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Earthstone Energy (Earthstone Energy) Beneish M-Score : -3.14 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Earthstone 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 -3.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ESTE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.87   Med: -2.56   Max: 5.34
Current: -3.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Earthstone Energy was 5.34. The lowest was -7.87. And the median was -2.56.


Earthstone Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Earthstone Energy Annual Data
Trend Mar13 Mar14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -2.26 -0.94 2.96 -0.70

Earthstone Energy Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -0.03 -0.70 -1.73 -2.85 -3.14

Competitive Comparison of Earthstone Energy's Beneish M-Score

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


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

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

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



Earthstone 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 Earthstone 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 * 0.7405+0.528 * 1.4077+0.404 * 0.6754+0.892 * 1.3048+0.115 * 0.6722
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3067+4.679 * -0.139127-0.327 * 1.1113
=-3.14

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $210 Mil.
Revenue was 475.816 + 370.008 + 413.136 + 494.958 = $1,754 Mil.
Gross Profit was 213.182 + 140.611 + 181.255 + 266.948 = $802 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $268 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,147 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,859 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $454 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $576 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,727 Mil.
Net Income was 61.358 + 58.042 + 60.548 + 129.622 = $310 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -45.19 + 8.702 + -34.913 + 19.387 = $-52 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 285.131 + 218.437 + 258.33 + 315.71 = $1,078 Mil.
Total Receivables was $217 Mil.
Revenue was 531.495 + 472.551 + 196.15 + 144.016 = $1,344 Mil.
Gross Profit was 324.567 + 321.379 + 126.878 + 92.419 = $865 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $251 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,892 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,619 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $221 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $390 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,177 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)
=(209.927 / 1753.918) / (217.269 / 1344.212)
=0.11969 / 0.161633
=0.7405

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)
=(865.243 / 1344.212) / (801.996 / 1753.918)
=0.64368 / 0.45726
=1.4077

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 - (268.384 + 4858.751) / 5146.555) / (1 - (251.308 + 3619.247) / 3892.297)
=0.003773 / 0.005586
=0.6754

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
=1753.918 / 1344.212
=1.3048

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))
=(220.543 / (220.543 + 3619.247)) / (453.943 / (453.943 + 4858.751))
=0.057436 / 0.085445
=0.6722

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)
=(97.683 / 1753.918) / (57.293 / 1344.212)
=0.055694 / 0.042622
=1.3067

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)
=((1726.89 + 576.043) / 5146.555) / ((1177.101 + 390.16) / 3892.297)
=0.447471 / 0.402657
=1.1113

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
=(309.57 - -52.014 - 1077.608) / 5146.555
=-0.139127

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.

Earthstone Energy has a M-score of -3.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Earthstone Energy (Earthstone Energy) Business Description

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Address
1400 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 300, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 77380
Earthstone Energy Inc is an independent oil and natural gas development and production company. The company focuses on the acquisition, development, exploration, and production of onshore, crude oil and natural gas reserves. It is also active in corporate mergers and the acquisition of oil and natural gas properties. The company's reserve portfolio consists of assets in the Midland Basin of West Texas, and the Eagle Ford Trend of South Texas. Its operations are all in the upstream segment of the oil and natural gas industry and are conducted onshore in the United States.
Executives
Tony Oviedo officer: EVP, PAO 909 FANNIN, SUITE 1850, HOUSTON TX 77010
Mark Jr Lumpkin officer: EVP and CFO 1400 WOODLOCH FOREST DRIVE, SUITE 300, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Frank Alan Lodzinski director, officer: CEO 1400 WOODLOCH FOREST DRIVE, SUITE 300, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Wp Energy Chisholm Holdings, L.p. 10 percent owner 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Warburg Pincus Private Equity (e&p) Xi-a, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC, 450 LEXINGTON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Warburg Pincus (e&p) Xii, L.p. 10 percent owner 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Warburg Pincus Partners Ii (us), L.p. 10 percent owner 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robert John Anderson officer: President 1400 WOODLOCH FOREST DRIVE, SUITE 300, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Cypress Investments, Llc director 34 S. WYNDEN DR., SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77056
Post Oak Energy Holdings, Llc director 34 S. WYNDEN DR, STE 300, HOUSTON TX 77056
Jay Frederick Joliat director 36801 WOODWARD AVE., SUITE 301, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Post Oak Energy Capital, Lp director 34 S. WYNDEN DR, STE 300, HOUSTON TX 77056
Swanson Douglas E Jr director 1100 LOUISIANA, SUITE 4900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Steven C. Collins officer: EVP and COO 1400 WOODLOCH FOREST DRIVE, SUITE 300, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Encap Energy Capital Fund Xi, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77024

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