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ConocoPhillips (ConocoPhillips) Beneish M-Score

: -3.14 (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 -3.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.02   Med: -3.06   Max: -0.17
Current: -3.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ConocoPhillips was -0.17. The lowest was -4.02. And the median was -3.06.


ConocoPhillips Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ConocoPhillips'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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ConocoPhillips 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 -3.18 -0.22 -2.30 -2.82 -3.14

ConocoPhillips 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 -2.82 -3.33 -3.55 -3.27 -3.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, ConocoPhillips'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.


ConocoPhillips Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



ConocoPhillips 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 ConocoPhillips 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 * 1.0798+0.528 * 1.1793+0.404 * 1.1061+0.892 * 0.7152+0.115 * 0.9819
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5822+4.679 * -0.113851-0.327 * 0.9376
=-3.14

* 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 $5,474 Mil.
Revenue was 14729 + 14250 + 12351 + 14811 = $56,141 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4795 + 4617 + 3839 + 4952 = $18,203 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14,330 Mil.
Total Assets was $95,924 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $70,044 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8,270 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $705 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,005 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $17,863 Mil.
Net Income was 3007 + 2798 + 2232 + 2920 = $10,957 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 62 + 542 + 570 + 739 = $1,913 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5263 + 5445 + 3854 + 5403 = $19,965 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7,088 Mil.
Revenue was 18558 + 21013 + 21161 + 17762 = $78,494 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5939 + 8091 + 8376 + 7607 = $30,013 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $18,749 Mil.
Total Assets was $93,829 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $64,866 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7,504 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $623 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12,847 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $16,226 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)
=(5474 / 56141) / (7088 / 78494)
=0.097504 / 0.0903
=1.0798

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)
=(30013 / 78494) / (18203 / 56141)
=0.38236 / 0.324237
=1.1793

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 - (14330 + 70044) / 95924) / (1 - (18749 + 64866) / 93829)
=0.120408 / 0.108858
=1.1061

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
=56141 / 78494
=0.7152

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))
=(7504 / (7504 + 64866)) / (8270 / (8270 + 70044))
=0.103689 / 0.105601
=0.9819

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)
=(705 / 56141) / (623 / 78494)
=0.012558 / 0.007937
=1.5822

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)
=((17863 + 10005) / 95924) / ((16226 + 12847) / 93829)
=0.290522 / 0.309851
=0.9376

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
=(10957 - 1913 - 19965) / 95924
=-0.113851

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.

ConocoPhillips has a M-score of -3.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ConocoPhillips (ConocoPhillips) Business Description

Address
925 North Eldridge Parkway, Houston, TX, USA, 77079
ConocoPhillips is a U.S.-based independent exploration and production firm. In 2022, it produced 1.2 million barrels per day of oil and natural gas liquids and 3.1 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas, primarily from Alaska and the Lower 48 in the United States and Norway in Europe and several countries in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Proven reserves at year-end 2022 were 6.6 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
Executives
Timothy A Leach director, officer: Executive Vice President 7220 MEADOW ROAD, DALLAS TX 75230
Andrew D Lundquist officer: SVP 5205 N O'CONNOR BLVD, SUITE 200, IRVING TX 75039
Sharmila Mulligan director SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Ryan Michael Lance officer: Senior Vice President SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
C William Giraud officer: Senior Vice President SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Kirk L. Johnson officer: Senior Vice President SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Caroline Maury Devine director ATLANTIC COAST AIRLINES INC, 45200 BUSINESS COURT, DULLES VA 20166
R A Walker director 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Nicholas G Olds officer: Senior Vice President SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Christopher P. Delk officer: Vice President, Controller SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Kelly Brunetti Rose officer: SVP & General Counsel SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Andrew M. O'brien officer: Senior Vice President SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Dennis V Arriola director 162 CANCO ROAD, PORTLAND ME 04103
Jody Freeman director SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084
Jack F Harper officer: Executive Vice President SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084

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