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CNX Resources (CNX Resources) Beneish M-Score

: -3.30 (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 -3.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CNX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.14   Med: -2.8   Max: -1.56
Current: -3.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CNX Resources was -1.56. The lowest was -8.14. And the median was -2.80.


CNX Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CNX 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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CNX Resources Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.41 -2.50 -1.65 -1.56 -3.30

CNX 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 -1.56 -2.44 -3.42 -3.79 -3.30

Competitive Comparison

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


CNX Resources Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



CNX 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 CNX 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 * 0.9845+0.528 * 2.027+0.404 * 1.0639+0.892 * 0.3838+0.115 * 1.0889
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.6483+4.679 * -0.133643-0.327 * 0.7585
=-3.30

* 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 $134 Mil.
Revenue was 392.557 + 302.703 + 297.228 + 513.81 = $1,506 Mil.
Gross Profit was 141.544 + 59.63 + 78.369 + 250.03 = $530 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $422 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,627 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,482 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $434 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $129 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $823 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,984 Mil.
Net Income was 513.985 + 21.381 + 474.955 + 710.395 = $1,721 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 583.715 + 51.873 + 649.948 + 773.481 = $2,059 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 161.131 + 205.991 + 198.728 + 248.738 = $815 Mil.
Total Receivables was $355 Mil.
Revenue was 859.216 + 1179.414 + 1073.061 + 813.296 = $3,925 Mil.
Gross Profit was 559.033 + 903.586 + 798.243 + 536.246 = $2,797 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $574 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,516 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,271 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $461 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $127 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,313 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,340 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)
=(133.991 / 1506.298) / (354.642 / 3924.987)
=0.088954 / 0.090355
=0.9845

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)
=(2797.108 / 3924.987) / (529.573 / 1506.298)
=0.712641 / 0.351573
=2.027

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 - (421.788 + 7482.099) / 8626.657) / (1 - (573.804 + 7271.358) / 8515.773)
=0.083783 / 0.078749
=1.0639

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
=1506.298 / 3924.987
=0.3838

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))
=(461.215 / (461.215 + 7271.358)) / (433.586 / (433.586 + 7482.099))
=0.059646 / 0.054776
=1.0889

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)
=(128.768 / 1506.298) / (126.696 / 3924.987)
=0.085486 / 0.032279
=2.6483

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)
=((1983.737 + 822.998) / 8626.657) / ((2339.81 + 1312.804) / 8515.773)
=0.325356 / 0.428923
=0.7585

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
=(1720.716 - 2059.017 - 814.588) / 8626.657
=-0.133643

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.

CNX Resources has a M-score of -3.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CNX Resources (CNX Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Horizon Vue Drive, Canonsburg, PA, USA, 15317-6506
CNX Resources Corp is an independent natural gas and midstream company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of natural gas properties in the Appalachian Basin. The company's operating segment include Shale and Coalbed Methane. It generates maximum revenue from the Shale segment. It also has other segment that includes nominal shallow oil and gas production.
Executives
Bernard Jr Lanigan director 150 WEST CHURCH AVENUE, MARYVILLE TN 37801
Navneet Behl officer: Chief Operating Officer 1000 HORIZON VUE DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Robert Agbede director 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, SUITE 400, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Hayley Scott officer: Chief Risk Officer 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Ravi Srivastava officer: Vice President, Green Ventures 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, SUITE 400, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Alexander John Reyes officer: EVP, GC & Corp. Sec. CNX CENTER, 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Donald W. Rush officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Alan K Shepard officer: Vice President and CAO 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE SUITE 400, CANONSBURG PA 15317
N J Deiuliis director, officer: President and CEO 1800 WASHINGTON RD., PITTSBURGH PA 15421-4000
Stephanie L Gill officer: SVP, GC and Secretary C/O VERTIV HOLDINGS CO, 1050 DEARBORN DRIVE, COLUMBUS OH 43085
Olayemi Akinkugbe officer: Chief Excellence Officer 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Ian R Mcguire director PO BOX 1526, ROSS CA 94957
J. Palmer Clarkson director 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Chad A Griffith officer: VP Commercial & VP Marketing 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Andrea D. Passman officer: Sr VP Engineering & Operations 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317