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VIVK (Vivakor) Beneish M-Score : -3.09 (As of Oct. 31, 2024)


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What is Vivakor 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 -3.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VIVK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: 0.71   Max: 145.29
Current: -3.09

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vivakor was 145.29. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was 0.71.


Vivakor Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Vivakor Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -4.83 1.01 6.88 145.29 -2.57

Vivakor Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 103.85 0.40 -2.57 -2.29 -3.09

Competitive Comparison of Vivakor's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Vivakor'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.


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

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

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



Vivakor 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 Vivakor 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 * 0.885+0.528 * 1.3638+0.404 * 0.9807+0.892 * 1.0899+0.115 * 0.8558
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8955+4.679 * -0.153963-0.327 * 1.1442
=-3.09

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $3.48 Mil.
Revenue was 16.181 + 16.021 + 13.873 + 16.313 = $62.39 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.111 + 1.068 + 0.746 + 1.547 = $4.47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.75 Mil.
Total Assets was $73.68 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $29.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $8.83 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $43.72 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14.81 Mil.
Net Income was -3.313 + -1.882 + -3.842 + -2.517 = $-11.55 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.03 + 0.149 + 0.467 + -0.562 = $0.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.004 + -1.83 + 0.074 + 0.458 = $-0.29 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.61 Mil.
Revenue was 13.591 + 15.545 + 16.341 + 11.766 = $57.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.215 + 1.513 + 1.655 + 1.213 = $5.60 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8.61 Mil.
Total Assets was $76.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $26.87 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.05 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36.49 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)
=(3.479 / 62.388) / (3.607 / 57.243)
=0.055764 / 0.063012
=0.885

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)
=(5.596 / 57.243) / (4.472 / 62.388)
=0.097759 / 0.07168
=1.3638

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 - (5.754 + 28.995) / 73.68) / (1 - (8.61 + 26.866) / 76.918)
=0.528379 / 0.538782
=0.9807

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
=62.388 / 57.243
=1.0899

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))
=(3.473 / (3.473 + 26.866)) / (4.477 / (4.477 + 28.995))
=0.114473 / 0.133754
=0.8558

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)
=(8.833 / 62.388) / (9.05 / 57.243)
=0.141582 / 0.158098
=0.8955

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)
=((14.806 + 43.72) / 73.68) / ((36.485 + 16.915) / 76.918)
=0.794327 / 0.694246
=1.1442

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
=(-11.554 - 0.084 - -0.294) / 73.68
=-0.153963

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.

Vivakor has a M-score of -3.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vivakor Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
5220 Spring Valley Road, Suite LL20, Dallas, TX, USA, 75254
Vivakor Inc is a socially responsible operator, acquirer and developer of technologies and assets in the oil and gas industry, as well as related environmental solutions. It is primarily focused on operating crude oil gathering, storage and transportation facilities, as well as contaminated soil remediation services.
Executives
James H. Ballengee 10 percent owner 2009 CHENAULT DRIVE, SUITE 100, CARROLLTON TX 75006
David Natan director 11190 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI FL 33181
Matthew Nicosia director 2 PARK PLAZA, SUITE 400, IRVINE CA 92614
Al Ferrara director 433 LAWNDALE DRIVE, SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84115
Trent Philip Staggs director 2067 W. BAMBERGER DRIVE, RIVERTON UT 84065
Spence Joseph S Jr director C/O VIVAKOR, INC., 433 LAWNDALE DRIVE, SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84115
Tyler Robert Nelson officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VIVAKOR, INC., 433 LAWNDALE AVENUE, SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY UT 84115
Francis Wen-hou Chen director 1821 JONES STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109
Fritz Lin director 2590 HOLIDAY ROAD, SUITE 100, CORALVILLE IA 52241
John Gryga director 2590 HOLIDAY ROAD #100, CORALVILLE IA 52241
Tannin J Fuja director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and President 2590 HOLIDAY ROAD #100, CORALVILLE IA 52241
Ed Corrente officer: CFO 2590 HOLIDAY ROAD #100, CORALVILLE IA 52241
Nfg, Inc. 10 percent owner 2222 MICHELSON #222-164, IRVINE CA 92612