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National Fuel Gas Co (FRA:NFG) Beneish M-Score : -3.26 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is National Fuel Gas Co 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 -3.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:NFG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.72   Max: -2.05
Current: -3.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of National Fuel Gas Co was -2.05. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.72.


National Fuel Gas Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Fuel Gas Co'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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National Fuel Gas Co Beneish M-Score Chart

National Fuel Gas Co Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -2.99 -2.66 -2.05 -3.26

National Fuel Gas Co 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 - - -3.26 - -

Competitive Comparison of National Fuel Gas Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, National Fuel Gas Co'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.


National Fuel Gas Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where National Fuel Gas Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



National Fuel Gas Co 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 National Fuel Gas Co 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 * 0.5423+0.528 * 1.059+0.404 * 0.9491+0.892 * 0.9225+0.115 * 1.0035
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.094-0.327 * 0.7558
=-3.32

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €208 Mil.
Revenue was €2,037 Mil.
Gross Profit was €794 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €388 Mil.
Total Assets was €7,759 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €6,840 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €384 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €756 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,234 Mil.
Net Income was €447 Mil.
Gross Profit was €17 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €1,159 Mil.
Total Receivables was €416 Mil.
Revenue was €2,208 Mil.
Gross Profit was €912 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €769 Mil.
Total Assets was €7,975 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €6,632 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €373 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,962 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,104 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)
=(208.149 / 2036.823) / (416.075 / 2207.906)
=0.102193 / 0.188448
=0.5423

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)
=(911.992 / 2207.906) / (794.433 / 2036.823)
=0.413057 / 0.390035
=1.059

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 - (388.319 + 6839.971) / 7758.604) / (1 - (768.742 + 6632.142) / 7975.225)
=0.068352 / 0.072016
=0.9491

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
=2036.823 / 2207.906
=0.9225

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))
=(373.488 / (373.488 + 6632.142)) / (383.77 / (383.77 + 6839.971))
=0.053313 / 0.053126
=1.0035

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)
=(0 / 2036.823) / (0 / 2207.906)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((2234.262 + 755.514) / 7758.604) / ((2104.243 + 1961.995) / 7975.225)
=0.38535 / 0.509859
=0.7558

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
=(446.823 - 16.995 - 1159.139) / 7758.604
=-0.094

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.

National Fuel Gas Co has a M-score of -3.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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National Fuel Gas Co (FRA:NFG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6363 Main Street, Williamsville, NY, USA, 14221
National Fuel Gas Co is a diversified energy company engaged in the production, gathering, transportation, distribution, and marketing of natural gas. The operating segments of the company are the Exploration and Production segment, the Pipeline and Storage segment, the Gathering segment, and the Utility segment. Geographically it generates revenue from the United States and majorly it generates revenue from Exploration and Production segment.

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