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Hess Midstream LP (Hess Midstream LP) Beneish M-Score : -3.27 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Hess Midstream LP 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 -3.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HESM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -3.06   Max: 1.08
Current: -3.27

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hess Midstream LP was 1.08. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -3.06.


Hess Midstream LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hess Midstream LP'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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Hess Midstream LP Beneish M-Score Chart

Hess Midstream LP 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 -2.94 -3.20 -3.22 -3.42 -3.27

Hess Midstream LP 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 -3.64 -3.67 -3.32 -3.27 -

Competitive Comparison of Hess Midstream LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Hess Midstream LP'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.


Hess Midstream LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Hess Midstream LP 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 Hess Midstream LP 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 * 0.9566+0.528 * 1.0007+0.404 * 1.4165+0.892 * 1.0573+0.115 * 0.9608
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0728+4.679 * -0.199367-0.327 * 1.0609
=-3.27

* 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 $124 Mil.
Revenue was 359.5 + 361.3 + 321.9 + 303.4 = $1,346 Mil.
Gross Profit was 309.1 + 313.6 + 274.9 + 256 = $1,154 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $137 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,790 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,229 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $193 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $210 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,199 Mil.
Net Income was 37.5 + 35.3 + 25.1 + 20.7 = $119 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.4 + 2 + 1.7 + 1.6 = $8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 247.6 + 215.5 + 204.6 + 198.7 = $866 Mil.
Total Receivables was $123 Mil.
Revenue was 313.9 + 334.2 + 313 + 312.1 = $1,273 Mil.
Gross Profit was 267.5 + 288.7 + 268 + 267.7 = $1,092 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $132 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,588 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,173 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $181 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $23 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $160 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,883 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)
=(124.4 / 1346.1) / (123 / 1273.2)
=0.092415 / 0.096607
=0.9566

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)
=(1091.9 / 1273.2) / (1153.6 / 1346.1)
=0.857603 / 0.856994
=1.0007

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 - (136.8 + 3229.2) / 3789.5) / (1 - (132.3 + 3172.8) / 3588.2)
=0.111756 / 0.078897
=1.4165

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
=1346.1 / 1273.2
=1.0573

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))
=(181.3 / (181.3 + 3172.8)) / (192.5 / (192.5 + 3229.2))
=0.054053 / 0.056259
=0.9608

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)
=(26.2 / 1346.1) / (23.1 / 1273.2)
=0.019464 / 0.018143
=1.0728

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)
=((3198.9 + 210.2) / 3789.5) / ((2883.1 + 159.5) / 3588.2)
=0.899617 / 0.847946
=1.0609

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
=(118.6 - 7.7 - 866.4) / 3789.5
=-0.199367

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.

Hess Midstream LP has a M-score of -3.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hess Midstream LP (Hess Midstream LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1501 McKinney Street, Houston, TX, USA, 77010
Hess Midstream LP owns, operates, develops, and acquires a diverse set of midstream assets and provides fee-based services to Hess and third-party customers. It conducts its business through three operating segments: gathering, processing and storage, and terminaling and exporting. The company derives the maximum revenue from the gathering segment. Its gathering segment consists of the following assets namely Natural Gas Gathering and Compression; Crude Oil Gathering and Produced Water Gathering and Disposal.
Executives
Global Infrastructure Investors Ii, Llc director, 10 percent owner C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, 12 E. 49TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Hess Corp director, 10 percent owner 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jonathan C. Stein officer: Chief Financial Officer HESS MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
John A. Gatling officer: President and COO HESS MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Geurt G Schoonman director HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
James K Lee director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Gip Ii Blue Holding, L.p. director, 10 percent owner C/O GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT LLC, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Letwin Stephen J J director HESS MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
John B Hess director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Global Infrastructure Gp Ii, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 12 EAST 49TH STREET, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
J Patrick Reddy director
Hess Infrastructure Partners Gp Llc director, 10 percent owner 1501 MCKINNEY STREET, HOUSTON TX 77010
Hess Midstream Gp Llc director, 10 percent owner 1501 MCKINNEY STREET, HOUSTON TX 77010
Hess Midstream Gp Lp director, 10 percent owner 1501 MCKINNEY STREET, HOUSTON TX 77010
Gip Blue Holding Gp, Llc director, 10 percent owner 12 EAST 49TH STREET, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017