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Helmerich & Payne (Helmerich & Payne) Beneish M-Score

: -3.17 (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 -3.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.15   Med: -3.12   Max: 3.81
Current: -3.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Helmerich & Payne was 3.81. The lowest was -7.15. And the median was -3.12.


Helmerich & Payne Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helmerich & Payne'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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Helmerich & Payne Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.33 -2.92 -3.43 -2.76 -3.15

Helmerich & Payne 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 -2.97 -2.69 -2.96 -3.15 -3.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Helmerich & Payne'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.


Helmerich & Payne Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Helmerich & Payne 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 Helmerich & Payne 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 * 0.7116+0.528 * 0.651+0.404 * 1.132+0.892 * 1.1947+0.115 * 1.062
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9608+4.679 * -0.102802-0.327 * 0.9996
=-3.17

* 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 $436 Mil.
Revenue was 677.147 + 659.606 + 723.956 + 769.222 = $2,830 Mil.
Gross Profit was 179.853 + 156.458 + 199.963 + 223.857 = $760 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $989 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,421 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,033 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $380 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $215 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $469 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $545 Mil.
Net Income was 95.173 + 77.622 + 95.293 + 164.04 = $432 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 5.36 + 18.168 + -13.085 + 53.102 = $64 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 174.798 + 214.682 + 292.746 + 140.879 = $823 Mil.
Total Receivables was $513 Mil.
Revenue was 719.637 + 631.332 + 550.233 + 467.597 = $2,369 Mil.
Gross Profit was 194.731 + 121.309 + 73.282 + 24.901 = $414 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,079 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,412 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,981 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $399 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $187 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $470 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $543 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)
=(435.819 / 2829.931) / (512.681 / 2368.799)
=0.154003 / 0.216431
=0.7116

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)
=(414.223 / 2368.799) / (760.131 / 2829.931)
=0.174866 / 0.268604
=0.651

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 - (988.68 + 3032.625) / 4421.328) / (1 - (1078.614 + 2980.598) / 4411.848)
=0.090476 / 0.079929
=1.132

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
=2829.931 / 2368.799
=1.1947

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))
=(399.388 / (399.388 + 2980.598)) / (379.65 / (379.65 + 3032.625))
=0.118163 / 0.11126
=1.062

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)
=(214.779 / 2829.931) / (187.106 / 2368.799)
=0.075895 / 0.078988
=0.9608

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)
=((545.292 + 468.986) / 4421.328) / ((542.932 + 469.571) / 4411.848)
=0.229406 / 0.229496
=0.9996

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
=(432.128 - 63.545 - 823.105) / 4421.328
=-0.102802

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.

Helmerich & Payne has a M-score of -3.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Helmerich & Payne (Helmerich & Payne) Business Description

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Address
1437 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 1400, Tulsa, OK, USA, 74119
Helmerich & Payne has the largest fleet of U.S. land drilling rigs. The company's FlexRig line is the leading choice to drill horizontal wells for production of U.S. tight oil and gas. H&P is present in nearly every major U.S. shale play and also has a small but growing presence internationally.
Executives
Adams Raymond John Iii officer: SVP Sales, Marketing & Digital 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Hans Helmerich director C/O CIIRMAREX ENERGY CO, 707 17TH ST. #3300, DENVER CO 80202-3404
Elizabeth R Killinger director NRG ENERGY, INC., 211 CARNEGIE CENTER, PRINCETON NJ 08540
John W Lindsay director, officer: President and CEO 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
John R. Bell officer: SVP, Int'l & Offshore Ops, sub 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Mark W. Smith officer: Senior VP and CFO 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Cara M. Hair officer: SVP, Corp. Services & CLO 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Sara Marie Momper officer: VP, CAO 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Michael Lennox officer: SVP, US Land Ops, drilling sub 1437 S. BOULDER AVE., SUITE 140, TULSA OK 74119
Todd Willard Benson officer: President of H&P Technologies 1437 S. BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 1400, TULSA OK 74119
Belgacem Chariag director TECHNO PARK, SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD, DUBAI C0 00000
Mary M Vandeweghe director 1601 W. DIEHL ROAD, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Kevin G. Cramton director 502 SAINT DAVIDS AVENUE, WAYNE PA 19087
Delaney Murchison Bellinger director 524 E. 24TH STREET, HOUSTON TX 77008
Jose Ramon Mas director 800 DOUGLAS ROAD, 12TH FLOOR, CORAL GABLES FL 33134