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Parsley Energy (Parsley Energy) Beneish M-Score : -3.40 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Parsley 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 -3.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -2.23   Max: 6.49
Current: -3.4

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Parsley Energy was 6.49. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -2.23.


Parsley Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Parsley Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 6.00 -2.14 -2.10 -2.66 -2.79

Parsley Energy Quarterly Data
Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20
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 -2.13 -2.79 -2.30 -3.35 -3.40

Competitive Comparison of Parsley Energy's Beneish M-Score

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


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

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

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



Parsley 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 Parsley 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 * 0.8438+0.528 * 1.2805+0.404 * 0.2147+0.892 * 0.9279+0.115 * 0.8163
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0566+4.679 * -0.064626-0.327 * 1.5048
=-3.36

* 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 (Sep20) TTM:Last Year (Sep19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $172 Mil.
Revenue was 447.389 + 220.21 + 564.803 + 522.451 = $1,755 Mil.
Gross Profit was 211.757 + -6.731 + 165.137 + 221.317 = $591 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $270 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,845 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,565 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $741 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $149 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $608 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,048 Mil.
Net Income was 22.639 + -356.416 + -3366.4 + -36.369 = $-3,737 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -96.46 + -297.806 + -3832.587 + -108.755 = $-4,336 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 227.386 + 147.737 + 385.943 + 344.979 = $1,106 Mil.
Total Receivables was $220 Mil.
Revenue was 510.151 + 498.541 + 427.671 + 454.88 = $1,891 Mil.
Gross Profit was 202.408 + 219.93 + 177.112 + 216.786 = $816 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $452 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,996 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,483 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $745 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $152 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $810 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,286 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)
=(172.49 / 1754.853) / (220.298 / 1891.243)
=0.098293 / 0.116483
=0.8438

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)
=(816.236 / 1891.243) / (591.48 / 1754.853)
=0.431587 / 0.337054
=1.2805

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 - (269.893 + 7564.815) / 7844.936) / (1 - (451.584 + 9483.411) / 9995.696)
=0.001304 / 0.006073
=0.2147

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
=1754.853 / 1891.243
=0.9279

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))
=(744.777 / (744.777 + 9483.411)) / (740.907 / (740.907 + 7564.815))
=0.072816 / 0.089204
=0.8163

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)
=(149.09 / 1754.853) / (152.076 / 1891.243)
=0.084959 / 0.080411
=1.0566

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)
=((3047.944 + 608.313) / 7844.936) / ((2286.078 + 809.735) / 9995.696)
=0.466066 / 0.309715
=1.5048

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
=(-3736.546 - -4335.608 - 1106.045) / 7844.936
=-0.064626

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.

Parsley Energy has a M-score of -3.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Parsley Energy (Parsley Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
303 Colorado Street, Suite 3000, Austin, TX, USA, 78701
Parsley Energy is an independent oil and gas producer in the United States that operates exclusively in the Permian Basin. At the end of 2019, it reported net proven reserves of 592 million barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged about 140,600 barrels per day in 2018, at a ratio of 62% oil, 21% natural gas liquids, and 17% natural gas.
Executives
Bryan Sheffield director, officer: See Remarks 500 W. TEXAS AVENUE TOWER I, SUITE 200 MIDLAND TX 79701
Roberts Colin officer: See Remarks 500 W. TEXAS AVENUE TOWER I, SUITE 200 MIDLAND TX 79701
Ryan Dalton officer: See Remarks 500 W. TEXAS AVENUE TOWER I, SUITE 200 MIDLAND TX 79701
Ron Brokmeyer director 303 COLORADO STREET SUITE 3000 AUSTIN TX 78701
Vanloh S Wil Jr director, 10 percent owner 1401 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Karen Parfitt Hughes director 303 COLORADO STREET SUITE 3000 AUSTIN TX 78701
Q-jagged Peak Energy Investment Partners, Llc director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 1401 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2700 HOUSTON TX 77010
Jerry Windlinger director 303 COLORADO STREET SUITE 3000 AUSTIN TX 78701
Hemang Desai director 221 WEST 6TH STREET SUITE 750 AUSTIN TX 78701
David Henry Smith director 500 W. TEXAS AVENUE TOWER I, SUITE 200 MIDLAND TX 79701
James J. Kleckner director 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
William Browning director 8066 PARK LANE, UNIT 602, DALLAS TX 75231
Qem V Llc director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 1401 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2700, HOUSTON TX 77010
A R Alameddine director 303 COLORADO STREET, SUITE 3000, AUSTIN TX 78701
Matthew Gallagher director, officer: See Remarks 500 W. TEXAS AVENUE, TOWER I, SUITE 200, MIDLAND TX 79701