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Enterprise Products Partners LP (Enterprise Products Partners LP) Beneish M-Score

: -2.62 (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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EPD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.51   Max: -2.09
Current: -2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Enterprise Products Partners LP was -2.09. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.51.


Enterprise Products Partners LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Enterprise Products Partners 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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Enterprise Products Partners 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 -2.23 -2.92 -2.09 -2.40 -2.62

Enterprise Products Partners LP 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 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 -2.40 -2.68 -2.90 -2.75 -2.62

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Enterprise Products Partners 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.


Enterprise Products Partners LP Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Enterprise Products Partners LP's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Enterprise Products Partners 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 Enterprise Products Partners 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 * 1.3041+0.528 * 0.8526+0.404 * 0.9464+0.892 * 0.8544+0.115 * 0.9835
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1217+4.679 * -0.035403-0.327 * 1.0023
=-2.62

* 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 $7,772 Mil.
Revenue was 14622 + 11998 + 10651 + 12444 = $49,715 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1865 + 1632 + 1514 + 1687 = $6,698 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12,248 Mil.
Total Assets was $70,982 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $45,804 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,072 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $231 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13,131 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27,771 Mil.
Net Income was 1568 + 1319 + 1254 + 1391 = $5,532 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 115 + 122 + 135 + 104 = $476 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2366 + 1718 + 1902 + 1583 = $7,569 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6,975 Mil.
Revenue was 13650 + 15468 + 16060 + 13008 = $58,186 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1698 + 1656 + 1719 + 1611 = $6,684 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10,598 Mil.
Total Assets was $68,108 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $44,401 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,974 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $241 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12,265 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $26,892 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)
=(7772 / 49715) / (6975 / 58186)
=0.156331 / 0.119874
=1.3041

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)
=(6684 / 58186) / (6698 / 49715)
=0.114873 / 0.134728
=0.8526

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 - (12248 + 45804) / 70982) / (1 - (10598 + 44401) / 68108)
=0.182159 / 0.192474
=0.9464

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
=49715 / 58186
=0.8544

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))
=(1974 / (1974 + 44401)) / (2072 / (2072 + 45804))
=0.042566 / 0.043278
=0.9835

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)
=(231 / 49715) / (241 / 58186)
=0.004646 / 0.004142
=1.1217

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)
=((27771 + 13131) / 70982) / ((26892 + 12265) / 68108)
=0.576231 / 0.574925
=1.0023

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
=(5532 - 476 - 7569) / 70982
=-0.035403

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.

Enterprise Products Partners LP has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Enterprise Products Partners LP (Enterprise Products Partners LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1100 Louisiana Street, 10th Floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Enterprise Products Partners is a master limited partnership that transports and processes natural gas, natural gas liquids, crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals. It is one of the largest midstream companies, with operations servicing most producing regions in the Lower 48 states. Enterprise is particularly dominant in the NGL market and is one of the few MLPs that provide midstream services across the full hydrocarbon value chain.
Executives
Aj Teague officer: Executive Vice President 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77002
John R Rutherford director 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, 10TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77002
William C Montgomery director C/O APACHE CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Rebecca G. Followill director 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Carin Marcy Barth director
Randa Duncan Williams 10 percent owner 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77002
Graham W. Bacon officer: Group Senior Vice President 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Richard H Bachmann director, officer: Executive VP & CLO 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77002
W Randall Fowler director, officer: Sr. Vice President & Treasurer 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77002
Robert D Sanders officer: EVP, Asset Optimization 1100 LOUISIANA, SUITE 1000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Christian M. Nelly officer: EVP-Finance and Treasurer 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Murray E Brasseux director 17 SOUTH BRIAR HOLLOW LANE, HOUSTON TX 77027
James T Hackett director C/O FLUOR CORPORATION, 6700 LAS COLINAS BLVD, IRVING TX 75039
Edwin E Smith director 1100 LOUISIANA 10TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77002
Brent B. Secrest officer: Senior Vice President 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002

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