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Foresight Energy LP (Foresight Energy LP) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Foresight Energy LP 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.

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

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Foresight Energy LP was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Foresight Energy LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foresight Energy LP'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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Foresight Energy LP Beneish M-Score Chart

Foresight Energy LP Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 -3.79 -2.83 -2.78 11.38

Foresight Energy LP Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
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 - -2.94 -3.02 11.38 -4.97

Competitive Comparison of Foresight Energy LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Foresight Energy LP'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.


Foresight Energy LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Foresight Energy LP's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Foresight Energy LP 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 Foresight Energy LP 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 * 0.7351+0.528 * -1.7945+0.404 * 0.4669+0.892 * 0.5931+0.115 * 0.6625
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1581+4.679 * -0.101529-0.327 * 0.1226
=-5.03

* 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 (Mar20) TTM:Last Year (Mar19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $30.3 Mil.
Revenue was 99.689 + 162.447 + 183.082 + 226.916 = $672.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was -17.91 + -43.295 + 9.481 + 9.576 = $-42.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $197.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,120.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,891.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $166.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $27.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $127.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $56.6 Mil.
Net Income was 35.698 + -235.849 + -34.106 + -33.672 = $-267.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 85.128 + -150.12 + -1.176 + 0 = $-66.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -12.192 + 11.61 + 22.365 + -8.295 = $13.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was $69.4 Mil.
Revenue was 269.072 + 298.907 + 293.936 + 271.422 = $1,133.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27.334 + 44.078 + 39.935 + 16.188 = $127.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $174.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,384.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,134.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $121.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $40.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $295.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,391.1 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)
=(30.251 / 672.134) / (69.391 / 1133.337)
=0.045007 / 0.061227
=0.7351

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)
=(127.535 / 1133.337) / (-42.148 / 672.134)
=0.112531 / -0.062708
=-1.7945

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 - (197.015 + 1891.564) / 2120.067) / (1 - (174.156 + 2134.244) / 2384.245)
=0.014852 / 0.031811
=0.4669

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
=672.134 / 1133.337
=0.5931

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))
=(121.021 / (121.021 + 2134.244)) / (166.729 / (166.729 + 1891.564))
=0.053662 / 0.081004
=0.6625

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)
=(27.776 / 672.134) / (40.44 / 1133.337)
=0.041325 / 0.035682
=1.1581

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)
=((56.608 + 127.261) / 2120.067) / ((1391.07 + 295.616) / 2384.245)
=0.086728 / 0.70743
=0.1226

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
=(-267.929 - -66.168 - 13.488) / 2120.067
=-0.101529

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.

Foresight Energy LP has a M-score of -5.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Foresight Energy LP (Foresight Energy LP) Business Description

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Address
211 North Broadway, Suite 2600, Saint Louis, MO, USA, 63102
Foresight Energy LP is a coal mining firm in the United States. As one of the largest coal reserve holders in the country, it owns four mining facilities in the Illinois basin, which are strategically located near rail and river transportation access points. Its reserves mainly constitute contiguous, high heat content thermal coal, which is sold to electric utility and other industrial end users in the United States.
Executives
Daniel S Hermann director 211 NORTH BROADWAY, SUITE 2600, ST. LOUIS MO 63102
Christopher Cline 10 percent owner C/O CLINE RESOURCE & DEVELOPMENT CO, 3801 PGA BOULEVARD, SUITE 903, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33410
Donald R Holcomb 10 percent owner 601 JEFFERSON STREET, SUITE 3600, HOUSTON TX 77002
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Gabe Hoffman 10 percent owner 3801 PGA BLVD. SUITE 600 PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33410
Candens Capital Llc 10 percent owner C/O CANDENS SERVICES, INC. 525 WASHINGTON BLVD., 33RD FLOOR JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Paul H Vining director 901 E. BYRD STREET, SUITE 1600, RICHMOND VA 23219
E Hunter Harrison director 2708 SHELTINGHAM, WELLINGTON FL 33414
Foresight Reserves, Lp 10 percent owner C/O CLINE RESOURCE AND DEVELOPMENT COMP, 3801 PGA BOULEVARD, SUITE 903, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33410
Christopher N Moravec officer: EVP - CCO 424 LEWIS HARGETT CIRCLE SUITE 250 LEXINGTON KY 40503
Oscar Andres Martinez officer: Senior Vice President - CFO 555 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE SAINT LOUIS MO 63141

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