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PBF (PBF Energy) Beneish M-Score : 70.96 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is PBF Energy 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 70.96 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

PBF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.95   Med: -2.57   Max: 70.96
Current: 70.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PBF Energy was 70.96. The lowest was -4.95. And the median was -2.57.


PBF Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

PBF Energy 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 -2.93 -4.53 -3.76 -2.95 -1.78

PBF Energy Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.04 -1.78 -1.46 -1.84 70.96

Competitive Comparison of PBF Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, PBF Energy'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.


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

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

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



PBF Energy 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 PBF Energy 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 * 0.9029+0.528 * 140.9381+0.404 * 1.2076+0.892 * 0.8719+0.115 * 0.9751
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9774+4.679 * -0.068907-0.327 * 1.0132
=70.96

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1,246 Mil.
Revenue was 8382.3 + 8736.1 + 8645.6 + 9138.7 = $34,903 Mil.
Gross Profit was -288.2 + 6.3 + 218.2 + 84 = $20 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,109 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,131 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,823 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $619 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $299 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,826 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,891 Mil.
Net Income was -285.9 + -65.2 + 106.6 + -48.4 = $-293 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -28.9 + -12 + -6.1 + -20.1 = $-67 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -68 + 425.3 + 15.8 + 305.9 = $679 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,583 Mil.
Revenue was 10733.5 + 9157.6 + 9295 + 10846.3 = $40,032 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1227.8 + 510.4 + 576.4 + 969.1 = $3,284 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,921 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,693 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,735 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $593 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $351 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,393 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,921 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)
=(1246.4 / 34902.7) / (1583.4 / 40032.4)
=0.035711 / 0.039553
=0.9029

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)
=(3283.7 / 40032.4) / (20.3 / 34902.7)
=0.082026 / 0.000582
=140.9381

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 - (5109.3 + 5822.7) / 13130.7) / (1 - (6920.7 + 5734.8) / 14692.8)
=0.167447 / 0.13866
=1.2076

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
=34902.7 / 40032.4
=0.8719

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))
=(593.3 / (593.3 + 5734.8)) / (619.4 / (619.4 + 5822.7))
=0.093756 / 0.096149
=0.9751

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)
=(299 / 34902.7) / (350.9 / 40032.4)
=0.008567 / 0.008765
=0.9774

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)
=((1891.2 + 3825.5) / 13130.7) / ((1920.8 + 4392.7) / 14692.8)
=0.435369 / 0.4297
=1.0132

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
=(-292.9 - -67.1 - 679) / 13130.7
=-0.068907

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.

PBF Energy has a M-score of 70.96 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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PBF Energy Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
One Sylvan Way, Second Floor, Parsippany, NJ, USA, 07054
PBF Energy Inc is an independent petroleum refiner and supplier of unbranded transportation fuels, heating oil, petrochemical feedstocks, lubricants, and other petroleum products in the United States. The company owns refineries in Delaware, Ohio, New Jersey, California, and Louisiana. The Company operates in two reportable business segments: Refining and Logistics. The Company's oil refineries are all engaged in the refining of crude oil and other feedstocks into petroleum products and are aggregated into the Refining segment. PBFX operates logistics assets such as crude oil and refined products terminals, pipelines and storage facilities. The Logistics segment consists solely of PBFX's operations.
Executives
Control Empresarial De Capitales S.a. De C.v. 10 percent owner, other: Add'l Rep. Persons-see Ex.99-1 INSURGENTES SUR #3500, PB, COL. PENA POBRE, DELEGACION TLALPAN, CP, MEXICO D.F. O5 14060
Paul T Davis officer: Vice President ONE SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
O Connor Thomas L officer: Senior Vice President ONE SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Trecia M Canty officer: SVP and General Counsel 1 SYLVAN WAY, 2ND FLOOR, C/O PBF ENERGY INC., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
James E. Fedena officer: Senior Vice President 1 SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Damian W. Wilmot director C/O HARBORONE BANCORP, INC., 770 OAK STREET, BROCKTON MA 02301
Georganne Hodges director 2105 CITYWEST BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77042
Lawrence Michael Ziemba director 600 NORTH DAIRY ASHFORD, HOUSTON TX 77079
S Eugene Edwards director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
John C Barone officer: Principal Accounting Officer 1 SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, C/O PBF ENERGY INC., PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
George E. Ogden director 1 SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Karen Berriman Davis director 123 WEST MILLS AVENUE, SUITE 200, EL PASO TX 79901
Thomas J. Nimbley director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O PBF ENERGY INC., ONE SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Matthew C. Lucey officer: President C/O PBF ENERGY INC., ONE SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
C Erik Young officer: Chief Financial Officer, SVP C/O PBF ENERGY INC., 1 SYLVAN WAY, SECOND FLOOR, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054