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USA Compression Partners LP (USA Compression Partners LP) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is USA Compression 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

USAC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16.24   Med: -2.92   Max: -2.47
Current: -2.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of USA Compression Partners LP was -2.47. The lowest was -16.24. And the median was -2.92.


USA Compression Partners LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for USA Compression 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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USA Compression Partners LP Beneish M-Score Chart

USA Compression 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 -3.37 -2.91 -3.17 -2.83

USA Compression 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 -3.17 -3.20 -3.13 -2.77 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of USA Compression Partners LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, USA Compression 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.


USA Compression Partners LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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USA Compression 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 USA Compression 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 * 0.9473+0.528 * 0.8895+0.404 * 0.8633+0.892 * 1.2009+0.115 * 0.9907
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9881+4.679 * -0.073267-0.327 * 1.0766
=-2.83

* 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 $95.4 Mil.
Revenue was 225.049 + 217.085 + 206.92 + 197.124 = $846.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 89.386 + 78.056 + 76.959 + 70.973 = $315.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $226.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,736.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,254.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $246.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $72.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $187.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,350.8 Mil.
Net Income was 12.841 + 20.902 + 23.584 + 10.941 = $68.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -12.78 + 6.443 + 4.025 + -0.791 = $-3.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 91.604 + 50.072 + 87.871 + 42.338 = $271.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $83.9 Mil.
Revenue was 190.112 + 179.613 + 171.461 + 163.412 = $704.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 64.237 + 61.388 + 57.344 + 50.616 = $233.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $186.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,665.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,191.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $236.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $61.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $173.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,122.8 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)
=(95.421 / 846.178) / (83.874 / 704.598)
=0.112767 / 0.119038
=0.9473

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)
=(233.585 / 704.598) / (315.374 / 846.178)
=0.331515 / 0.372704
=0.8895

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 - (226.447 + 2254.915) / 2736.76) / (1 - (186.447 + 2191.119) / 2665.724)
=0.093321 / 0.108097
=0.8633

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
=846.178 / 704.598
=1.2009

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))
=(236.677 / (236.677 + 2191.119)) / (246.096 / (246.096 + 2254.915))
=0.097486 / 0.098399
=0.9907

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)
=(72.714 / 846.178) / (61.278 / 704.598)
=0.085932 / 0.086969
=0.9881

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)
=((2350.819 + 187.502) / 2736.76) / ((2122.795 + 173.664) / 2665.724)
=0.927491 / 0.861477
=1.0766

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
=(68.268 - -3.103 - 271.885) / 2736.76
=-0.073267

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.

USA Compression Partners LP has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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USA Compression Partners LP (USA Compression Partners LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
111 Congress Avenue, Suite 2400, Austin, TX, USA, 78701
USA Compression Partners LP provides compression services in the United States in terms of total compression fleet horsepower to customers relating to infrastructure applications, including both allowing for the processing and transportation of natural gas through the domestic pipeline system and enhancing crude oil production through artificial lift processes. It engineers, designs, operates, services, and repairs its compression units, and maintains related support inventory and equipment. The company provides compression services in several shale plays throughout the U.S., including the Utica, Marcellus, Permian Basin, Delaware Basin, Eagle Ford, and others.
Executives
Eig Veteran Equity Aggregator, L.p. director 1700 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, SUITE 800, WASHINGTON DC 20006
Christopher W Porter officer: SEE REMARKS 111 CONGRESS AVE., SUITE 2400, AUSTIN TX 78701
Eric D Long director, officer: See Remarks 111 CONGRESS AVE., SUITE 2400, AUSTIN TX 78701
Michael C Pearl officer: See Remarks 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380-7046
Sean T Kimble officer: SEE REMARKS 111 CONGRESS AVE., SUITE 2400, AUSTIN TX 78701
Bradford D. Whitehurst director, See Remarks 100 CONGRESS AVENUE, SUITE 450, AUSTIN TX 78701
W Brett Smith director 508 W WALL AVE., SUITE 500, MIDLAND TX 79701
Eric A Scheller officer: See Remarks 111 CONGRESS AVE, SUITE 2400, AUSTIN TX 78701
Energy Transfer Lp 10 percent owner 8111 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 600, DALLAS TX 75225
Le Gp Llc 10 percent owner
Energy Transfer Operating, L.p. 10 percent owner 8111 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 600, DALLAS TX 75225
Energy Transfer Partners Gp, L.p. 10 percent owner 3738 OAK LAWN AVE., DALLAS TX 75219
Energy Transfer Partners, L.l.c. 10 percent owner 3738 OAK LAWN AVE., DALLAS TX 75219
Kelcy L Warren 10 percent owner
William G Manias director GULFTERRA ENERGY PARTNERS, 4 GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON TX 77046