reserves Beneish M-Score Chart

Legacy Reserves Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.62 -5.25 -2.44 -3.41 -3.61

Legacy Reserves Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 -3.55 -3.61 -3.48 -3.36 -3.25

Competitive Comparison of Legacy Reserves's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Legacy Reserves'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.


Legacy Reserves's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Legacy Reserves 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 Legacy Reserves 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Sep19) TTM:Last Year (Sep18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $62.42 Mil.
Revenue was 97.503 + 117.779 + 118.497 + 132.894 = $466.67 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.239 + 29.832 + 28.471 + 35.587 = $106.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $93.87 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,281.20 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,185.91 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $170.25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $76.46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $686.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -136.23 + -62.77 + -78.378 + 78.012 = $-199.37 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -114.423 + 4.471 + -47.057 + 89.442 = $-67.57 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 41.854 + 1.939 + 35.427 + 16.727 = $95.95 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 145.207 + 139.281 + 137.479 + 137.092 = $559.06 Mil.
Gross Profit was 54.315 + 51.711 + 52.965 + 55.233 = $214.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $151.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $84.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(62.418 / 466.673) / (0 / 559.059)
=0.133751 / 0
=

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)
=(214.224 / 559.059) / (106.129 / 466.673)
=0.383187 / 0.227416
=

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 - (93.866 + 1185.913) / 1281.197) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.001107 /
=

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
=466.673 / 559.059
=

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))
=(151.012 / (151.012 + 0)) / (170.25 / (170.25 + 1185.913))
=1 / 0.125538
=

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)
=(76.464 / 466.673) / (84.58 / 559.059)
=0.163849 / 0.15129
=

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)
=((0 + 686.732) / 1281.197) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.536008 /
=

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
=(-199.366 - -67.567 - 95.947) / 1281.197
=-0.17776

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.


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Legacy Reserves (Legacy Reserves) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
303 West Wall Street, Suite 1800, Midland, TX, USA, 79701
Legacy Reserves LP is a limited partnership which focuses on the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties primarily located in the Permian Basin, East Texas, Rocky Mountain and Mid-Continent regions of the United States. The company owns an interest in producing oil and natural gas properties in the Permian Basin, East Texas, Piceance Basin of Colorado, Texas Panhandle, Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, Oklahoma and several other states. The company operates through the segment being the Acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties.
Executives
Robert L Norris officer: Chief Financial Officer 303 W. WALL ST, SUITE 1800, MIDLAND TX 79701
Ferrara Albert E Iii officer: See Remarks 303 W WALL ST, SUITE 1800, MIDLAND TX 79701
Elliott Cory J officer: Chief Information Officer 303 W WALL ST, SUITE 1800, MIDLAND TX 79701
Douglas W York director 1776 LINCOLN ST, STE 700, DENVER CO 80202
Baines Creek Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 11940 JOLLYVILLE, SUITE 210-S, AUSTIN TX 78759
William R Granberry director ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, SUITE 3800, TULSA OK 74172
D Dwight Scott director 1601 N.W. EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1600, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Kyle D Vann director 11 HEPPLEWHITE WAY, THE WOODLANDS TX 77382
Cary D Brown director C/O LEGACY RESERVES GP, LLC, 303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 1600, MIDLAND TX 79701
G Larry Lawrence director C/O LEGACY RESERVES GP, LLC, 303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 1600, MIDLAND TX 79701
Kyle A Mcgraw officer: EVP and CDO C/O LEGACY RESERVES GP, LLC, 303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 1600, MIDLAND TX 79701
Paul T Horne director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O LEGACY RESERVES GP, LLC, 303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 1600, MIDLAND TX 79701
Micah C. Foster officer: CAO and Controller 404 VETERANS AIRPARK LANE, SUITE 300, MIDLAND TX 79705
Dan G. Leroy officer: VP, GC and Secretary 303 W. WALL STREET, SUITE 4200, MIDLAND TX 79701
James Daniel Westcott officer: President and CFO C/O LEGACY RESERVES GP LLC, 303 W WALL STREET SUITE 1400, MIDLAND TX 79701