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Crestwood Equity Partners LP (Crestwood Equity Partners LP) Beneish M-Score : -3.24 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Crestwood Equity 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 -3.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CEQP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36   Med: -2.73   Max: -0.34
Current: -3.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Crestwood Equity Partners LP was -0.34. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -2.73.


Crestwood Equity Partners LP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crestwood Equity 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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Crestwood Equity Partners LP Beneish M-Score Chart

Crestwood Equity Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.22 -3.09 -2.84 -1.88 -2.60

Crestwood Equity Partners LP Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -2.35 -2.60 -3.15 -3.23 -3.24

Competitive Comparison of Crestwood Equity Partners LP's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Crestwood Equity 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.


Crestwood Equity Partners LP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Crestwood Equity 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 Crestwood Equity 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 * 0.9038+0.528 * 0.8018+0.404 * 0.906+0.892 * 0.8074+0.115 * 0.9442
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0482+4.679 * -0.075065-0.327 * 0.9725
=-3.24

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $350 Mil.
Revenue was 1139.4 + 1021.2 + 1263.1 + 1402.9 = $4,827 Mil.
Gross Profit was 157.6 + 155.5 + 184.3 + 183.6 = $681 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $600 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,360 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,491 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $329 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $113 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $458 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,318 Mil.
Net Income was -20 + 141.6 + 31.4 + 43.5 = $197 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.3 + 130.6 + 1.4 + 2.8 = $134 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 111.4 + 21.2 + 245.9 + 161.9 = $540 Mil.
Total Receivables was $480 Mil.
Revenue was 1566 + 1448 + 1583.8 + 1380.4 = $5,978 Mil.
Gross Profit was 192.3 + 154.2 + 144.6 + 185.2 = $676 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $973 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,408 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $304 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $134 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $628 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,585 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)
=(350.1 / 4826.6) / (479.8 / 5978.2)
=0.072536 / 0.080258
=0.9038

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)
=(676.3 / 5978.2) / (681 / 4826.6)
=0.113128 / 0.141093
=0.8018

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 - (600.3 + 4491.2) / 6359.8) / (1 - (972.9 + 4407.9) / 6899.4)
=0.199425 / 0.220106
=0.906

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
=4826.6 / 5978.2
=0.8074

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))
=(303.9 / (303.9 + 4407.9)) / (329.3 / (329.3 + 4491.2))
=0.064498 / 0.068312
=0.9442

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)
=(113.4 / 4826.6) / (134 / 5978.2)
=0.023495 / 0.022415
=1.0482

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)
=((3317.9 + 458.1) / 6359.8) / ((3584.5 + 627.6) / 6899.4)
=0.593729 / 0.610502
=0.9725

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
=(196.5 - 133.5 - 540.4) / 6359.8
=-0.075065

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.

Crestwood Equity Partners LP has a M-score of -3.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Crestwood Equity Partners LP (Crestwood Equity Partners LP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
811 Main Street, Suite 3400, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Crestwood Equity Partners LP develops, acquires, owns or controls, and operates fee-based assets and operations within the energy midstream sector. The company has a diversified portfolio of crude oil and natural gas gathering, processing, storage, and transportation assets that connect fundamental energy supply with energy demand across North America. It has three reporting segments: Gathering and Processing North, Gathering, and Processing South, and Storage and Logistics. The company serves various producers in unconventional shale plays located across the United States. It generates maximum revenue from the Gathering and Processing North division.
Executives
Clay C Williams director
Jeffrey M Cathey officer: SVP, Controller 2440 PERSHING ROAD, SUITE 600, KANSAS CITY MO 64108
Black John William Iii officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Diaco Aviki officer: EVP, Chief Operating Officer 811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Frances M Vallejo director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 3700, DENVER CO 80203
David Lumpkins director 600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 3250, HOUSTON TX 77002
William H. Moore officer: EVP - Corporate Strategy TWO BRUSH CREEK BOULEVARD, SUITE 200, KANSAS CITY MO 64112
Halpin Robert Thornbury Iii officer: President CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP, 717 TEXAS AVENUE, STE 3150, HOUSTON TX 77002
Joel Christian Lambert officer: EVP, Legal, Safety Compliance 600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 6000, HOUSTON TX 77002
Robert G Phillips director, officer: Founder, Chairman & CEO 2727 NORTH LOOP WEST, HOUSTON TX 77008
Janeen S Judah director 10713 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY N, SUITE 800, HOUSTON TX 77064
Angela A Minas director 3262 WESTHEIMER ROAD #627, HOUSTON TX 77098
Warren H Gfeller director
Oasis Petroleum Inc. 10 percent owner 1001 FANNIN STREET, SUITE 1500, HOUSTON TX 77002
Gary Duane Reaves director ONE LAFAYETTE PLACE, THIRD FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830

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