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Geospace Technologies (Geospace Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -2.35 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Geospace Technologies 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 -2.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GEOS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.51   Med: -2.9   Max: 6.43
Current: -2.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Geospace Technologies was 6.43. The lowest was -4.51. And the median was -2.90.


Geospace Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Geospace Technologies'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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Geospace Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Geospace Technologies Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -3.70 -2.50 -3.01 -2.73

Geospace Technologies 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 -2.69 -2.71 -2.76 -2.73 -2.35

Competitive Comparison of Geospace Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Geospace Technologies'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.


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

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

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



Geospace Technologies 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 Geospace Technologies 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 * 0.9532+0.528 * 0.594+0.404 * 1.0125+0.892 * 1.4011+0.115 * 0.9997
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7483+4.679 * -0.00101-0.327 * 1.0557
=-2.35

* 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 $42.0 Mil.
Revenue was 50.032 + 29.315 + 32.715 + 31.37 = $143.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.236 + 14.228 + 13.979 + 12.949 = $63.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $100.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $167.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $40.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $16.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $20.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.4 Mil.
Net Income was 12.679 + 4.438 + 3.228 + 4.637 = $25.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.237 + 0.412 + 0.413 + 1.489 = $2.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.652 + 12.43 + 8.206 + -0.214 = $23.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $31.4 Mil.
Revenue was 31.109 + 25.871 + 20.691 + 24.7 = $102.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.534 + 5.88 + 3.651 + 6.81 = $26.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $68.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $138.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $47.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $19.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $24.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $15.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.7 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)
=(41.969 / 143.432) / (31.424 / 102.371)
=0.292606 / 0.306962
=0.9532

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)
=(26.875 / 102.371) / (63.392 / 143.432)
=0.262526 / 0.441966
=0.594

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 - (99.993 + 39.978) / 167.383) / (1 - (68.57 + 47.473) / 138.433)
=0.163768 / 0.161739
=1.0125

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
=143.432 / 102.371
=1.4011

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))
=(18.968 / (18.968 + 47.473)) / (15.98 / (15.98 + 39.978))
=0.285486 / 0.285571
=0.9997

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)
=(25.343 / 143.432) / (24.173 / 102.371)
=0.17669 / 0.236131
=0.7483

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)
=((0.439 + 20.612) / 167.383) / ((0.701 + 15.79) / 138.433)
=0.125765 / 0.119126
=1.0557

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
=(24.982 - 2.077 - 23.074) / 167.383
=-0.00101

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.

Geospace Technologies has a M-score of -2.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Geospace Technologies (Geospace Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
7007 Pinemont Drive, Houston, TX, USA, 77040-6601
Geospace Technologies Corp is engaged in designing and manufacturing of seismic instruments and non-seismic equipment used in the oil and gas industry. The company has three different segments: oil and gas markets, adjacent markets, and emerging markets. The oil and gas markets segment, which accounts for the majority of the company's revenue, includes traditional exploration products, wireless exploration products, and reservoir characterization products and services. The adjacent markets business is closely tied to the oil and gas markets and includes imaging products and industrial products. The company operates globally across Asia, Canada, Europe, South America and others with more than half of revenue generated within the United States.
Executives
Gary D Owens director, officer: President & CEO 7007 PINEMONT DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77040
Walter R. Wheeler officer: Executive Vice President 7007 PINEMONT DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77040
Robbin B. Adams officer: Executive Vice President 7007 PINEMONT DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77040
Margaret Ashworth director 6212 PARKHILL DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA VA 22312
Kenneth Asbury director 1100 N. GLEBE ROAD, ARLINGTON VA 22201
Tina M Langtry director 3211 CANYON LINKS DRIVE, KATY TX 77450
Thomas L Davis director COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES-DEPT. OF GEOPHY, 1500 ILLINOISE STREET, GOLDEN CO 80401-1887
William H Moody director 2309 BIRKDALE LANE, KERRVILLE TX 78028
Richard F Miles director 7007 PINEMONT DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77040
Robert L. Curda officer: Chief Financial Officer 7007 PINEMONT, HOUSTON TX 77040
Giesinger Edgar R. Jr. director 1915 SANDGATE FALLS, HOUSTON TX 77062
Lacey Rice officer: Vice President 2527 BUFFALO TRAIL, SUGAR LAND TX 77479
Thomas T Mcentire officer: Chief Financial Officer 7334 N GESSNER ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77040
Michael J Sheen director, officer: SVP & Chief Technical Officer 7007 PINEMONT DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77040
Takashi Kanemori director, 10 percent owner OYO CORPORATION, 2-6 KUDAN-KITA 4-CHOME, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO M0 102-0073