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Civitas Resources (Civitas Resources) Beneish M-Score

: -1.92 (As of Today)
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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 -1.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CIVI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -0.77   Max: 3.97
Current: -1.92

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Civitas Resources was 3.97. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -0.77.


Civitas Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Civitas 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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Civitas Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.14 3.97 0.44 -1.23 -1.92

Civitas Resources Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.23 -2.86 -3.76 -2.09 -1.92

Competitive Comparison

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


Civitas Resources Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Civitas 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 Civitas 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 * 1.7124+0.528 * 1.365+0.404 * 2.7827+0.892 * 0.9177+0.115 * 1.2242
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2234+4.679 * -0.100222-0.327 * 2.3896
=-1.92

* 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 $753 Mil.
Revenue was 1126.776 + 1035.916 + 660.526 + 656.022 = $3,479 Mil.
Gross Profit was 697.905 + 448.149 + 245.875 + 279.106 = $1,671 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,144 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,097 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $11,915 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,171 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $161 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,852 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,836 Mil.
Net Income was 302.868 + 139.672 + 139.287 + 202.461 = $784 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 105.494 + -161.799 + -19.022 + 33.713 = $-42 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 843.188 + 519.542 + 337.181 + 538.849 = $2,239 Mil.
Total Receivables was $479 Mil.
Revenue was 814.273 + 1007.951 + 1151.364 + 817.81 = $3,791 Mil.
Gross Profit was 703.833 + 572.093 + 732.11 + 477.512 = $2,486 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,328 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,971 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,635 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $816 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $143 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,178 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $405 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)
=(753.189 / 3479.24) / (479.316 / 3791.398)
=0.216481 / 0.126422
=1.7124

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)
=(2485.548 / 3791.398) / (1671.035 / 3479.24)
=0.655576 / 0.480287
=1.365

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 - (2144.412 + 11914.822) / 14097.319) / (1 - (1328.43 + 6635.23) / 7971.399)
=0.002702 / 0.000971
=2.7827

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
=3479.24 / 3791.398
=0.9177

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))
=(816.446 / (816.446 + 6635.23)) / (1171.192 / (1171.192 + 11914.822))
=0.109565 / 0.0895
=1.2242

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)
=(161.077 / 3479.24) / (143.477 / 3791.398)
=0.046297 / 0.037843
=1.2234

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)
=((4835.972 + 1851.887) / 14097.319) / ((404.617 + 1177.927) / 7971.399)
=0.474406 / 0.198528
=2.3896

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
=(784.288 - -41.614 - 2238.76) / 14097.319
=-0.100222

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.

Civitas Resources has a M-score of -1.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Civitas Resources (Civitas Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
555 17th Street, Suite 3700, Denver, CO, USA, 80202
Civitas Resources Inc is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development, and production of oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas in the Rocky Mountain region, in the Denver-Julesburg Basin of Colorado (DJ Basin). The company's operations are focused on developing the horizontal Niobrara and Codell formations that have a low-cost structure, mature infrastructure, production efficiencies, multiple producing horizons, multiple service providers, established reserves, and prospective drilling opportunities.
Executives
Jeffrey S Kelly officer: Chief Transformation Officer C/O CIVITAS RESOURCES, 555 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700, DENVER CO 80202
Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, Llc director, 10 percent owner, other: See Remarks 15 LITTLE WEST 12TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Travis L Counts officer: Chief Legal Officer & Sec. 555 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700, DENVER CO 80202
Thomas Hodge Walker officer: Chief Operating Officer 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070
Deborah L Byers director C/O EXCELERATE ENERGY, INC., 2445 TECHNOLOGY FOREST BLVD., LEVEL 6, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381
Van Kempen Wouter T. director 370 17TH STREET, SUITE 2500, DENVER CO 80202
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 10 percent owner ONE QUEEN STREET EAST, STE 2500, TORONTO ONTARIO A6 0000
Sandra Garbiso officer: Vice President and CAO 410 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
M. Christopher Doyle officer: President & CEO 555 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700, DENVER CO 80022
Brian Cain officer: Chief Sustainability Officer 410-17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Dean Tinsley officer: SVP, Operations 410 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Brant Demuth officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 410 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Paul Keglevic director STELLUS CAPITAL, 10000 MEMORIAL DRIVE STE 500, HOUSTON TX 77024
Marter Iv Cyrus D officer: SVP, General Counsel & Secy. 410 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202
Morris R Clark director CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC., 410 - 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400, DENVER CO 80202