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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (STU:B5P) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Boardwalk Pipeline Partners 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:B5P' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.33
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP was -2.33. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.62.


Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Boardwalk Pipeline 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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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP Beneish M-Score Chart

Boardwalk Pipeline 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 -2.84 -2.60 -2.49 -2.48 -2.51

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners 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 -2.65 -2.74 -2.51 -2.51 -2.53

Competitive Comparison of Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Boardwalk Pipeline 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.


Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Boardwalk Pipeline 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 Boardwalk Pipeline 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 * 0.9901+0.528 * 1.0713+0.404 * 0.9975+0.892 * 1.1548+0.115 * 1.0179
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9804+4.679 * -0.043219-0.327 * 1.0994
=-2.54

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €179 Mil.
Revenue was 469.66 + 466.753 + 333.291 + 331.08 = €1,601 Mil.
Gross Profit was 307.28 + 283.078 + 231.252 + 233.427 = €1,055 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €850 Mil.
Total Assets was €9,495 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €8,140 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €383 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €165 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €825 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,974 Mil.
Net Income was 151.616 + 109.215 + 64.84 + 72.64 = €398 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 9.844 + 1.192 + 1.218 + 1.108 = €13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 229.264 + 172.488 + 192.179 + 201.399 = €795 Mil.
Total Receivables was €156 Mil.
Revenue was 368.276 + 372.125 + 340.37 + 305.463 = €1,386 Mil.
Gross Profit was 267.591 + 274.421 + 231.896 + 204.904 = €979 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €494 Mil.
Total Assets was €8,953 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €7,981 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €383 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €146 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €237 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,021 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)
=(178.664 / 1600.784) / (156.258 / 1386.234)
=0.11161 / 0.112721
=0.9901

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)
=(978.812 / 1386.234) / (1055.037 / 1600.784)
=0.706094 / 0.659075
=1.0713

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 - (849.528 + 8139.884) / 9495.32) / (1 - (493.619 + 7980.937) / 8952.764)
=0.05328 / 0.053415
=0.9975

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
=1600.784 / 1386.234
=1.1548

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))
=(382.518 / (382.518 + 7980.937)) / (382.967 / (382.967 + 8139.884))
=0.045737 / 0.044934
=1.0179

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)
=(165.324 / 1600.784) / (146.022 / 1386.234)
=0.103277 / 0.105337
=0.9804

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)
=((2973.716 + 825.332) / 9495.32) / ((3020.836 + 237.143) / 8952.764)
=0.400097 / 0.363908
=1.0994

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
=(398.311 - 13.362 - 795.33) / 9495.32
=-0.043219

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.

Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (STU:B5P) Business Description

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Address
9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2800, Houston, TX, USA, 77046
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP was formed to acquire and develop natural gas pipelines and storage facilities. The Company operates in only one reportable segment which is the operation of interstate natural gas and NGLs pipeline systems and integrated storage facilities. It serves producers of natural gas, local distribution companies (LDCs), marketers, electric power generators, industrial users and interstate, and intrastate pipelines.

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