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BW Offshore (OSL:BWO) Beneish M-Score : -3.41 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is BW Offshore 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 -3.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSL:BWO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -3.21   Max: -2.47
Current: -3.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BW Offshore was -2.47. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -3.21.


BW Offshore Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BW Offshore'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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BW Offshore Beneish M-Score Chart

BW Offshore 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 -3.04 -3.34 -2.47 -3.33 -3.41

BW Offshore Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.47 - -3.33 - -3.41

Competitive Comparison of BW Offshore's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, BW Offshore'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.


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

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

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



BW Offshore 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 BW Offshore 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 * 0.7673+0.528 * 1.0199+0.404 * 0.9564+0.892 * 0.9093+0.115 * 1.2868
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7312+4.679 * -0.115934-0.327 * 0.9683
=-3.41

* 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 kr1,559 Mil.
Revenue was kr6,954 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr4,979 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr5,473 Mil.
Total Assets was kr41,703 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr30,067 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1,975 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr302 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr5,223 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr13,948 Mil.
Net Income was kr1,059 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr5,894 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr2,235 Mil.
Revenue was kr7,648 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr5,585 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr5,277 Mil.
Total Assets was kr34,567 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr23,948 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2,063 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr192 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr5,933 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr10,478 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)
=(1559.201 / 6954.164) / (2234.879 / 7648.185)
=0.224211 / 0.29221
=0.7673

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)
=(5585.221 / 7648.185) / (4979.317 / 6954.164)
=0.730268 / 0.716019
=1.0199

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 - (5473.029 + 30066.845) / 41702.833) / (1 - (5276.961 + 23948.374) / 34566.518)
=0.147783 / 0.154519
=0.9564

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
=6954.164 / 7648.185
=0.9093

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))
=(2062.965 / (2062.965 + 23948.374)) / (1974.848 / (1974.848 + 30066.845))
=0.07931 / 0.061634
=1.2868

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)
=(301.713 / 6954.164) / (191.674 / 7648.185)
=0.043386 / 0.025061
=1.7312

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)
=((13948.417 + 5223.008) / 41702.833) / ((10477.846 + 5933) / 34566.518)
=0.459715 / 0.474761
=0.9683

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
=(1059.16 - 0 - 5893.95) / 41702.833
=-0.115934

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.

BW Offshore has a M-score of -3.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BW Offshore (OSL:BWO) Business Description

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22 Church Street, 4th Floor, Suite 400, Washington Mall Phase 2, Hamilton, BMU, HM1189
BW Offshore Ltd is a holding company. It is engaged in developing, owning and operating oil and gas Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessels (FPSO) and Floating, Storage and Offloading (FSO) vessels. The company's main activities are engineering, procurement, construction and installation, as well as lease and operation services for FPSOs. The operating segment of company FPSO and Floating wind.

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