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US Silica Holdings (US Silica Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.85 (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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SLCA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.78   Max: -1.21
Current: -2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of US Silica Holdings was -1.21. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.78.


US Silica Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for US Silica Holdings'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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US Silica Holdings 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 -2.87 -2.29 -2.78 -2.77 -2.85

US Silica Holdings 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 -2.77 -2.60 -2.79 -2.97 -2.85

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, US Silica Holdings'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.


US Silica Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where US Silica Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



US Silica Holdings 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 US Silica Holdings 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 * 0.8757+0.528 * 0.8712+0.404 * 1.0357+0.892 * 1.0176+0.115 * 0.9778
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8116+4.679 * -0.066242-0.327 * 0.8185
=-2.85

* 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 $186 Mil.
Revenue was 336.037 + 366.961 + 406.784 + 442.24 = $1,552 Mil.
Gross Profit was 109.273 + 126.004 + 147.011 + 149.107 = $531 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $601 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,097 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,166 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $137 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $119 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $186 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $879 Mil.
Net Income was 29.109 + 26.909 + 46.259 + 44.648 = $147 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 17.778 + 4.016 + 2.497 + -2.352 = $22 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 54.16 + 76.691 + 92.115 + 40.902 = $264 Mil.
Total Receivables was $209 Mil.
Revenue was 412.934 + 418.813 + 388.513 + 304.887 = $1,525 Mil.
Gross Profit was 130.03 + 127.293 + 119.617 + 78.018 = $455 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $657 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,215 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,221 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $140 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $144 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $272 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,102 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)
=(185.917 / 1552.022) / (208.631 / 1525.147)
=0.11979 / 0.136794
=0.8757

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)
=(454.958 / 1525.147) / (531.395 / 1552.022)
=0.298304 / 0.342389
=0.8712

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 - (600.744 + 1166.315) / 2096.593) / (1 - (657.284 + 1221.208) / 2214.58)
=0.157176 / 0.151762
=1.0357

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
=1552.022 / 1525.147
=1.0176

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))
=(140.166 / (140.166 + 1221.208)) / (137.259 / (137.259 + 1166.315))
=0.102959 / 0.105294
=0.9778

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)
=(118.797 / 1552.022) / (143.838 / 1525.147)
=0.076543 / 0.094311
=0.8116

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)
=((878.759 + 185.85) / 2096.593) / ((1101.936 + 271.95) / 2214.58)
=0.50778 / 0.620382
=0.8185

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
=(146.925 - 21.939 - 263.868) / 2096.593
=-0.066242

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.

US Silica Holdings has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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US Silica Holdings (US Silica Holdings) Business Description

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Address
24275 Katy Freeway, Suite 600, Katy, TX, USA, 77494
US Silica Holdings Inc is the supplier of sand used in the hydraulic fracturing of oil and gas wells. The company delivers sand in basins via its extensive logistics network and has an emerging last-mile logistics capability to deliver sand direct to the well site. Its operating segment includes Oil and Gas Proppants and Industrial and Specialty Products. The company generates maximum revenue from the Oil and Gas Proppants segment.
Executives
Kevin Hough officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 24275 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, KATY TX 77494
Bryan Adair Shinn director, officer: President & CEO 8490 PROGRESS DRIVE, SUITE 300, FREDERICK MD 21701
Jay Moreau officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 24275 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, KATY TX 77494
Jimmi Sue Smith director 625 LIBERTY AVENUE, SUITE 1700, C/O EQT CORPORATION, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Simon Bates director 62 WHITTEMORE AVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140
Diane K Duren director PO BOX 45308, OMAHA NE 68145
Donald A Merril officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44301
Stacy Russell officer: SVP General Counsel 24275 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, KATY TX 77494
William Jennings Kacal director 2112 INWOOD DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77019
Charles W Shaver director C/O US SILICA, 8490 PROGRESS DR. STE 300, FREDERICK MD 21701
Michael L Winkler officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 8490 PROGRESS DRIVE, SUITE 300, FREDERICK MD 21701
Sandra Rogers director 24275 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, KATY TX 77494
Zach Carusona officer: President Specialty Minerals 24275 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, KATY TX 77494
James Derek Ussery officer: President Oil and Gas 1301 MCKINNEY ST, STE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Donna Lynnette Crowder officer: SVP and CHRO 24275 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, KATY TX 77494