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Tellurian (Tellurian) Beneish M-Score

: -3.64 (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 -3.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TELL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.32   Med: -2.57   Max: 153.9
Current: -3.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tellurian was 153.90. The lowest was -6.32. And the median was -2.57.


Tellurian Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tellurian'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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Tellurian Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 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 0.60 -3.43 -2.35 1.49 -3.64

Tellurian 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 1.49 -2.37 -3.64 -3.75 -3.64

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Tellurian'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.


Tellurian Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Tellurian 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 Tellurian 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 * 0.7929+0.528 * 1.3518+0.404 * 1.2364+0.892 * 0.4239+0.115 * 0.664
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.9022+4.679 * -0.116961-0.327 * 0.9776
=-3.64

* 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 $25.8 Mil.
Revenue was 39.956 + 43.25 + 31.987 + 50.935 = $166.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.588 + 19.589 + 6.777 + 28.748 = $67.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $117.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,324.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,149.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $98.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $101.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $179.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $482.9 Mil.
Net Income was -13.648 + -65.417 + -59.619 + -27.493 = $-166.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 15.939 + -27.042 + 1.454 + 9.521 = $-0.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -8.481 + -18.788 + 26.24 + -10.16 = $-11.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $76.7 Mil.
Revenue was 102.533 + 81.103 + 61.35 + 146.94 = $391.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.911 + 68.243 + 55.496 + 11.257 = $215.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $574.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,426.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $802.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $44.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $126.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $297.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $432.2 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)
=(25.79 / 166.128) / (76.731 / 391.926)
=0.155242 / 0.195779
=0.7929

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)
=(215.907 / 391.926) / (67.702 / 166.128)
=0.550887 / 0.407529
=1.3518

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 - (117.53 + 1149.113) / 1324.028) / (1 - (574.291 + 802.379) / 1426.683)
=0.043341 / 0.035055
=1.2364

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
=166.128 / 391.926
=0.4239

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))
=(44.357 / (44.357 + 802.379)) / (98.426 / (98.426 + 1149.113))
=0.052386 / 0.078896
=0.664

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)
=(101.902 / 166.128) / (126.386 / 391.926)
=0.613394 / 0.322474
=1.9022

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)
=((482.852 + 179.198) / 1324.028) / ((432.171 + 297.541) / 1426.683)
=0.500027 / 0.511475
=0.9776

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
=(-166.177 - -0.128 - -11.189) / 1324.028
=-0.116961

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.

Tellurian has a M-score of -3.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tellurian (Tellurian) Business Description

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Address
1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 3100, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Tellurian Inc is a U.S-based independent oil and gas exploration and production company. It is developing a portfolio of natural gas production, LNG marketing, and infrastructure assets that includes an LNG terminal facility and related pipelines. The company generates maximum revenue from Natural gas sales.
Executives
Jonathan S Gross director 5233 BELLAIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE B - BOX 135, BELLAIRE TX 77401
Simon George Oxley officer: CFO 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Charif Souki director, 10 percent owner 700 MILAM ST., SUITE 800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Claire Harvey director 510 MADISON AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
James Donald Bennett director 700 LOUISIANA, SUITE 4770, HOUSTON TX 77002
Diana Derycz Kessler director 6363 SUNSET BLVD, 5TH FL, HOLLYWOOD CA 90028
Total Delaware, Inc. 10 percent owner 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Simoes Octavio M.c. officer: President and CEO 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Jean Abiteboul director 700 MILAM STREET, SUITE 800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Lance Kian Granmayeh officer: CFO 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Martin Houston director, 10 percent owner 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Don A Turkleson director 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Festa Eric director 10 UPPER BANK STREET, CANARY WHARF, LONDON X0 E14 5BF
Meg Gentle director, officer: President and CEO 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Khaled Sharafeldin officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1201 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 3100, HOUSTON TX 77002