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TechnipFMC (TechnipFMC) Beneish M-Score

: -2.66 (As of Today)
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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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FTI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.79
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TechnipFMC was -1.79. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.61.


TechnipFMC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for TechnipFMC'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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TechnipFMC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.26 -2.96 -3.26 -2.69 -2.66

TechnipFMC 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.58 -2.71 -2.61 -2.66

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, TechnipFMC'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.


TechnipFMC Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



TechnipFMC 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 TechnipFMC 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 * 0.928+0.528 * 0.8215+0.404 * 1.0658+0.892 * 1.1677+0.115 * 0.969
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9384+4.679 * -0.041723-0.327 * 1.0156
=-2.66

* 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 $2,597 Mil.
Revenue was 2077.7 + 2056.9 + 1972.2 + 1717.4 = $7,824 Mil.
Gross Profit was 356.4 + 366.4 + 330.4 + 220.9 = $1,274 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,195 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,657 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,102 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $378 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $676 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,469 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,669 Mil.
Net Income was 53 + 90 + -87.2 + 0.4 = $56 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -34.7 + -25.2 + -186.3 + 12.3 = $-234 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 701.1 + 221.9 + 156.2 + -386.2 = $693 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,397 Mil.
Revenue was 1694.4 + 1733 + 1717.2 + 1555.8 = $6,700 Mil.
Gross Profit was 213.3 + 258.6 + 238.8 + 185.6 = $896 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,989 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,444 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,208 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $377 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $617 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,174 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,736 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)
=(2597.2 / 7824.2) / (2396.8 / 6700.4)
=0.331944 / 0.35771
=0.928

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)
=(896.3 / 6700.4) / (1274.1 / 7824.2)
=0.133768 / 0.162841
=0.8215

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 - (5195.4 + 3102.1) / 9656.6) / (1 - (4988.7 + 3208.4) / 9444.3)
=0.140743 / 0.132058
=1.0658

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
=7824.2 / 6700.4
=1.1677

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))
=(377.2 / (377.2 + 3208.4)) / (377.8 / (377.8 + 3102.1))
=0.105199 / 0.108566
=0.969

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)
=(675.9 / 7824.2) / (616.8 / 6700.4)
=0.086386 / 0.092054
=0.9384

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)
=((1669 + 4468.6) / 9656.6) / ((1736.4 + 4174.3) / 9444.3)
=0.635586 / 0.625848
=1.0156

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
=(56.2 - -233.9 - 693) / 9656.6
=-0.041723

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.

TechnipFMC has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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TechnipFMC (TechnipFMC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
13460 Lockwood Road, Houston, TX, USA, 77044
TechnipFMC is the largest pure-play offshore service provider, offering integrated deep-water offshore oil and gas development solutions that span the full spectrum of subsea equipment and subsea engineering and construction services. The company also provides various surface equipment used with onshore oil and gas wells. TechnipFMC originated with the 2017 merger of predecessor companies Technip and FMC Technologies.
Executives
Cristina Aalders officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec ONE SUBSEA LANE, HOUSTON TX 77044
De Carvalho Filho Eleazar director HADRIAN HOUSE, WINCOMBLEE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE X0 NE6 3PL
Robert G Gwin director 1201 LAKE ROBBINS DR, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Jonathan Landes officer: President Subsea ONE SUBSEA LANE, HOUSTON TX 77044
Thierry Conti officer: President, Surface ONE SUBSEA LANE, HOUSTON TX 77044
Luana Duffe officer: EVP, New Energy Ventures ONE SUBSEA LANE, HOUSTON TX 77044
Nisha P. Rai officer: EVP, People & Culture ONE SUBSEA LANE, HOUSTON TX 77044
Rousset Sophie Zurquiyah director C/O TECHNIPFMC PLC, HADRIAN HOUSE, WINCOMBLEE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE X0 NE6 3PL
Alf Melin officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer ONE SUBSEA LANE, HOUSTON TX 77044
Victoria Lazar officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec ONE SUBSEA LANE, HOUSTON TX 77044
Margareth Oevrum director FMC CORPORATION, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Oleary John C G director C/O TECHNIPFMC PLC, HADRIAN HOUSE, WINCOMBLEE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE X0 NE6 3PL
Olivier Piou director ONE ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, LONDON X0 EC4M 8AP
Maryann T. Mannen officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 539 SOUTH MAIN ST, FINDLAY OH 45840
Catherine Macgregor officer: President Onshore/Offshore 6 ALLEE DE LARCHE FAUBOURG DE LARCHE, ZAC DANTON, COURBEVOIE I0 92400