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Occidental Petroleum (Occidental Petroleum) Beneish M-Score

: -3.01 (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 -3.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OXY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.6
Current: -3.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Occidental Petroleum was -1.60. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.65.


Occidental Petroleum Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Occidental Petroleum'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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Occidental Petroleum 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 -2.52 -1.80 -2.60 -2.70 -3.01

Occidental Petroleum 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 -2.70 -3.24 -3.46 -2.97 -3.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Occidental Petroleum'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.


Occidental Petroleum Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Occidental Petroleum 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 Occidental Petroleum 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 * 0.9676+0.528 * 1.3463+0.404 * 1.3213+0.892 * 0.7713+0.115 * 1.0136
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4858+4.679 * -0.113947-0.327 * 0.9925
=-3.01

* 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 $3,195 Mil.
Revenue was 7172 + 7158 + 6702 + 7225 = $28,257 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2414 + 2692 + 2207 + 2796 = $10,109 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,375 Mil.
Total Assets was $74,008 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $59,659 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6,865 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,083 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,148 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19,263 Mil.
Net Income was 1198 + 1375 + 860 + 1263 = $4,696 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 442 + 298 + -23 + 104 = $821 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3239 + 3129 + 3070 + 2870 = $12,308 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4,281 Mil.
Revenue was 8219 + 9390 + 10676 + 8349 = $36,634 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3466 + 4600 + 5713 + 3866 = $17,645 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,886 Mil.
Total Assets was $72,609 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $59,287 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6,926 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $945 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,757 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,327 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)
=(3195 / 28257) / (4281 / 36634)
=0.113069 / 0.116859
=0.9676

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)
=(17645 / 36634) / (10109 / 28257)
=0.481656 / 0.357752
=1.3463

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 - (8375 + 59659) / 74008) / (1 - (8886 + 59287) / 72609)
=0.080721 / 0.061094
=1.3213

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
=28257 / 36634
=0.7713

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))
=(6926 / (6926 + 59287)) / (6865 / (6865 + 59659))
=0.104602 / 0.103196
=1.0136

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)
=(1083 / 28257) / (945 / 36634)
=0.038327 / 0.025796
=1.4858

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)
=((19263 + 9148) / 74008) / ((20327 + 7757) / 72609)
=0.383891 / 0.386784
=0.9925

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
=(4696 - 821 - 12308) / 74008
=-0.113947

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.

Occidental Petroleum has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Occidental Petroleum (Occidental Petroleum) Business Description

Address
5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110, Houston, TX, USA, 77046
Occidental Petroleum is an independent exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Latin America, and the Middle East. At the end of 2022, the company reported net proved reserves of 3.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 1,159 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022 at a ratio of 75% oil and natural gas liquids and 25% natural gas.
Executives
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM STREET, OMAHA NE 68131
Sylvia J Kerrigan officer: SVP & Chief Legal Officer 13131 DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 600, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Claire Oneill director 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Kenneth B. Robinson director 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
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Jack B Moore director 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Andrew Gould director C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5599 SAN FELIPE 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
Neil R Ackerman officer: Vice President 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Sunil Mathew officer: Vice President 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Jeff F Simmons officer: Senior Vice President 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Christopher O Champion officer: VP, CAO and Controller 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Vicki A. Hollub officer: Vice President 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON TX 77046
Avedick Baruyr Poladian director 701 WESTERN AVENUE, GLENDALE CA 91201
Warren E Buffett 10 percent owner 3555 FARNAM ST, STE 1440, OMAHA NE 68131

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