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Tidewater (FRA:TD9) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of Jul. 18, 2025)


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What is Tidewater 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:TD9' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.16   Med: -2.59   Max: 6.67
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tidewater was 6.67. The lowest was -6.16. And the median was -2.59.


Tidewater Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tidewater'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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Tidewater Beneish M-Score Chart

Tidewater Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.78 -4.18 -2.65 -2.27 -2.44

Tidewater Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.35 -2.46 -2.29 -2.44 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Tidewater's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Tidewater'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.


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

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

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


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Tidewater 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 Tidewater 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 * 0.9185+0.528 * 0.9238+0.404 * 1.1689+0.892 * 1.1977+0.115 * 0.8651
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9949+4.679 * -0.064355-0.327 * 0.9365
=-2.65

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was €289 Mil.
Revenue was 308.436 + 329.556 + 306.661 + 315.145 = €1,260 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93.983 + 104.47 + 88.628 + 95.182 = €382 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €646 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,911 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,076 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €145 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €106 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €312 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €514 Mil.
Net Income was 39.454 + 35.244 + 41.78 + 46.779 = €163 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 9.349 + -11.824 + 5.021 + -0.345 = €2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 79.525 + 87.194 + 44.272 + 73.061 = €284 Mil.
Total Receivables was €263 Mil.
Revenue was 295.471 + 277.537 + 280.408 + 198.409 = €1,052 Mil.
Gross Profit was 88.493 + 76.662 + 71.036 + 58.662 = €295 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €566 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,912 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,184 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €135 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €89 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €312 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €571 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)
=(289.436 / 1259.798) / (263.091 / 1051.825)
=0.229748 / 0.250128
=0.9185

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)
=(294.853 / 1051.825) / (382.263 / 1259.798)
=0.280325 / 0.303432
=0.9238

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 - (645.833 + 1076.476) / 1911.204) / (1 - (566.268 + 1183.689) / 1911.591)
=0.098836 / 0.084555
=1.1689

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
=1259.798 / 1051.825
=1.1977

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))
=(135.498 / (135.498 + 1183.689)) / (145.019 / (145.019 + 1076.476))
=0.102713 / 0.118723
=0.8651

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)
=(105.647 / 1259.798) / (88.663 / 1051.825)
=0.08386 / 0.084294
=0.9949

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)
=((514.294 + 312.228) / 1911.204) / ((570.703 + 312.006) / 1911.591)
=0.432461 / 0.461767
=0.9365

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
=(163.257 - 2.201 - 284.052) / 1911.204
=-0.064355

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.

Tidewater has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tidewater Business Description

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842 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400, Houston, TX, USA, 77024
Tidewater Inc provides marine and transportation services to the offshore energy industry. The company's vessels and associated services support all phases of offshore crude oil and natural gas (also referred to as oil and gas) exploration activities, field development, production, and maintenance, as well as windfarm development and maintenance. Its services include towing and anchor handling for mobile offshore drilling units; transporting supplies and personnel necessary to sustain drilling, workovers, production activities, field abandonment, dismantlement, and restoration activities; and Others. The group manages its business through five segments including the Americas, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe/Mediterranean, and West Africa.

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