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PBF Logistics LP (PBF Logistics LP) Beneish M-Score : -3.07 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is PBF Logistics 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PBFX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.34   Med: -2.52   Max: 262.07
Current: -3.07

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PBF Logistics LP was 262.07. The lowest was -3.34. And the median was -2.52.


PBF Logistics LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PBF Logistics 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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PBF Logistics LP Beneish M-Score Chart

PBF Logistics LP Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 262.07 -2.58 -2.74 -2.58

PBF Logistics LP Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 -2.76 -2.58 -2.74 -2.85 -3.07

Competitive Comparison of PBF Logistics LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, PBF Logistics 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.


PBF Logistics LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where PBF Logistics LP's Beneish M-Score falls into.



PBF Logistics 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 PBF Logistics 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 * 0.6525+0.528 * 0.9716+0.404 * 1.0772+0.892 * 1.0181+0.115 * 1.1653
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.968+4.679 * -0.080064-0.327 * 0.8594
=-3.07

* 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 (Sep22) TTM:Last Year (Sep21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $46.0 Mil.
Revenue was 89.572 + 93.366 + 89.443 + 89.339 = $361.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.591 + 84.22 + 79.959 + 80.002 = $324.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $94.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $868.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $764.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $36.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $20.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $560.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 34.939 + 39.221 + 36.259 + 42.298 = $152.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.04 + 0 + -0.238 + 2.372 = $2.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 64.518 + 44.15 + 67.322 + 44.066 = $220.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $69.3 Mil.
Revenue was 88.853 + 89.838 + 87.505 + 89.087 = $355.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.066 + 80.562 + 78.1 + 72.201 = $309.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $102.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $910.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $798.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $45.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $20.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $36.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $647.1 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)
=(46.006 / 361.72) / (69.253 / 355.283)
=0.127187 / 0.194923
=0.6525

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)
=(309.929 / 355.283) / (324.772 / 361.72)
=0.872344 / 0.897855
=0.9716

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 - (94.051 + 764.45) / 868.221) / (1 - (102.283 + 798.832) / 910.579)
=0.011195 / 0.010393
=1.0772

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
=361.72 / 355.283
=1.0181

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))
=(45.354 / (45.354 + 798.832)) / (36.948 / (36.948 + 764.45))
=0.053725 / 0.046104
=1.1653

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)
=(20.245 / 361.72) / (20.542 / 355.283)
=0.055969 / 0.057819
=0.968

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)
=((0 + 560.528) / 868.221) / ((647.124 + 36.901) / 910.579)
=0.645605 / 0.751198
=0.8594

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
=(152.717 - 2.174 - 220.056) / 868.221
=-0.080064

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.

PBF Logistics LP has a M-score of -3.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PBF Logistics LP (PBF Logistics LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
One Sylvan Way, Second Floor, Parsippany, NJ, USA, 07054
PBF Logistics LP is a limited partnership which owns or leases, operates, develops and acquires crude oil and refined petroleum products terminals, pipelines, storage facilities and similar logistics assets. The company operates through two business segments namely Transportation and terminaling segment and Storage segment. The Transportation and terminaling segment which derives majority revenue consists of CR Rail Terminal, DCR West Rack, Toledo Truck Terminal and others. The Storage segment covers Toledo storage facility which consists of tanks for storing crude oil, refined products, and intermediates.
Executives
Trecia M Canty officer: SVP & General Counsel 1 SYLVAN WAY, 2ND FLOOR, C/O PBF ENERGY INC., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Tai Wendy Ho officer: Senior Vice President, HR ONE SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Pbf Energy Inc. director, 10 percent owner 1 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
David Roush director 1 SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Bruce A. Jones director 1 SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Lawrence Michael Ziemba director 600 NORTH DAIRY ASHFORD, HOUSTON TX 77079
John C Barone officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1 SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, C/O PBF ENERGY INC., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Control Empresarial De Capitales S.a. De C.v. 10 percent owner, other: Add'l Rep Persons-see Ex. 99.1 INSURGENTES SUR #3500, PB, COL. PENA POBRE, DELEGACION TLALPAN, CP, MEXICO D.F. O5 14060
Karen Berriman Davis officer: Chief Accounting Officer 123 WEST MILLS AVENUE, SUITE 200, EL PASO TX 79901
Malley Todd O officer: President ONE SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
O Connor Thomas L officer: Senior Vice President ONE SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Matthew C. Lucey director, officer: Executive Vice President C/O PBF ENERGY INC., ONE SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Thomas J. Nimbley director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O PBF ENERGY INC., ONE SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Jeffrey Dill officer: SVP, General Counsel PBF ENERGY INC., 1 SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Michael D. Gayda director, officer: President PBF ENERGY INC., 1 SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054