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AGL Resources (AGL Resources) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is AGL Resources 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AGL Resources was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


AGL Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AGL Resources'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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AGL Resources Beneish M-Score Chart

AGL Resources Annual Data
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AGL Resources Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of AGL Resources's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, AGL Resources'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.


AGL Resources's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, AGL Resources's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AGL Resources 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 AGL Resources 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 * 0.8264+0.528 * 0.8351+0.404 * 0.9869+0.892 * 0.7318+0.115 * 1.0298
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.070557-0.327 * 0.9312
=-3.28

* 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 (Dec15) TTM:Last Year (Dec14) TTM:
Total Receivables was $932 Mil.
Revenue was $3,941 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,296 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,115 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,754 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,791 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $397 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,000 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,275 Mil.
Net Income was $353 Mil.
Gross Profit was $13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,381 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,541 Mil.
Revenue was $5,385 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2,620 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,886 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,888 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9,090 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $380 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,219 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,581 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)
=(932 / 3941) / (1541 / 5385)
=0.236488 / 0.286165
=0.8264

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)
=(2620 / 5385) / (2296 / 3941)
=0.486537 / 0.582593
=0.8351

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 - (2115 + 9791) / 14754) / (1 - (2886 + 9090) / 14888)
=0.193032 / 0.195594
=0.9869

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
=3941 / 5385
=0.7318

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))
=(380 / (380 + 9090)) / (397 / (397 + 9791))
=0.040127 / 0.038967
=1.0298

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)
=(0 / 3941) / (0 / 5385)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((3275 + 3000) / 14754) / ((3581 + 3219) / 14888)
=0.425308 / 0.456744
=0.9312

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
=(353 - 13 - 1381) / 14754
=-0.070557

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.

AGL Resources has a M-score of -3.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AGL Resources (AGL Resources) Business Description

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AGL Resources Inc was incorporated on November 27, 1995 under the laws of the State of Georgia. It is an energy services holding company. The Company is engaged in the distribution of natural gas in seven states; Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee and Maryland through its seven natural gas distribution utilities. The Company's business segments are Distribution Operations, Retail Operations, Wholesale Services and Midstream Operations. The distribution operations segment includes seven natural gas local distribution utilities with a focus of providing safe and reliable delivery of natural gas. The retail operations segment serves natural gas commodity customers and service contracts. The wholesale services segment is engaged in asset management and optimization, storage, transportation, producer and peaking services and wholesale marketing of natural gas across the U.S. and Canada. Wholesale services utilizes a portfolio of natural gas storage assets, contracted supply from all of the main producing regions, as well as contracted storage and transportation capacity to provide these services to its customers. The midstream operations segment includes a number of businesses that are related and complementary to its primary business. The Company competes with electric utilities and fuel oil and propane providers serving the residential, commercial and industrial markets and natural gas facilities. The Company's business is subject to substantial regulation by federal, state and local regulatory authorities.
Executives
Bettina M Whyte director 9 W 57TH ST 34TH FLR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Dennis M Love director TEN PEACHTREE PLACE, DEPT. 1466, ATLANTA GA 30309
Dean R Ohare director 15 MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD, WARREN NJ 07059
Norman Bobins director 1100 N. WOOD DALE ROAD, WOOD DALE IL 60191
Brenda J Gaines director 1445 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75202
James A Rubright director 3435 WOODHAVEN RD NW, ATLANTA GA 30305
Sandra N Bane director
Henry C Wolf director NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP, THREE COMMERCIAL PLACE, NORFOLK VA 23510-9219
Andrew W Evans director, officer: President & CEO TEN PEACHTREE PLACE, LOC. 1466, ATLANTA GA 30309
Charles R Crisp director 1301 MCKINNEY STE 700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Bell Thomas D Jr director
Armando J Olivera director C/O FLUOR CORPORATION, 6700 LAS COLINAS BLVD, IRVING TX 75039
Arthur E Johnson director IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS INC, 70 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY, MALVERN PA 19355
John Rau director MIAMI CORPORATION, 410 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, ROOM 590, CHICAGO IL 60611
Somerhalder John W Ii director, officer: Chairman and CEO 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308

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