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Kosmos Energy (Kosmos Energy) Beneish M-Score

: -2.50 (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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KOS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.47   Med: -2.59   Max: 3.06
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kosmos Energy was 3.06. The lowest was -11.47. And the median was -2.59.


Kosmos Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kosmos 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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Kosmos Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.77 -11.47 -2.11 -2.67 -2.50

Kosmos Energy 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 -2.67 -3.04 -3.19 -2.49 -2.50

Competitive Comparison

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


Kosmos Energy Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Kosmos 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 Kosmos 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 * 1.3305+0.528 * 1.1754+0.404 * 1.2264+0.892 * 0.7578+0.115 * 1.1861
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2219+4.679 * -0.060559-0.327 * 0.9863
=-2.50

* 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 $121 Mil.
Revenue was 507.765 + 526.348 + 273.255 + 394.24 = $1,702 Mil.
Gross Profit was 290.672 + 255.219 + 119.763 + 200.93 = $867 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $423 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,938 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,160 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $455 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $100 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $555 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,391 Mil.
Net Income was 21.681 + 85.185 + 23.345 + 83.309 = $214 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -195.808 + -53.598 + -7.75 + 4.552 = $-253 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 293.776 + 249.431 + 18.11 + 203.853 = $765 Mil.
Total Receivables was $120 Mil.
Revenue was 509.916 + 456.056 + 620.368 + 659.015 = $2,245 Mil.
Gross Profit was 272.829 + 287.371 + 408.5 + 375.343 = $1,344 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $469 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,580 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,843 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $509 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $107 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $574 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,196 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)
=(120.733 / 1701.608) / (119.735 / 2245.355)
=0.070952 / 0.053326
=1.3305

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)
=(1344.043 / 2245.355) / (866.584 / 1701.608)
=0.598588 / 0.509274
=1.1754

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 - (422.713 + 4160.229) / 4938.134) / (1 - (468.721 + 3842.647) / 4579.988)
=0.071928 / 0.058651
=1.2264

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
=1701.608 / 2245.355
=0.7578

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))
=(508.657 / (508.657 + 3842.647)) / (454.848 / (454.848 + 4160.229))
=0.116898 / 0.098557
=1.1861

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)
=(99.532 / 1701.608) / (107.483 / 2245.355)
=0.058493 / 0.047869
=1.2219

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)
=((2390.914 + 554.83) / 4938.134) / ((2195.911 + 574.254) / 4579.988)
=0.59653 / 0.604841
=0.9863

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
=(213.52 - -252.604 - 765.17) / 4938.134
=-0.060559

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.

Kosmos Energy has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kosmos Energy (Kosmos Energy) Business Description

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C/O Kosmos Energy LLC, 8176 Park Lane, Suite 500, Dallas, TX, USA, 75231
Kosmos Energy Ltd is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on frontier and emerging areas along the Atlantic Margin. The company focuses on field developments designed to accelerate production. Kosmos' exploration is tied to a geologically based approach geared toward the identification of petroleum systems. Its process starts with geologic studies that assess a region's subsurface but also incorporates basin modeling as well as techniques to identify reservoir/seal pair development and trap definition. In addition, a 3D seismic analysis is done to identify prospective traps of interest. In tandem with the subsurface analysis, a country-specific analysis is done to get an understanding of above-ground dynamics before targeting specific licenses.
Executives
Roy A. Franklin director 8176 PARK LANE, SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75231
Deanna L Goodwin director 11911 FM 529, HOUSTON TX 77041
Grant John Douglas Kelso director 8176 PARK LANE, SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75231
Hanssen Maria Moraeus director 5599 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FL, HOUSTON TX 77056
J Michael Stice director 525 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73105
Dearlove Sir Richard Billing director C/O KOSMOS ENERGY LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Nealesh D. Shah officer: SVP and CFO C/O KOSMOS ENERGY, LLC, 8176 PARK LANE, SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75231
Ronald W. Glass officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL LLP, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Richard Ryan Clark officer: SVP, President Gulf of Mexico 501 WHITE WING LANE, HOUSTON TX 77079
Andrew G Inglis director, officer: Director and CEO C/O KOSMOS ENERGY, LLC, 8176 PARK LANE, SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75231
Steven Sterin director 19100 RIDGEWOOD PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO TX 78259
Lisa Ann Davis director 2555 TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS MI 48302
Warburg Pincus & Co. director, 10 percent owner 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY NY 100173147
Blackstone Holdings Iii L.p. 10 percent owner C/O BLACKSTONE INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154
Bcp Iv Gp L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP, 345 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10154

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