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Pioneer Natural Resources Co (Pioneer Natural Resources Co) Beneish M-Score

: -3.02 (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 -3.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pioneer Natural Resources Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PXD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.81   Med: -2.87   Max: -1.66
Current: -3.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pioneer Natural Resources Co was -1.66. The lowest was -7.81. And the median was -2.87.


Pioneer Natural Resources Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pioneer Natural Resources Co'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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Pioneer Natural Resources Co 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 -2.46 -2.79 -1.66 -2.73 -3.02

Pioneer Natural Resources Co 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 -2.73 -3.23 -3.26 -2.90 -3.02

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Pioneer Natural Resources Co'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.


Pioneer Natural Resources Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Pioneer Natural Resources Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Pioneer Natural Resources Co 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 Pioneer Natural Resources Co 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 * 1.0799+0.528 * 1.2009+0.404 * 1.0647+0.892 * 0.7946+0.115 * 0.9433
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7423+4.679 * -0.094475-0.327 * 0.9502
=-3.02

* 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 $1,590 Mil.
Revenue was 5076 + 5141 + 4560 + 4597 = $19,374 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1782 + 1982 + 1551 + 1785 = $7,100 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,605 Mil.
Total Assets was $36,613 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $33,587 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,862 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $461 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,974 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,055 Mil.
Net Income was 1269 + 1301 + 1102 + 1222 = $4,894 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 152 + -174 + -13 + -60 = $-95 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2349 + 2072 + 1713 + 2314 = $8,448 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,853 Mil.
Revenue was 5174 + 6057 + 7005 + 6147 = $24,383 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2110 + 2626 + 3254 + 2741 = $10,731 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,726 Mil.
Total Assets was $35,740 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $31,628 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,530 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $333 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,887 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,361 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)
=(1590 / 19374) / (1853 / 24383)
=0.082069 / 0.075996
=1.0799

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)
=(10731 / 24383) / (7100 / 19374)
=0.440102 / 0.366471
=1.2009

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 - (2605 + 33587) / 36613) / (1 - (3726 + 31628) / 35740)
=0.011499 / 0.0108
=1.0647

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
=19374 / 24383
=0.7946

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))
=(2530 / (2530 + 31628)) / (2862 / (2862 + 33587))
=0.074068 / 0.078521
=0.9433

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)
=(461 / 19374) / (333 / 24383)
=0.023795 / 0.013657
=1.7423

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)
=((5055 + 2974) / 36613) / ((4361 + 3887) / 35740)
=0.219294 / 0.230778
=0.9502

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
=(4894 - -95 - 8448) / 36613
=-0.094475

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.

Pioneer Natural Resources Co has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pioneer Natural Resources Co (Pioneer Natural Resources Co) Business Description

Address
777 Hidden Ridge, Irving, TX, USA, 75038
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Pioneer Natural Resources is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focusing on the Permian Basin in Texas. At year-end 2022, Pioneer's proven reserves were 2.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent with net production for the year of 650 mboe per day. Oil and natural gas liquids represented 79% of production.
Executives
Mark H Kleinman officer: EVP & General Counsel 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Maria S. Dreyfus director 125 WEST 55TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Bonnie S. Black officer: SVP, Technology & Ops Support 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Jacinto J Hernandez director 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Christopher L Washburn officer: Interim CAO 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Mark Stephen Berg officer: EVP, GEN. COUNSEL & SECTY 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Tyson L. Taylor officer: SVP, Human Resources 5205 N O'CONNOR BLVD., SUITE 200, IRVING TX 75039
Phoebe A Wood director PO BOX 1080, LOUISVILLE KY 40201
Stacy P. Methvin director 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Lori George Billingsley director 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Royce Mitchell director 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Hall Jerome D Jr officer: EVP, Operations 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Frank A Risch director PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY, 5205 N. O'CONNOR BLVD, STE 900, IRVING TX 75039
Chris J Cheatwood officer: EXEC VP WORLDWIDE EXPLORATION 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Neal H Shah officer: SVP and CFO 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038