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Dragon Oil (LSE:DGO) Beneish M-Score : -3.17 (As of Sep. 22, 2024)


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

LSE:DGO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.51   Med: -2.8   Max: 1922.26
Current: -3.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dragon Oil was 1922.26. The lowest was -3.51. And the median was -2.80.


Dragon Oil Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dragon Oil'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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Dragon Oil Beneish M-Score Chart

Dragon Oil Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.51 -3.00 1,922.26 1.75 -3.17

Dragon Oil Semi-Annual Data
Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.75 - -3.17 -

Competitive Comparison of Dragon Oil's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Dragon Oil's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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

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

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



Dragon Oil 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 Dragon Oil 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 * 1.1242+0.528 * 1.0252+0.404 * 1.2808+0.892 * 1.0927+0.115 * 0.8357
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.533+4.679 * -0.034536-0.327 * 0.9291
=-2.75

* 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 (Dec14) TTM:Last Year (Dec13) TTM:
Total Receivables was £150.7 Mil.
Revenue was £698.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was £470.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £1,901.7 Mil.
Total Assets was £3,169.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £1,208.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £202.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £85.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £656.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.0 Mil.
Net Income was £415.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £525.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was £122.7 Mil.
Revenue was £639.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was £441.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £1,678.1 Mil.
Total Assets was £2,681.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £964.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £131.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £22.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £598.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.0 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)
=(150.718 / 698.463) / (122.689 / 639.213)
=0.215785 / 0.191938
=1.1242

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)
=(441.528 / 639.213) / (470.585 / 698.463)
=0.690737 / 0.673744
=1.0252

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 - (1901.651 + 1208.57) / 3169.476) / (1 - (1678.135 + 964.402) / 2681.682)
=0.018696 / 0.014597
=1.2808

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
=698.463 / 639.213
=1.0927

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))
=(131.229 / (131.229 + 964.402)) / (202.184 / (202.184 + 1208.57))
=0.119775 / 0.143316
=0.8357

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)
=(85.703 / 698.463) / (22.2 / 639.213)
=0.122702 / 0.03473
=3.533

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 + 656.819) / 3169.476) / ((0 + 598.132) / 2681.682)
=0.207233 / 0.223044
=0.9291

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
=(415.687 - 0 - 525.149) / 3169.476
=-0.034536

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.

Dragon Oil has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dragon Oil Business Description

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Dragon Oil PLC is an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company. The Company's producing asset is the Cheleken Contract Area, in the eastern section of the Caspian Sea, offshore Turkmenistan. It has exploration blocks offshore Tunisia (the Bargou Exploration Permit), in Iraq (Block 9), Afghanistan (Sanduqli and Mazar-i-Sharif blocks), offshore the Philippines (Service Contract 63) in partnership with other companies and Block 19 in Egypt. The Company develops the hydrocarbon reserves in the Cheleken Contract Area in accordance with the terms of the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA). As at 31 December 2014 the Company had probably oil reserves of 663 million barrels of oil and condensate, gas 2P reserves and contingent gas resources of c. 2.7 TCF. The Bargou Exploration Permit contains prospective resources, while Block 9, Sanduqli and Mazar-i-Sharif blocks and Block 19 are at an early stage of exploration. The Company is subject to the international laws and regulations that it operates in.

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