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PDC Energy (PDC Energy) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is PDC 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PDCE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.58   Med: -2.86   Max: 0.06
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PDC Energy was 0.06. The lowest was -9.58. And the median was -2.86.


PDC Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PDC 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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PDC Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

PDC Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.31 -2.90 -3.05 -2.15 -2.46

PDC Energy Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 -1.52 -1.62 -2.46 -2.96 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of PDC Energy's Beneish M-Score

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


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

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

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



PDC 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 PDC 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 * 0.6371+0.528 * 1.0792+0.404 * 1.6585+0.892 * 1.0822+0.115 * 0.8413
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1117+4.679 * -0.104693-0.327 * 0.7262
=-2.87

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $499 Mil.
Revenue was 871.808 + 813.536 + 979.833 + 1204.54 = $3,870 Mil.
Gross Profit was 464.835 + 444.838 + 612.668 + 799.312 = $2,322 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $582 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,359 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,603 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $868 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $171 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,176 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,571 Mil.
Net Income was 288.712 + 414.132 + 349.735 + 797.965 = $1,851 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.028 + 142.604 + -110.973 + 302.03 = $334 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 267.798 + 588.323 + 687.533 + 848.41 = $2,392 Mil.
Total Receivables was $723 Mil.
Revenue was 1138.491 + 884.503 + 848.912 + 704.04 = $3,576 Mil.
Gross Profit was 757.984 + 588.405 + 551.489 + 417.361 = $2,315 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $788 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,976 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,088 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $668 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $142 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,878 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,732 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)
=(498.751 / 3869.717) / (723.415 / 3575.946)
=0.128886 / 0.2023
=0.6371

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)
=(2315.239 / 3575.946) / (2321.653 / 3869.717)
=0.647448 / 0.599954
=1.0792

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 - (581.957 + 7603.179) / 8359.222) / (1 - (788.312 + 7087.772) / 7976.241)
=0.020826 / 0.012557
=1.6585

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
=3869.717 / 3575.946
=1.0822

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))
=(668.327 / (668.327 + 7087.772)) / (867.641 / (867.641 + 7603.179))
=0.086168 / 0.102427
=0.8413

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)
=(170.787 / 3869.717) / (141.969 / 3575.946)
=0.044134 / 0.039701
=1.1117

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)
=((1571.449 + 1175.997) / 8359.222) / ((1731.649 + 1878.285) / 7976.241)
=0.328672 / 0.452586
=0.7262

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
=(1850.544 - 333.633 - 2392.064) / 8359.222
=-0.104693

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.

PDC Energy has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PDC Energy (PDC Energy) Business Description

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Address
1775 Sherman Street, Suite 3000, Denver, CO, USA, 80203
PDC Energy Inc is a domestic independent exploration and production company that acquires, explores and develops properties for the production of crude oil, natural gas and NGLs, with operations in the Wattenberg Field in Colorado and the Delaware Basin in west Texas. Company's operations in the Wattenberg Field are focused in the horizontal Niobrara and Codell plays and Delaware Basin operations are focused in the horizontal Wolfcamp zones.
Executives
Sandra E. Jacoby officer: SVP, Corporate Administration 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000, DENVER CO 80203
Pamela R Butcher director P. O. BOX 116, ELK RAPIDS MI 49629
Carlos A. Sabater director 1140 ALFONSO AVENUE, CORAL GABLES FL 33146
Diana L Sands director 100 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA, M/C 5003-1001, CHICAGO IL 60606
Troy M. Welling officer: SVP, Operations 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000, DENVER CO 80203
Lynn A Peterson director 1625 BROADWAY, SUITE 250, DENVER CO 80202
Paul Korus director C/O CIIRMAREX ENERGY CO, 707 17TH ST. #3300, DENVER CO 80202-3404
Nicole L Martinet officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec. 1775 SHERMAN ST, STE 3000, DENVER CO 80203
David Lillo officer: SVP, Operations C/O BONANZA CREEK ENERGY, INC., 410 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
R Scott Meyers officer: CAO 120 GENESIS BLVD., BRIDGEPORT WV 26330
Brookman Barton R Jr officer: Sr. VP Exploratio & Production 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000, DENVER CO 80203
Lance Lauck officer: Sr. VP, Corp Development 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000, DENVER CO 80203
David C Parke director C/O PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORP, 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000, DENVER CO 80203
Anthony J Crisafio director 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000, DENVER CO 80203
Jeffrey C Swoveland director C/O PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT CORP, 1775 SHERMAN STREET, SUITE 3000, DENVER CO 80203

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