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GreenHunter Resources (GreenHunter Resources) Beneish M-Score : -3.85 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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

GRHPQ.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.51   Med: 0.38   Max: 151.87
Current: -3.85

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GreenHunter Resources was 151.87. The lowest was -4.51. And the median was 0.38.


GreenHunter Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GreenHunter Resources'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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GreenHunter Resources Beneish M-Score Chart

GreenHunter Resources 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 1.98 -4.51 8.71 -0.73 -4.09

GreenHunter Resources 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 151.87 -4.09 -4.01 -4.02 -3.85

Competitive Comparison of GreenHunter Resources's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, GreenHunter Resources'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.


GreenHunter Resources's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, GreenHunter Resources's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



GreenHunter Resources 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 GreenHunter Resources 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 * 1.2069+0.528 * 0.7406+0.404 * 0.7184+0.892 * 0.6807+0.115 * 1.1062
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1236+4.679 * -0.194743-0.327 * 1.2788
=-3.84

* 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 $3.88 Mil.
Revenue was 4.492 + 4.624 + 5.147 + 5.508 = $19.77 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.941 + 1.98 + 1.751 + 1.778 = $7.45 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6.86 Mil.
Total Assets was $36.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $27.32 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.52 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $23.60 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.23 Mil.
Net Income was -1.327 + -2.088 + -1.461 + -1.782 = $-6.66 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.084 + -2.695 + -0.127 + 3.148 = $0.41 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.72 Mil.
Revenue was 6.263 + 6.872 + 8.479 + 7.431 = $29.05 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.721 + 1.892 + 2.449 + 1.044 = $8.11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8.24 Mil.
Total Assets was $33.44 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $22.49 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13.67 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.37 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)
=(3.877 / 19.771) / (4.719 / 29.045)
=0.196095 / 0.162472
=1.2069

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)
=(8.106 / 29.045) / (7.45 / 19.771)
=0.279084 / 0.376815
=0.7406

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 - (6.863 + 27.324) / 36.294) / (1 - (8.24 + 22.493) / 33.435)
=0.058054 / 0.080814
=0.7184

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
=19.771 / 29.045
=0.6807

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))
=(3.246 / (3.246 + 22.493)) / (3.516 / (3.516 + 27.324))
=0.126112 / 0.114008
=1.1062

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)
=(8.89 / 19.771) / (11.623 / 29.045)
=0.449648 / 0.400172
=1.1236

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)
=((4.227 + 23.597) / 36.294) / ((6.373 + 13.671) / 33.435)
=0.766628 / 0.599492
=1.2788

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
=(-6.658 - 0 - 0.41) / 36.294
=-0.194743

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.

GreenHunter Resources has a M-score of -3.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GreenHunter Resources (GreenHunter Resources) Business Description

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GreenHunter Resources Inc through its subsidiary, GreenHunter Water, LLC, provides Total Water Management Solutions to oil and gas operators who are active in the Marcellus, Eagle Ford and Bakken shale plays.
Executives
Kirk Trosclair officer: Exec VP and COO 1048 TEXAN TRAIL, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Ronald Mcclung officer: CFO 1048 TEXAN TRAIL, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Ronlad H Walker director 135335 N PLACITA MONTANAS DE ORO, TUCSON AZ 85737
Roy Ernest Easley director 1048 TEXAN TRAIL, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Julie Silcock director
Evans Equities, Lp 10 percent owner PO BOX 540308, DALLAS TX 75354
Ronald D Ormand director 11622 MONICA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77024
Jonathan David Hoopes director, officer: PRESIDENT AND COO 1048 TEXAN TRAIL, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Investment Hunter Llc 10 percent owner PO BOX 540308, DALLAS TX 75354
Gary C Evans director, officer: CEO, President & Chairman 1048 TEXAN TRAIL, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
James R. Sasser director 1048 TEXAN TRAIL, GRAPEVINE TX 76051
Lance W Helfert 10 percent owner 2151 ALESSANDRO DRIVE, SUITE 100, VENTURA CA 93001
Paul J Orfalea 10 percent owner 2151 ALESSANDRO DRIVE, SUITE 100, VENTURA CA 93001
West Coast Asset Management Inc 10 percent owner 1205 COAST VILLAGE ROAD, MONTECITO CA 93108
West Coast Opportunity Fund Llc 10 percent owner C/O WEST COAST ASSET MANAGEMENT INC, 2151 ALESANDRO DRIVE, SUITE 100, VENTURA CA 93001

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