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ONE Gas (ONE Gas) Beneish M-Score : -3.39 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is ONE Gas 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 -3.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OGS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.36
Current: -3.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ONE Gas was -1.36. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.59.


ONE Gas Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ONE Gas'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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ONE Gas Beneish M-Score Chart

ONE Gas Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -2.54 -1.36 -2.59 -3.39

ONE Gas 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 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 -2.59 - - - -3.39

Competitive Comparison of ONE Gas's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, ONE Gas'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.


ONE Gas's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, ONE Gas's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



ONE Gas 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 ONE Gas 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 * 0.6827+0.528 * 0.8161+0.404 * 0.9368+0.892 * 0.9201+0.115 * 0.8942
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.092366-0.327 * 0.9452
=-3.39

* 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 $348 Mil.
Revenue was $2,372 Mil.
Gross Profit was $729 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $765 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,771 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,135 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $280 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,477 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,160 Mil.
Net Income was $231 Mil.
Gross Profit was $9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $940 Mil.
Total Receivables was $554 Mil.
Revenue was $2,578 Mil.
Gross Profit was $647 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,218 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,776 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,629 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $228 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,189 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,662 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)
=(347.864 / 2371.99) / (553.834 / 2578.005)
=0.146655 / 0.21483
=0.6827

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)
=(646.653 / 2578.005) / (729.081 / 2371.99)
=0.250835 / 0.307371
=0.8161

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 - (765.204 + 6135.212) / 7770.994) / (1 - (1217.608 + 5628.84) / 7776.396)
=0.112029 / 0.119586
=0.9368

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
=2371.99 / 2578.005
=0.9201

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))
=(228.479 / (228.479 + 5628.84)) / (279.83 / (279.83 + 6135.212))
=0.039007 / 0.043621
=0.8942

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)
=(0 / 2371.99) / (0 / 2578.005)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((2160.401 + 1477.221) / 7770.994) / ((2661.743 + 1189.419) / 7776.396)
=0.468103 / 0.495237
=0.9452

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
=(231.232 - 9.476 - 939.532) / 7770.994
=-0.092366

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.

ONE Gas has a M-score of -3.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ONE Gas (ONE Gas) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
15 East Fifth Street, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74103
ONE Gas Inc is a regulated natural gas utility company. It is involved in the distribution and sale of natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation consumers through its network of pipelines and service lines. Almost all of the company's revenue is derived from natural gas sales in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The company controls considerable market shares in Oklahoma and Kansas and is one of the largest natural gas utilities in the U.S.
Executives
Angela Kouplen officer: See Remarks 2425 SOUTH YUKON, TULSA OK 74107
Deborah Hersman director 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Michael G Hutchinson director 9540 SOUTH MAROON CIRCLE, SUITE 200, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Brian F. Brumfield officer: See remarks 15 EAST 5TH ST., 34TH FLOOR, TULSA OK 74103
Eduardo A Rodriguez director 100 WEST FIFTH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
William Kent Shortridge officer: See Remarks 15 E. 5TH STREET, 34TH FLOOR, TULSA OK 74103
Tracy E Hart director 15 EAST 5TH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
Jeffrey J Husen officer: See Remarks 15 EAST 5TH ST., TULSA OK 74103
John William Gibson director 100 WEST FIFTH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
Arcilia Acosta director LEGACYTEXAS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 5851 LEGACY CIRCLE, PLANO TX 75024
Robert B Evans director 100 COLLEGE STREET, MINDEN LA 71055
Douglas H Yaeger director
Pattye L Moore director 100 WEST FIFTH STREET, TULSA OK 74103
Mark A. Bender officer: See Remarks 15 EAST 5TH ST., 34TH FLOOR, TULSA OK 74103
Caron A Lawhorn officer: See Remarks 100 WEST FIFTH STREET, TULSA OK 74103