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W&T Offshore (W&T Offshore) Beneish M-Score

: -3.38 (As of Today)
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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 -3.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for W&T Offshore's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

WTI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.62   Med: -3.04   Max: -1.63
Current: -3.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of W&T Offshore was -1.63. The lowest was -3.62. And the median was -3.04.


W&T Offshore Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for W&T Offshore'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.

* Premium members only.

W&T Offshore Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.28 -3.32 -2.22 -1.72 -3.38

W&T Offshore 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.72 -2.41 -2.53 -2.32 -3.38

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, W&T Offshore'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.


W&T Offshore Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, W&T Offshore's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where W&T Offshore's Beneish M-Score falls into.



W&T Offshore 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 W&T Offshore 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 * 1.5054+0.528 * 1.1497+0.404 * 0.9916+0.892 * 0.5783+0.115 * 0.9554
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.9324+4.679 * -0.20408-0.327 * 0.8281
=-3.38

* 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 $69.8 Mil.
Revenue was 132.34 + 142.411 + 126.181 + 131.725 = $532.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 92.062 + 105.501 + 91.202 + 102.965 = $391.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $265.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,114.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $759.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $143.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $333.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $216.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $372.0 Mil.
Net Income was -0.443 + 2.145 + -12.109 + 26.005 = $15.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 92.547 + -3.418 + -0.518 + 39.007 = $127.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 35.664 + 30.03 + 26.197 + 23.435 = $115.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $80.1 Mil.
Revenue was 189.7 + 266.485 + 273.808 + 191.004 = $921.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 153.945 + 226.793 + 236.948 + 161.062 = $778.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $570.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,431.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $745.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $133.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $298.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $792.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $121.7 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)
=(69.778 / 532.657) / (80.146 / 920.997)
=0.131 / 0.087021
=1.5054

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)
=(778.748 / 920.997) / (391.73 / 532.657)
=0.845549 / 0.735426
=1.1497

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 - (264.98 + 759.571) / 1114.005) / (1 - (570.263 + 745.579) / 1431.79)
=0.080299 / 0.080981
=0.9916

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
=532.657 / 920.997
=0.5783

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))
=(133.63 / (133.63 + 745.579)) / (143.695 / (143.695 + 759.571))
=0.151989 / 0.159084
=0.9554

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)
=(333.217 / 532.657) / (298.161 / 920.997)
=0.625575 / 0.323737
=1.9324

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)
=((372.039 + 216.852) / 1114.005) / ((121.715 + 792.334) / 1431.79)
=0.528625 / 0.638396
=0.8281

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
=(15.598 - 127.618 - 115.326) / 1114.005
=-0.20408

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.

W&T Offshore has a M-score of -3.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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W&T Offshore (W&T Offshore) Business Description

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Address
5718 Westheimer Road, Suite 700, Houston, TX, USA, 77057-5745
W&T Offshore Inc is an oil and gas exploration and production company. The company's exploration operations are focused in the Gulf of Mexico, where it drills for oil and gas. The company engages in both deepwater drilling and shallow-water shelf drilling. W&T Offshore extracts crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, which are then sold directly at the wellhead. Overall, crude oil accounts for the majority of the company's revenue, with natural gas accounting for a much smaller portion.
Executives
Sameer Parasnis officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1700 PACIFIC AVENUE, SUITE 2900, DALLAS TX 75201
Nancy T Chang director 101 WESTCOTT, SUITE 603, HOUSTON TX 77007
Jonathan Charles Curth officer: See Remarks 5847 SAN FELIPE SUITE 3000, HOUSTON TX 77057
Hartman Bart P. Iii officer: VP and CAO 5718 WESTHEIMER RD. SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77057
Conwill Daniel O. Iv director 400 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 3100, NEW ORLEANS LA 70130
Shahid Ghauri officer: SEE REMARKS NINE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77046
Virginia Boulet director 909 POYDRAS ST SUITE 3600, NEW ORLEANS LA 70112
B Frank Stanley director NINE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77046
Tracy W Krohn director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman & CEO EIGHT GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON TX 77046
Stuart B Katz director 520 MADISON AVE., NEW YORK NY 10022
William J Williford officer: EVP and GM of Gulf of Mexico NINE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77046
David M Bump officer: See Remarks NINE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77046
Sunghee Janet Yang officer: SEE REMARKS NINE GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77046
Stephen L Schroeder officer: SVP & Chief Technical Officer C/O W&T OFFSHORE, INC., EIGHT GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 1330, HOUSTON TX 77046
John D Gibbons officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer P.O. BOX 500, SAN ANTONIO TX 78292-0500

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