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CONSOL Coal Resources LP (CONSOL Coal Resources LP) Beneish M-Score : 1.68 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is CONSOL Coal Resources LP 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 1.68 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for CONSOL Coal Resources LP's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CCR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.31   Med: -2.52   Max: 1.68
Current: 1.68

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CONSOL Coal Resources LP was 1.68. The lowest was -3.31. And the median was -2.52.


CONSOL Coal Resources LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CONSOL Coal Resources 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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CONSOL Coal Resources LP Beneish M-Score Chart

CONSOL Coal Resources LP Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.01 -2.23 -2.94 -3.31 -2.27

CONSOL Coal Resources LP Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 -2.47 -2.27 -2.56 -1.94 1.68

Competitive Comparison of CONSOL Coal Resources LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, CONSOL Coal Resources 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.


CONSOL Coal Resources LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, CONSOL Coal Resources LP's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CONSOL Coal Resources LP's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CONSOL Coal Resources 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 CONSOL Coal Resources 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 * 1.4716+0.528 * 11.5666+0.404 * 0.2129+0.892 * 0.6434+0.115 * 0.9152
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3084+4.679 * -0.131305-0.327 * 1.0569
=2.20

* 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 (Sep20) TTM:Last Year (Sep19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $25.8 Mil.
Revenue was 49.243 + 26.278 + 64.65 + 77.354 = $217.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.201 + -10.789 + 3.647 + 11.165 = $3.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $43.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $469.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $423.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $47.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $74.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $188.1 Mil.
Net Income was -5.529 + -7.854 + 0.164 + 8.974 = $-4.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.071 + 7.549 + 2.718 + -0.657 = $9.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.814 + 6.539 + 16.777 + 13.62 = $47.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $27.3 Mil.
Revenue was 76.285 + 88.619 + 84.791 + 88.396 = $338.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.301 + 17.869 + 19.815 + 20.724 = $68.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $56.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $504.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $434.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $44.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $69.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $197.7 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)
=(25.849 / 217.525) / (27.301 / 338.091)
=0.118832 / 0.08075
=1.4716

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)
=(68.709 / 338.091) / (3.822 / 217.525)
=0.203226 / 0.01757
=11.5666

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 - (43.738 + 423.342) / 469.717) / (1 - (56.345 + 434.735) / 504.378)
=0.005614 / 0.026365
=0.2129

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
=217.525 / 338.091
=0.6434

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))
=(44.612 / (44.612 + 434.735)) / (47.921 / (47.921 + 423.342))
=0.093068 / 0.101686
=0.9152

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)
=(11.806 / 217.525) / (14.024 / 338.091)
=0.054274 / 0.04148
=1.3084

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)
=((188.061 + 74.538) / 469.717) / ((197.709 + 69.078) / 504.378)
=0.559058 / 0.528943
=1.0569

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
=(-4.245 - 9.681 - 47.75) / 469.717
=-0.131305

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.

CONSOL Coal Resources LP has a M-score of 2.20 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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CONSOL Coal Resources LP (CONSOL Coal Resources LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1000 CONSOL Energy Drive, Suite 100, CNX Center, Canonsburg, PA, USA, 15317-6506
CONSOL Coal Resources LP is engaged in the thermal coal operations in Pennsylvania. The company's assets include interests in CONSOL energy's Pennsylvania mining complex, which consists of approximately three underground mines (Bailey Mine, Enlow Fork Mine, and Harvey Mine) and related infrastructure that produce bituminous thermal coal that is sold primarily to electric utilities in the eastern United States. All the operations of the group are conducted at a single mining complex located in the Northern Appalachian Basin in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Executives
Jeffrey L Wallace director, other: SEE REMARKS 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE CANONSBURG PA 15317
Michael L Greenwood director, other: SEE REMARKS
Dan D Sandman director, other: SEE REMARKS
Miteshkumar Thakkar officer: See Remarks 1000 CONSOL DRIVE, SUITE 100, CANONSBURG PA 15317
John Rothka officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2970 HENDERSON AVENUE, WASHINGTON PA 15301
Consol Energy Inc. director, 10 percent owner 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE SUITE #100 CANONSBURG PA 15317
Greenlight Capital Inc 10 percent owner 140 EAST 45TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Dme Advisors, Lp 10 percent owner 140 EAST 45TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Dme Advisors Gp, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 140 EAST 45TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Dme Capital Management, Lp 10 percent owner 140 EAST 45TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
David Einhorn 10 percent owner, other: See Footnotes (1) - (11) 140 EAST 45TH STREET, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Deborah J. Lackovic director, other: SEE REMARKS C/O CONSOL COAL RESOURCES LP 100 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, SUITE 100 CANONSBURG PA 15317
Kurt R. Salvatori director, other: SEE REMARKS 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Martha A Wiegand officer: SEE REMARKS 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
James A Brock director, officer: SEE REMARKS 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317