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FX Energy (FX Energy) Beneish M-Score : -4.93 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is FX 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 FX Energy's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FXENP.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.38   Med: -3.1   Max: 6.47
Current: -4.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FX Energy was 6.47. The lowest was -11.38. And the median was -3.10.


FX Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

FX Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.01 -2.24 -3.60 -3.10 -4.82

FX Energy Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 -3.06 -4.82 -5.25 -5.61 -4.93

Competitive Comparison of FX Energy's Beneish M-Score

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


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

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

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



FX 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 FX 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 * 0.5896+0.528 * 0.9054+0.404 * 2.3472+0.892 * 0.688+0.115 * 0.5942
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4786+4.679 * -0.421791-0.327 * 1.6511
=-4.96

* 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 (Sep15) TTM:Last Year (Sep14) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2.02 Mil.
Revenue was 5.104 + 6.578 + 6.635 + 8.156 = $26.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.157 + 5.452 + 6.509 + 6.414 = $22.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.11 Mil.
Total Assets was $64.14 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $49.96 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.15 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.04 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $50.66 Mil.
Net Income was -2.355 + -0.605 + -18.894 + -37.287 = $-59.14 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.358 + 2.19 + -14.269 + -10.817 = $-24.25 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.204 + 1.377 + -2.345 + -6.663 = $-7.84 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.99 Mil.
Revenue was 10.194 + 10.163 + 9.513 + 8.61 = $38.48 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.04 + 8.065 + 9.385 + 4.163 = $29.65 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $32.96 Mil.
Total Assets was $106.96 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $71.83 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.87 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.24 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $50.00 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)
=(2.023 / 26.473) / (4.987 / 38.48)
=0.076417 / 0.1296
=0.5896

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)
=(29.653 / 38.48) / (22.532 / 26.473)
=0.770608 / 0.851131
=0.9054

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 - (11.112 + 49.963) / 64.136) / (1 - (32.957 + 71.831) / 106.963)
=0.047727 / 0.020334
=2.3472

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
=26.473 / 38.48
=0.688

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))
=(4.87 / (4.87 + 71.831)) / (5.977 / (5.977 + 49.963))
=0.063493 / 0.106847
=0.5942

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)
=(11.154 / 26.473) / (10.965 / 38.48)
=0.421335 / 0.284953
=1.4786

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)
=((50.659 + 3.039) / 64.136) / ((50 + 4.24) / 106.963)
=0.837252 / 0.507091
=1.6511

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
=(-59.141 - -24.254 - -7.835) / 64.136
=-0.421791

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.

FX Energy has a M-score of -4.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FX Energy (FX Energy) Business Description

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FX Energy Inc was founded in 1989. The Company is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with principal production, reserves, and exploration in Poland and oil production, oilfield service, and exploration activities in the United States. Company concentrates its exploration efforts in Poland on the Rotliegend sandstones of the Permian Basin. As of December 31, 2013, Company held oil and gas exploration rights in Poland in a number of separately designated project areas encompassing approximately 2.7 million gross acres. In Poland, it has projects involving the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas prospects in partnership with Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo or PGNiG, the Polish national oil and gas company, other industry partners, and for its own account. In the United States, it explores for and produces oil from fields in Montana and Nevada, and it have an oilfield services company in northern Montana that performs contract drilling and well-servicing operations. Company operates within two segments of the oil and gas industry: the exploration and production, or E&P, segment in Poland and the United States, and the oilfield services segment in the United States. The Company faces competition from larger oil and gas companies. The Companys oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities in Poland are subject to Polands laws and regulations and its United States operations are subject to governmental risks that may impact its operations.
Executives
Clay Newton officer: Vice President 3006 HIGHLAND DRIVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
H Allen Turner director DEVON ENERGY CORP, 20 NORTH BROADWAY STE 1500, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73102-8260
Scott J Duncan officer: Vice President 3006 HIGHLAND DR, STE 206, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
David N Pierce director, officer: President/CEO 3006 HIGHLAND DR, STE 206, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Andrew W Pierce officer: Vice President 3006 HIGHLAND DR, STE 206, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Thomas B Lovejoy director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 48 BURYING HILL ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06831
Dennis B Goldstein director 3006 HIGHLAND DR, STE 206, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Jerzy B Maciolek officer: Vice President 3006 HIGHLAND DR, STE 206, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84106
Richard Hardman director
Grundvig Arnold S Jr director 2135 CASTLE HILL AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
David L Worrell director 1469 ROSE VILLA STREET, PASADENA CA 91106

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