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Transocean (Transocean) Beneish M-Score

: -2.54 (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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RIG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.79   Max: -2.01
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Transocean was -2.01. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.79.


Transocean Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Transocean'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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Transocean 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 -2.53 -2.75 -2.91 -2.81 -2.54

Transocean 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 -2.81 -2.82 -2.91 -2.82 -2.54

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Transocean'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.


Transocean Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Transocean 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 Transocean 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 * 0.9599+0.528 * 0.9692+0.404 * 1.2489+0.892 * 1.0998+0.115 * 1.0362
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9342+4.679 * -0.042263-0.327 * 1.0342
=-2.54

* 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 $512 Mil.
Revenue was 741 + 713 + 729 + 649 = $2,832 Mil.
Gross Profit was 557 + 521 + 543 + 467 = $2,088 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,126 Mil.
Total Assets was $20,254 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16,941 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $796 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $187 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,397 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,427 Mil.
Net Income was -104 + -220 + -165 + -465 = $-954 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -34 + 4 + -35 + -197 = $-262 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 98 + -44 + 157 + -47 = $164 Mil.
Total Receivables was $485 Mil.
Revenue was 606 + 691 + 692 + 586 = $2,575 Mil.
Gross Profit was 420 + 509 + 508 + 403 = $1,840 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,008 Mil.
Total Assets was $20,436 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $17,469 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $852 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $182 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,558 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7,051 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)
=(512 / 2832) / (485 / 2575)
=0.180791 / 0.18835
=0.9599

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)
=(1840 / 2575) / (2088 / 2832)
=0.714563 / 0.737288
=0.9692

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 - (2126 + 16941) / 20254) / (1 - (2008 + 17469) / 20436)
=0.058606 / 0.046927
=1.2489

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
=2832 / 2575
=1.0998

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))
=(852 / (852 + 17469)) / (796 / (796 + 16941))
=0.046504 / 0.044878
=1.0362

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)
=(187 / 2832) / (182 / 2575)
=0.066031 / 0.07068
=0.9342

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)
=((7427 + 1397) / 20254) / ((7051 + 1558) / 20436)
=0.435667 / 0.421266
=1.0342

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
=(-954 - -262 - 164) / 20254
=-0.042263

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.

Transocean has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Transocean (Transocean) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Turmstrasse 30, Steinhausen, CHE, 6312
Transocean Ltd. is a international provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells. Its segment involves contracting mobile offshore drilling rigs, related equipment and work crews to drill oil and gas wells.
Executives
David A Tonnel officer: SVP and Corporate Controller 4 GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON TX 77046
Mark-anthony Lovell Mey officer: EVP & CFO 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Dell'osso Domenic J Jr director 6100 N. WESTERN AVE., OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Chad C Deaton director 12001 N HOUSTON ROSSLYN, HOUSTON TX 77086
Keelan Adamson officer: President & COO 4 GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON TX 77046
Chang Vanessa C L director P O BOX 800, 2244 WALNUT GROVE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Frederik Wilhelm Mohn director TRANSOCEAN LTD, TURMSTRASSE 30, STEINHAUSEN V8 6312
Erestroika director TRANSOCEAN LTD, TURMSTRASSE 30, STEINHAUSEN V8 6312
Jeremy D Thigpen director, officer: CEO
Howard E Davis officer: EVP, CAO & CIO 4 GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON TX 77046
Brady K Long officer: EVP & General Counsel 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
De Saint Victor Diane director TURMSTRASSE 30, STEINHAUSEN V8 6312
Margareth Oevrum director FMC CORPORATION, 2929 WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Edward R Muller director C/O AEROVIRONMENT, INC., 900 INNOVATORS WAY, SIMI VALLEY CA 93065
Vincent J Intrieri director C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160