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Kinder Morgan (FRA:2KD) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Kinder Morgan 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:2KD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.77   Max: -2.14
Current: -2.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kinder Morgan was -2.14. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.77.


Kinder Morgan Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kinder Morgan'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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Kinder Morgan Beneish M-Score Chart

Kinder Morgan 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 -2.81 -2.81 -2.26 -2.44 -3.08

Kinder Morgan Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.77 -3.13 -3.08 -3.08 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Kinder Morgan's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Kinder Morgan'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.


Kinder Morgan's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Kinder Morgan 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 Kinder Morgan 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 * 1.3378+0.528 * 0.7932+0.404 * 0.991+0.892 * 0.7826+0.115 * 1.0392
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2891+4.679 * -0.067372-0.327 * 0.9923
=-2.83

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €1,292 Mil.
Revenue was 3534.64 + 3702.846 + 3660.859 + 3231.423 = €14,130 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1976.16 + 1947.708 + 1818.717 + 1821.079 = €7,564 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,122 Mil.
Total Assets was €65,077 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €34,328 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2,100 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €626 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,209 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €27,757 Mil.
Net Income was 686.32 + 544.698 + 498.484 + 540.878 = €2,270 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 241.96 + 157.724 + 208.014 + 188.292 = €796 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1093.88 + 2129.274 + 1204.982 + 1430.65 = €5,859 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,234 Mil.
Revenue was 3631.392 + 4322.576 + 5228.77 + 4872.846 = €18,056 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1968.872 + 1948.416 + 1928.09 + 1821.05 = €7,666 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,518 Mil.
Total Assets was €64,382 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €33,287 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2,121 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €620 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,460 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €27,409 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)
=(1291.68 / 14129.768) / (1233.814 / 18055.584)
=0.091416 / 0.068334
=1.3378

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)
=(7666.428 / 18055.584) / (7563.664 / 14129.768)
=0.424601 / 0.5353
=0.7932

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 - (2122.44 + 34327.96) / 65077.12) / (1 - (2518.064 + 33286.826) / 64381.554)
=0.439889 / 0.443864
=0.991

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
=14129.768 / 18055.584
=0.7826

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))
=(2120.874 / (2120.874 + 33286.826)) / (2099.747 / (2099.747 + 34327.96))
=0.059899 / 0.057641
=1.0392

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)
=(625.588 / 14129.768) / (620.104 / 18055.584)
=0.044274 / 0.034344
=1.2891

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)
=((27757.32 + 4209) / 65077.12) / ((27409.164 + 4459.85) / 64381.554)
=0.491207 / 0.495002
=0.9923

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
=(2270.38 - 795.99 - 5858.786) / 65077.12
=-0.067372

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.

Kinder Morgan has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kinder Morgan (FRA:2KD) Business Description

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Address
1001 Louisiana Street, Suite 1000, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Kinder Morgan is one of the largest midstream energy firms in North America, with an interest in or an operator on about 83,000 miles in pipelines and 140 storage terminals. The company is active in the transportation, storage, and processing of natural gas, crude oil, refined products, natural gas liquids, and carbon dioxide. The majority of Kinder Morgan's cash flows stem from fee-based contracts for handling, moving, and storing fossil fuel products.

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