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NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL Energy Partners LP) Beneish M-Score

: -3.04 (As of Today)
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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 -3.04 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NGL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.84   Med: -2.36   Max: -0.71
Current: -3.04

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NGL Energy Partners LP was -0.71. The lowest was -3.84. And the median was -2.36.


NGL Energy Partners LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NGL Energy Partners LP'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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NGL Energy Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.19 -3.71 -2.33 -2.11 -2.95

NGL Energy Partners LP Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.65 -2.95 -3.31 -3.03 -3.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, NGL Energy Partners LP'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.


NGL Energy Partners LP Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



NGL Energy Partners LP 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 NGL Energy Partners LP 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 * 1.1085+0.528 * 0.719+0.404 * 1.0296+0.892 * 0.8035+0.115 * 0.9146
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4081+4.679 * -0.0611-0.327 * 0.9504
=-3.04

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1,015 Mil.
Revenue was 1869.777 + 1841.096 + 1616.104 + 2048.834 = $7,376 Mil.
Gross Profit was 198.048 + 197.122 + 167.796 + 208.793 = $772 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,341 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,362 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,239 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $287 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,088 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,755 Mil.
Net Income was 45.682 + 28.028 + 19.301 + -33.519 = $59 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.143 + -14.983 + 8.401 + -70.685 = $-75 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 92.841 + 75.989 + 55.111 + 238.321 = $462 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,140 Mil.
Revenue was 2139.24 + 2009.447 + 2497.383 + 2533.247 = $9,179 Mil.
Gross Profit was 209.545 + 177.209 + 175.712 + 128.067 = $691 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,518 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,914 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,486 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $288 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $68 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,485 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,975 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)
=(1014.962 / 7375.811) / (1139.551 / 9179.317)
=0.137607 / 0.124143
=1.1085

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)
=(690.533 / 9179.317) / (771.759 / 7375.811)
=0.075227 / 0.104634
=0.719

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 - (1340.567 + 2238.935) / 5362.487) / (1 - (1518.138 + 2486.084) / 5914.091)
=0.332492 / 0.322935
=1.0296

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
=7375.811 / 9179.317
=0.8035

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))
=(288.16 / (288.16 + 2486.084)) / (286.866 / (286.866 + 2238.935))
=0.10387 / 0.113574
=0.9146

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)
=(76.938 / 7375.811) / (67.998 / 9179.317)
=0.010431 / 0.007408
=1.4081

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)
=((2754.748 + 1088.012) / 5362.487) / ((2974.692 + 1484.599) / 5914.091)
=0.7166 / 0.754011
=0.9504

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
=(59.492 - -75.124 - 462.262) / 5362.487
=-0.0611

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.

NGL Energy Partners LP has a M-score of -3.04 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NGL Energy Partners LP (NGL Energy Partners LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6120 South Yale Avenue, Suite 805, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74136
NGL Energy Partners LP is a us-based firm that owns and operates a vertically integrated energy business. The company's operating segments include Crude Oil Logistics, Water Solutions, and Liquids Logistics. It operates crude oil storage terminals, and owns pipeline injection stations and offers services for the treatment and disposal of wastewater generated from crude oil and natural gas production, and for the disposal of solids, such as tank bottoms and drilling fluids. The firm also supplies natural gas liquids to retailers, wholesalers, refiners and petrochemical plants and sells propane and distillates.
Executives
Bradley P Cooper officer: CFO & EVP 6120 S YALE AVE SUITE 805, TULSA OK 74136
H Michael Krimbill director, officer: CEO 8801 S YALE STE 310, TULSA OK 74137
Derek S Reiners director 100 W. 5TH ST., TULSA OK 74103
James M Collingsworth director 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77002
John Ciolek officer: Exec. Vice President 6120 S. YALE AVE., SUITE 805, TULSA OK 74136
Kurston Patrick Mcmurray officer: GC, SVP and Secretary 6120 S. YALE AVE., SUITE 805, TULSA OK 74136
Linda J Bridges officer: CFO & EVP 6120 S. YALE AVE., SUITE 805, TULSA OK 74136
Eig Neptune Equity Aggregator, L.p. 10 percent owner 600 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW, SUITE 1200, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Karlovich Robert W Iii officer: CFO, Exec. VP and Treasurer ATLAS PIPELINE PARTNERS, GP, 110 W. 7TH, SUITE 2300, TULSA OK 74119
Brian P. Boland director 1700 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW, SUITE 800, WASHINGTON DC 20006
John T Raymond 10 percent owner THE ENERGY & MINERALS GROUP, 811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4200, HOUSTON TX 77002
Highstar Capital Ngl Co-invest Manager Llc 10 percent owner 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Highstar Ngl Main Interco Llc 10 percent owner 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Highstar Capital Gp Iv Holdings 10 percent owner 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ngl Civ A, Llc 10 percent owner 1301 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019