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Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix Energy Solutions Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Helix Energy Solutions Group 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HLX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.01   Med: -2.67   Max: -1
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Helix Energy Solutions Group was -1.00. The lowest was -5.01. And the median was -2.67.


Helix Energy Solutions Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helix Energy Solutions Group'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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Helix Energy Solutions Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Helix Energy Solutions Group 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 -2.73 -2.03 -1.00 -2.19 -2.61

Helix Energy Solutions Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.49 -2.35 -2.30 -2.61 -

Competitive Comparison of Helix Energy Solutions Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Helix Energy Solutions Group'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.


Helix Energy Solutions Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Helix Energy Solutions Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Helix Energy Solutions Group 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 Helix Energy Solutions Group 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 * 0.8846+0.528 * 0.3732+0.404 * 1.2157+0.892 * 1.4772+0.115 * 0.8361
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8328+4.679 * -0.032166-0.327 * 1.2099
=-2.61

* 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 $286 Mil.
Revenue was 335.157 + 395.67 + 308.817 + 250.084 = $1,290 Mil.
Gross Profit was 49.278 + 80.545 + 55.349 + 15.184 = $200 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $698 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,556 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,742 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $164 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $449 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $430 Mil.
Net Income was -28.333 + 15.56 + 7.1 + -5.165 = $-11 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -41.148 + -24.678 + -16.702 + 1.451 = $-81 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 94.737 + 31.611 + 31.501 + -5.392 = $152 Mil.
Total Receivables was $219 Mil.
Revenue was 287.816 + 272.547 + 162.612 + 150.125 = $873 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.364 + 39.215 + -1.354 + -18.609 = $51 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $461 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,389 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,839 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $143 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $298 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $381 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)
=(286.251 / 1289.728) / (219.074 / 873.1)
=0.221947 / 0.250915
=0.8846

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)
=(50.616 / 873.1) / (200.356 / 1289.728)
=0.057973 / 0.155347
=0.3732

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 - (697.841 + 1742.082) / 2556.036) / (1 - (460.589 + 1839.464) / 2389.338)
=0.045427 / 0.037368
=1.2157

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
=1289.728 / 873.1
=1.4772

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))
=(142.686 / (142.686 + 1839.464)) / (164.116 / (164.116 + 1742.082))
=0.071985 / 0.086096
=0.8361

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)
=(94.427 / 1289.728) / (76.753 / 873.1)
=0.073215 / 0.087909
=0.8328

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)
=((429.615 + 448.618) / 2556.036) / ((380.561 + 297.955) / 2389.338)
=0.343592 / 0.283977
=1.2099

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
=(-10.838 - -81.077 - 152.457) / 2556.036
=-0.032166

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.

Helix Energy Solutions Group has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix Energy Solutions Group) Business Description

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3505 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400, Houston, TX, USA, 77043
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc is an offshore energy services company. It provides specialty services to the offshore energy industry, with an emphasis on well intervention and robotics operations. Helix provides services primarily in deepwater in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, the North Sea, Asia Pacific and West Africa regions. It has four segments Well Intervention, Robotics Production Facilities and Shallow Water Abandonment. the Well Intervention segment includes vessels and equipment used to perform well intervention services primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea and Brazil. It derives the majority of its revenue from the US.
Executives
Diana Glassman director 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY N, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
Scott Andrew Sparks officer: EVP - Operations 3505 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH, HOUSTON TX 77043
John Lovoi director 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
Paula Harris director 3055 TORRINGTON DRIVE, BALL GROUND GA 30107
Brent Alexander Arriaga officer: CAO and Corporate Controller 12330 BROKEN BOUGH DR, HOUSTON TX 77024
Thomas Mitchell Little director C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ST, HOUSTON TX 77056
Owen E Kratz director, officer: CHAIRMAN & CEO 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
Erik Staffeldt officer: VP - Finance and Accounting 3505 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY NORTH, HOUSTON TX 77043
Nancy K Quinn director P O BOX 650205, DALLAS TX 75265
Amy H Nelson director 2000 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Kenneth English Neikirk officer: SVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary 3505 W. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY N., SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
William L Transier director 3505 W SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
Alisa B Johnson officer: SVP, GEN COUNSEL & CORP SEC 3505 SAM HOUSTON PKWY NORTH, SUITE 400, HOUSTON TX 77043
Amerino Gatti director 13131 DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 600, SUGAR LAND TX 77478
Geoffrey C. Wagner officer: EVP and CCO 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084

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