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Lycos Energy (TSXV:LCX) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Lycos 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.

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

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lycos Energy was -2.39. The lowest was -2.39. And the median was -2.39.


Lycos Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lycos 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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Lycos Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

Lycos Energy Annual Data
Trend Oct21 Oct22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.39

Lycos Energy Quarterly Data
Oct21 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 - -2.39 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Lycos Energy's Beneish M-Score

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


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

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

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


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Lycos 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 Lycos 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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$12.5 Mil.
Revenue was 41.223 + 44.596 + 30.388 + 30.476 = C$146.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 25.638 + 30.064 + 19.07 + 18.863 = C$93.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$18.7 Mil.
Total Assets was C$298.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$279.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$36.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$7.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$85.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.2 Mil.
Net Income was 3.706 + 10.245 + -1.414 + 1.172 = C$13.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.382 + 0.855 + -2.059 + 1.297 = C$-0.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19.764 + 14.024 + 4.105 + 14.235 = C$52.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$12.9 Mil.
Revenue was 28.31 + 22.792 + 14.843 + 8.902 = C$74.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19.26 + 14.675 + 9.781 + 6.398 = C$50.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$15.1 Mil.
Total Assets was C$218.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$203.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$16.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$5.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$76.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.3 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)
=(12.459 / 146.683) / (12.872 / 74.847)
=0.084938 / 0.171978
=

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)
=(50.114 / 74.847) / (93.635 / 146.683)
=0.669553 / 0.638349
=

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 - (18.727 + 279.474) / 298.201) / (1 - (15.086 + 202.964) / 218.05)
=0 / 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
=146.683 / 74.847
=

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))
=(16.246 / (16.246 + 202.964)) / (36.005 / (36.005 + 279.474))
=0.074112 / 0.114128
=

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)
=(7.352 / 146.683) / (5.724 / 74.847)
=0.050122 / 0.076476
=

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)
=((0.153 + 85.568) / 298.201) / ((0.305 + 76.631) / 218.05)
=0.28746 / 0.352837
=

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
=(13.709 - -0.289 - 52.128) / 298.201
=-0.127867

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.


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Lycos Energy Business Description

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Address
333 7 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 2Z1
Lycos Energy Inc is an oil-focused, exploration, development, and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, operating high-quality, heavy-oil, development assets in the Gull Lake area of southwest Saskatchewan and heavy-oil assets in the Lloydminster area.

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