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Keyera (TSX:KEY) Beneish M-Score : -3.02 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is Keyera 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 -3.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSX:KEY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.66   Max: -1.64
Current: -3.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Keyera was -1.64. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.66.


Keyera Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Keyera'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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Keyera Beneish M-Score Chart

Keyera 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 -2.78 -2.72 -1.85 -2.48 -2.89

Keyera 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 -2.43 -2.73 -2.77 -2.89 -3.02

Competitive Comparison of Keyera's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Keyera'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.


Keyera's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Keyera 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 Keyera 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 * 0.8859+0.528 * 0.8642+0.404 * 1.0032+0.892 * 0.9476+0.115 * 0.8204
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2338+4.679 * -0.056946-0.327 * 0.9591
=-3.02

* 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 C$646 Mil.
Revenue was 1520.686 + 2301.63 + 1462.765 + 1499.228 = C$6,784 Mil.
Gross Profit was 196.482 + 356.218 + 199.355 + 294.601 = C$1,047 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$999 Mil.
Total Assets was C$8,662 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$7,437 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$337 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$155 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$926 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$3,837 Mil.
Net Income was 70.914 + 49.192 + 78.112 + 158.939 = C$357 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.493 + -203.975 + -4.625 + 3.452 = C$-212 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 398.04 + 230.739 + 197.422 + 235.836 = C$1,062 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$769 Mil.
Revenue was 1789.503 + 1775.154 + 1718.059 + 1876.79 = C$7,160 Mil.
Gross Profit was 260.25 + 142.179 + 248.139 + 303.921 = C$954 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$1,063 Mil.
Total Assets was C$8,912 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$7,618 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$281 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$133 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$914 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$4,196 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)
=(645.503 / 6784.309) / (768.928 / 7159.506)
=0.095146 / 0.1074
=0.8859

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)
=(954.489 / 7159.506) / (1046.656 / 6784.309)
=0.133318 / 0.154276
=0.8642

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 - (998.759 + 7437.271) / 8661.541) / (1 - (1063.23 + 7617.627) / 8912.144)
=0.026036 / 0.025952
=1.0032

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
=6784.309 / 7159.506
=0.9476

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))
=(280.802 / (280.802 + 7617.627)) / (336.877 / (336.877 + 7437.271))
=0.035552 / 0.043333
=0.8204

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)
=(155.218 / 6784.309) / (132.758 / 7159.506)
=0.022879 / 0.018543
=1.2338

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)
=((3837.319 + 925.877) / 8661.541) / ((4196.459 + 913.695) / 8912.144)
=0.549925 / 0.573392
=0.9591

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
=(357.157 - -211.641 - 1062.037) / 8661.541
=-0.056946

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.

Keyera has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Keyera (TSX:KEY) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
144 - 4th Avenue South West, Suite 200, The Ampersand, West Tower, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 3N4
Keyera is a midstream energy business that operates primarily out of Alberta. Its primary lines of business consist of the gathering and processing of natural gas in western Canada, the storage, transportation, and liquids blending for natural gas liquids and crude oil, and the marketing of NGLs, iso-octane, and crude oil. The firm currently has interests in about a dozen active gas plants and operates over 4,000 kilometers of pipelines.
Executives
Michael John Crothers Director

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