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Newfield Exploration Co (Newfield Exploration Co) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Newfield Exploration Co 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 Newfield Exploration Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Newfield Exploration Co was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Newfield Exploration Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Newfield Exploration Co'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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Newfield Exploration Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Newfield Exploration Co Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.16 -2.95 -2.45 -3.11 -2.54

Newfield Exploration Co Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 -2.78 -2.54 -2.24 -2.04 -2.26

Competitive Comparison of Newfield Exploration Co's Beneish M-Score

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Newfield Exploration Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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Newfield Exploration Co 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 Newfield Exploration Co 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 * 0.9404+0.528 * 0.8826+0.404 * 1.3687+0.892 * 1.4818+0.115 * 0.9932
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7193+4.679 * -0.083333-0.327 * 0.9267
=-2.34

* 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 (Sep18) TTM:Last Year (Sep17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $386 Mil.
Revenue was 711 + 679 + 580 + 509 = $2,479 Mil.
Gross Profit was 417 + 418 + 345 + 284 = $1,464 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $757 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,676 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,806 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $574 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $453 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,051 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,436 Mil.
Net Income was 224 + 119 + 86 + 95 = $524 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -54 + -145 + -110 + -103 = $-412 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 349 + 488 + 260 + 312 = $1,409 Mil.
Total Receivables was $277 Mil.
Revenue was 439 + 402 + 417 + 415 = $1,673 Mil.
Gross Profit was 219 + 208 + 225 + 220 = $872 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $836 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,744 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,839 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $455 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $425 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $712 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,433 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)
=(386 / 2479) / (277 / 1673)
=0.155708 / 0.165571
=0.9404

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)
=(872 / 1673) / (1464 / 2479)
=0.521219 / 0.590561
=0.8826

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 - (757 + 4806) / 5676) / (1 - (836 + 3839) / 4744)
=0.019908 / 0.014545
=1.3687

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
=2479 / 1673
=1.4818

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))
=(455 / (455 + 3839)) / (574 / (574 + 4806))
=0.105962 / 0.106691
=0.9932

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)
=(453 / 2479) / (425 / 1673)
=0.182735 / 0.254035
=0.7193

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)
=((2436 + 1051) / 5676) / ((2433 + 712) / 4744)
=0.614341 / 0.662943
=0.9267

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
=(524 - -412 - 1409) / 5676
=-0.083333

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.

Newfield Exploration Co has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Newfield Exploration Co (Newfield Exploration Co) Business Description

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Newfield Exploration Company is an independent exploration and production company that participates in exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. The company operates with a portfolio of onshore liquids-rich resource plays. Newfield Exploration has extensive drilling inventories in the United States' drilling areas. The majority of Newfield's operations are located in the Anadarko and Arkoma basins of Oklahoma, Willingston basin of North Dakota and Uinta basin of Utah. It also has oil producing assets offshore China. The majority of Newfield's oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids are sold to a variety of purchasers under short-term contracts.
Executives
Roger B Plank director
James Kent Wells director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 2800, DENVER CO 80203-4535
Steven W Nance director 130 EAST RANDOLPH DRIVE, CHICAGO IL 60601
Giesinger Edgar R. Jr. director 1915 SANDGATE FALLS, HOUSTON TX 77062
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Timothy D. Yang officer: General Counsel and Secretary 1415 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Valerie A Mitchell officer: VP-Mid-Continent 4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 100, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Kemp John Randolph Iii director 3106 NOBLE LAKES LANE, HOUSTON TX 77082-6809
Clay M Gaspar officer: VP-Mid-Continent 333 W. SHERIDAN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102
Terry W Rathert officer: EVP and Senior Advisor 4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 100, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Richard K Stoneburner director
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Joseph H Netherland director 35 ELECTRA CIRCLE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77382
J M Lacey director 1726 FORREST PARKWAY, DENVER CO 80220

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