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Flotek Industries (Flotek Industries) Beneish M-Score : -1.48 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Flotek Industries 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.48 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FTK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.27   Med: -3.04   Max: 27.07
Current: -1.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Flotek Industries was 27.07. The lowest was -6.27. And the median was -3.04.


Flotek Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flotek Industries'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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Flotek Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Flotek Industries 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 -3.88 -4.64 -6.27 27.07 -1.48

Flotek Industries 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 27.07 0.13 1.91 -1.87 -1.48

Competitive Comparison of Flotek Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Flotek Industries'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.


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

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

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



Flotek Industries 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 Flotek Industries 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 * 0.8+0.528 * -0.3816+0.404 * 1.0025+0.892 * 1.3818+0.115 * 0.9505
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7442+4.679 * 0.283507-0.327 * 0.3582
=-1.48

* 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 $54.1 Mil.
Revenue was 42.188 + 47.268 + 50.594 + 48.007 = $188.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.43 + 9.047 + 3.904 + 1.88 = $24.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $76.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $157.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $27.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $47.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.7 Mil.
Net Income was 2.104 + 1.287 + -0.021 + 21.343 = $24.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.074 + -0.055 + 6.172 + -14.837 = $-8.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.049 + -7.014 + -3.374 + 1.14 = $-11.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $48.9 Mil.
Revenue was 48.218 + 45.623 + 29.373 + 12.879 = $136.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was -2.074 + -1.842 + -2.305 + -0.479 = $-6.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $80.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $164.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $27.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $151.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $10.8 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)
=(54.092 / 188.057) / (48.932 / 136.093)
=0.287636 / 0.359548
=0.8

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)
=(-6.7 / 136.093) / (24.261 / 188.057)
=-0.049231 / 0.129009
=-0.3816

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 - (76.447 + 10.159) / 157.513) / (1 - (80.074 + 10.726) / 164.81)
=0.450166 / 0.449063
=1.0025

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
=188.057 / 136.093
=1.3818

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))
=(0.734 / (0.734 + 10.726)) / (0.734 / (0.734 + 10.159))
=0.064049 / 0.067383
=0.9505

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)
=(27.898 / 188.057) / (27.127 / 136.093)
=0.148349 / 0.199327
=0.7442

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)
=((7.736 + 47.782) / 157.513) / ((10.799 + 151.371) / 164.81)
=0.352466 / 0.983982
=0.3582

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
=(24.713 - -8.646 - -11.297) / 157.513
=0.283507

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.

Flotek Industries has a M-score of -1.48 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Flotek Industries (Flotek Industries) Business Description

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Address
8846 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Suite 150, Houston, TX, USA, 77064
Flotek Industries Inc delivers chemistry-based technology solutions for energy, industrial, and consumer applications. It develops and supplies chemistry and services to the oil and gas industries, and high-value compounds to companies that make food and beverages, cleaning products, cosmetics, and others. The company operates in the Chemistry Technologies segment which designs, develops, manufactures, packages, and markets chemistries that market specialty chemicals. Its Data Analytics segment enables users to maximize the value of their hydrocarbon-associated processes by providing analytics associated with the streams in seconds rather than minutes or days.
Executives
David Nierenberg director 19605 NE 8TH STREET, CAMAS WA 98607
Ryan Gillis Ezell officer: SVP, Operations 10603 N. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY W., SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77064
Matthew Wilks director 17010 IH-20, CISCO TX 76437
James Bond Clement officer: Chief Financial Officer 400 E. KALISTE SALOOM ROAD, SUITE 6000, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Harshavardhan V Agadi director 5755 NORTH POINT PKWAY #266, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Gibson John W Jr director, officer: CEO and President 10603 W. SAM HOUSTON PKWY N., SUITE 300, HOUSTON TX 77064
Profrac Holding Corp. 10 percent owner 333 SHOPS BOULEVARD, SUITE 301, WILLOW PARK TX 76087
Evan R Farber director 7903 KENTUCKY AVE., BETHESDA MD 20814
Seham Saleh Carson officer: Interim CFO 3318 RAVENS ROOST, MISSOURI CITY TX 77459
Profrac Holdings Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SHOPS BLVD., SUITE 301, WILLOW PARK TX 76087
Profrac Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SHOPS BLVD., SUITE 301, WILLOW PARK TX 76087
Thrc Management, Llc 10 percent owner 17018 INTERSTATE 20, CISCO TX 76437
Thrc Holdings, Lp 10 percent owner 17018 INTERSTATE 20, CISCO TX 76437
Staci Wilks 10 percent owner 17018 INTERSTATE 20, CISCO TX 76437
Farris Wilks 10 percent owner 17018 INTERSTATE 20, CISCO TX 76437