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Range Resources (Range Resources) Beneish M-Score : -2.60 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Range Resources 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RRC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.13   Med: -2.63   Max: 5.31
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Range Resources was 5.31. The lowest was -25.13. And the median was -2.63.


Range Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Range Resources'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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Range Resources Beneish M-Score Chart

Range Resources 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 -2.45 3.32 -1.62 -1.86 -2.63

Range Resources Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.49 -2.99 -3.26 -2.63 -2.60

Competitive Comparison of Range Resources's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Range Resources'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.


Range Resources's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Range Resources 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 Range Resources 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 * 1.3473+0.528 * 2.2662+0.404 * 0.8833+0.892 * 0.4636+0.115 * 1.0622
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.1167+4.679 * -0.093731-0.327 * 0.882
=-2.60

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $175 Mil.
Revenue was 598.771 + 650.298 + 571.33 + 513.243 = $2,334 Mil.
Gross Profit was 166.995 + 208.816 + 137.736 + 91.341 = $605 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $862 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,372 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,351 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $351 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $166 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $638 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,827 Mil.
Net Income was 92.138 + 310.034 + 49.43 + 30.231 = $482 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 27.658 + 263.782 + 7.81 + 38.686 = $338 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 331.93 + 226.095 + 150.251 + 126.59 = $835 Mil.
Total Receivables was $281 Mil.
Revenue was 818.393 + 1182.198 + 1568.253 + 1465.065 = $5,034 Mil.
Gross Profit was 352.296 + 677.934 + 1006.188 + 920.501 = $2,957 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $694 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,882 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,020 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $354 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $169 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $757 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,852 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)
=(175.215 / 2333.642) / (280.53 / 5033.909)
=0.075082 / 0.055728
=1.3473

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)
=(2956.919 / 5033.909) / (604.888 / 2333.642)
=0.5874 / 0.259203
=2.2662

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 - (861.64 + 6350.685) / 7371.801) / (1 - (693.764 + 6019.94) / 6882.267)
=0.021633 / 0.024492
=0.8833

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
=2333.642 / 5033.909
=0.4636

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))
=(354.378 / (354.378 + 6019.94)) / (350.74 / (350.74 + 6350.685))
=0.055595 / 0.052338
=1.0622

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)
=(165.535 / 2333.642) / (168.694 / 5033.909)
=0.070934 / 0.033512
=2.1167

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)
=((1826.565 + 638.276) / 7371.801) / ((1852.191 + 756.9) / 6882.267)
=0.334361 / 0.379103
=0.882

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
=(481.833 - 337.936 - 834.866) / 7371.801
=-0.093731

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.

Range Resources has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Range Resources (Range Resources) Business Description

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Address
100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76102
Fort Worth-based Range Resources is an independent exploration and production company with that focuses entirely on its operations in the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania. At year-end 2022, Range's proved reserves totaled 18.1 trillion cubic feet equivalent, with net production of 2.1 billion cubic feet equivalent per day. Natural gas accounted for 70% of production.
Executives
Dori Ginn officer: Principal Financial Officer 100 THROCKMORTON SUITE 1200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Charles G. Griffie director 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DR, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Reginal Spiller director 100 THROCKMORTON STREET, SUITE 1200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Greg G Maxwell director 600 N. DAIRY ASHFORD, HOUSTON TX 77079
Erin W Mcdowell officer: SVP & General Counsel 100 THROCKMORTON STREET, SUITE 1200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Mark Scucchi officer: SVP & CFO 100 THROCKMORTON STREET, SUITE 1200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Dennis Degner officer: SVP & COO 100 THROCKMORTON STREET, SUITE 1200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
James M Funk director FOUR ALLEGHENY CENTER, 9TH FLOOR, PITTSBURGH PA 15212-5355
Jeffrey L Ventura officer: President and COO C/O RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION, 100 THROCKMORTON, SUITE 1200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
David P Poole officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel 100 THROCKMORTON, SUITE 1200, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Steven D Gray director 125 W. MISSOURI AVE., SUITE 450, MIDLAND TX 79701
Steffen E Palko director
Margaret K Dorman director C/O SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC, PO BOX 60068, HOUSTON TX 77205
Sailingstone Capital Partners Llc 10 percent owner 100 WAUGH DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77007
Settles Kenneth L Jr 10 percent owner 1 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 3050, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111

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