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SilverBow Resources (SilverBow Resources) Beneish M-Score : -2.16 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is SilverBow 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 -2.16 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SBOW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.61   Med: -2.18   Max: -0.62
Current: -2.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SilverBow Resources was -0.62. The lowest was -4.61. And the median was -2.18.


SilverBow Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SilverBow 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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SilverBow Resources Beneish M-Score Chart

SilverBow 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 -4.61 -0.78 -0.62 -2.16

SilverBow Resources 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 -0.62 -0.46 -2.80 -3.09 -2.16

Competitive Comparison of SilverBow Resources's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, SilverBow 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.


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

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

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



SilverBow 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 SilverBow 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 * 1.7809+0.528 * 1.3741+0.404 * 1.621+0.892 * 0.8659+0.115 * 0.9534
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6818+4.679 * -0.1288-0.327 * 1.0114
=-2.16

* 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 $138.3 Mil.
Revenue was 212.041 + 173.963 + 126.4 + 139.954 = $652.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 117.931 + 107.067 + 64.776 + 84.436 = $374.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $261.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,734.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,386.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $219.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $112.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $248.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,182.7 Mil.
Net Income was 183.058 + -4.771 + 24.937 + 94.492 = $297.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 173.647 + -64.934 + 11.251 + 82.84 = $202.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 128.709 + 127.314 + 91.393 + 99.695 = $447.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $89.7 Mil.
Revenue was 198.978 + 242.181 + 182.605 + 129.656 = $753.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 151.286 + 191.018 + 149.395 + 102.15 = $593.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $145.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,716.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,537.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $134.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $77.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $195.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $692.3 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)
=(138.343 / 652.358) / (89.714 / 753.42)
=0.212066 / 0.119076
=1.7809

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)
=(593.849 / 753.42) / (374.21 / 652.358)
=0.788204 / 0.573627
=1.3741

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 - (261.451 + 2386.807) / 2734.462) / (1 - (145.726 + 1537.256) / 1716.362)
=0.031525 / 0.019448
=1.621

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
=652.358 / 753.42
=0.8659

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))
=(133.982 / (133.982 + 1537.256)) / (219.116 / (219.116 + 2386.807))
=0.080169 / 0.084084
=0.9534

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)
=(112.667 / 652.358) / (77.371 / 753.42)
=0.172707 / 0.102693
=1.6818

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)
=((1182.665 + 248.444) / 2734.462) / ((692.306 + 195.839) / 1716.362)
=0.52336 / 0.517458
=1.0114

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
=(297.716 - 202.804 - 447.111) / 2734.462
=-0.1288

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.

SilverBow Resources has a M-score of -2.16 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SilverBow Resources (SilverBow Resources) Business Description

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Address
920 Memorial City Way, Suite 850, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
SilverBow Resources Inc is an independent oil and gas company. The company is focused on acquiring and developing assets in the Eagle Ford Shale and Austin Chalk located in South Texas. The company's acreage position in each of its operating areas is highly contiguous and designed for optimal and efficient horizontal well development. Its reported oil and gas sales are comprised of revenues from oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids sales. Majority of revenue is generated from Webb County Gas field.
Executives
Strategic Value Partners, Llc director, 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Marcus C Rowland director 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 850, HOUSTON TX 77024
Gabriel L Ellisor director 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 850, HOUSTON TX 77024
William Eric Schultz officer: Controller 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 850, HOUSTON TX 77024
Charles W Wampler director 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 850, HOUSTON TX 77024
Christopher M Abundis officer: EVP, CFO, GC & Sec'y 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 850, HOUSTON TX 77024
Michael Duginski director 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 850, HOUSTON TX 77024
Sean C Woolverton director, officer: CEO 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 850, HOUSTON TX 77024
Jennifer M Grigsby director 6100 N WESTERN AVENUE, POST OFFICE BOX 18496, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73154-0496
Kathleen S Mcallister director DEEPWATER HOUSE, KINGSWELLS CAUSEWAY, PRIME FOUR BUSINESS PARK, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND X0 AB15 8PU
Victor Khosla director, 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Svp Special Situations Iii Llc director, 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Svp Special Situations Iii-a Llc director, 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, Llc 10 percent owner 15 LITTLE WEST 12TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Steven W Adam officer: EVP and COO 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 850, HOUSTON TX 77024