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Tamarack Valley Energy (TSX:TVE) Beneish M-Score : -3.81 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Tamarack Valley 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSX:TVE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.02   Med: -2.63   Max: 71.2
Current: -3.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tamarack Valley Energy was 71.20. The lowest was -8.02. And the median was -2.63.


Tamarack Valley Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tamarack Valley 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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Tamarack Valley Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Tamarack Valley 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 -2.47 71.20 -1.96 51.24 -3.27

Tamarack Valley 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 -2.33 -3.27 -3.27 -3.42 -3.81

Competitive Comparison of Tamarack Valley Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Tamarack Valley 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.


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

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

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



Tamarack Valley 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 Tamarack Valley 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 * 0.5794+0.528 * 0.9521+0.404 * 0.1579+0.892 * 1.0125+0.115 * 1.0096
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9298+4.679 * -0.152037-0.327 * 0.6768
=-3.81

* 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 C$132 Mil.
Revenue was 441.032 + 468.625 + 401.495 + 430.257 = C$1,741 Mil.
Gross Profit was 143.767 + 169.595 + 112.202 + 116.135 = C$542 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$166 Mil.
Total Assets was C$3,998 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$3,830 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$597 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$227 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$753 Mil.
Net Income was 93.694 + 94.887 + -32.744 + 57.322 = C$213 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 28.31 + 7.423 + -91.513 + 29.452 = C$-26 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 240.843 + 225.37 + 165.201 + 215.981 = C$847 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$225 Mil.
Revenue was 507.611 + 398.821 + 387.085 + 426.338 = C$1,720 Mil.
Gross Profit was 207.154 + 99.06 + 83.409 + 119.736 = C$509 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$409 Mil.
Total Assets was C$4,444 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$4,015 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$633 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$469 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$1,141 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)
=(132.187 / 1741.409) / (225.318 / 1719.855)
=0.075908 / 0.13101
=0.5794

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)
=(509.359 / 1719.855) / (541.699 / 1741.409)
=0.296164 / 0.311069
=0.9521

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 - (165.847 + 3829.683) / 3998.42) / (1 - (408.896 + 4014.599) / 4443.837)
=0.000723 / 0.004578
=0.1579

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
=1741.409 / 1719.855
=1.0125

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))
=(632.765 / (632.765 + 4014.599)) / (596.999 / (596.999 + 3829.683))
=0.136156 / 0.134864
=1.0096

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)
=(44.777 / 1741.409) / (47.56 / 1719.855)
=0.025713 / 0.027653
=0.9298

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)
=((753.481 + 227.242) / 3998.42) / ((1141.456 + 468.974) / 4443.837)
=0.245278 / 0.362396
=0.6768

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
=(213.159 - -26.328 - 847.395) / 3998.42
=-0.152037

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.

Tamarack Valley Energy has a M-score of -3.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tamarack Valley Energy Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
525 – 8th Avenue South West, Suite 1700, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 1G1.
Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas. Its target is drilling and acquisition of repeatable and predictable long-life resource plays in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Its oil & gas properties include Cardium Oil, Viking Oil, and Penny Barons Oil.
Executives
Steven Buytels Senior Officer
Christine Ezinga Senior Officer
Shannon Joseph Director
Brian Leslie Schmidt Senior Officer
Caralyn Patricia Bennett Director
Scott Shimek Senior Officer
Benjamin Wayne Stoodley Senior Officer
Rocky (rawleen) Baker Senior Officer
Jeff Boyce Director
Kevin Screen Senior Officer
Robert Spitzer Director
Marnie Smith Director
John Rooney Director
Ian Robert Currie Director
Scott William Reimond Senior Officer

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