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Truleum (Truleum) Beneish M-Score : -7.14 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Truleum 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 -7.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TRLM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.14   Med: -7.14   Max: -7.14
Current: -7.14

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Truleum was -7.14. The lowest was -7.14. And the median was -7.14.


Truleum Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Truleum'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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Truleum Beneish M-Score Chart

Truleum 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 - - - - -7.14

Truleum 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 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 - - - - -7.14

Competitive Comparison of Truleum's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Truleum'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.


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

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

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



Truleum 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 Truleum 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 * 0.9124+0.528 * 1.0506+0.404 * 0+0.892 * 0.7424+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.8157+4.679 * -0.79382-0.327 * 1.3562
=-7.14

* 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 $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was 0.017 + 0.022 + 0.036 + 0.072 = $0.15 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.061 + -0.062 + -0.034 + -0.108 = $-0.27 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.12 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.97 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.86 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.41 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.30 Mil.
Net Income was -0.689 + -0.545 + -0.555 + -0.46 = $-2.25 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0.001 + 0.001 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.326 + -0.061 + -0.3 + 0.003 = $-0.68 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.03 Mil.
Revenue was 0.054 + 0.139 + 0.005 + 0 = $0.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.241 + -0.09 + -0.042 + -0.002 = $-0.38 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.21 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.76 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.29 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.90 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.20 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)
=(0.021 / 0.147) / (0.031 / 0.198)
=0.142857 / 0.156566
=0.9124

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)
=(-0.375 / 0.198) / (-0.265 / 0.147)
=-1.893939 / -1.802721
=1.0506

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 - (0.116 + 1.858) / 1.974) / (1 - (0.209 + 1.549) / 1.757)
=-0 / -0.000569
=0

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
=0.147 / 0.198
=0.7424

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))
=(0 / (0 + 1.549)) / (0.055 / (0.055 + 1.858))
=0 / 0.028751
=1

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)
=(1.743 / 0.147) / (1.293 / 0.198)
=11.857143 / 6.530303
=1.8157

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)
=((1.304 + 3.412) / 1.974) / ((1.2 + 1.895) / 1.757)
=2.389058 / 1.761525
=1.3562

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
=(-2.249 - 0.002 - -0.684) / 1.974
=-0.79382

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.

Truleum has a M-score of -7.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Truleum (Truleum) Business Description

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Address
14143 Denver West Parkway, Suite 100, Golden, CO, USA, 80401
Truleum Inc is an oil and gas company dedicated to acquiring and developing abandoned wellbores. The company utilizes advanced technologies to revitalize to become economically viable assets.
Executives
Isaac Dietrich director 1624 MARKET STREET, SUITE 201, DENVER CO 80202
Mark Allen Timm director 7862 N COUNTY ROAD 100 E, BAINBRIDGE IN 46105
Kelloff Oil & Gas, Llc other: Consultant 8247 SWADLEY COURT, ARVADA CO 80005
Jay Leaver officer: President 1410 HIGH STREET, DENVER CO 80215
Richard Mark Nummi director 8728 WINSOME WAY, SUITE 100, LAND O'LAKES FL 34637
Lacie Kellogg director 2818 FORTUNA DRIVE, KATY TX 77493
John F Lepin director, officer: CFO 4162 MEYERWOOD DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77025
Flynn Robert J. Jr. director 10880 MURRAY DOWNS COURT, RESTON VA 20194
David Earl Anderson director 8301 RIVERSIDE ROAD, ALEXANDRIA VA 22308
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