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Eagle Bulk Shipping (Eagle Bulk Shipping) Beneish M-Score : -2.07 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Eagle Bulk Shipping 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 -2.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EGLE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.47   Med: -2.51   Max: -1.48
Current: -2.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eagle Bulk Shipping was -1.48. The lowest was -3.47. And the median was -2.51.


Eagle Bulk Shipping Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eagle Bulk Shipping'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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Eagle Bulk Shipping Beneish M-Score Chart

Eagle Bulk Shipping 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 -2.52 -2.68 -1.48 -2.34 -2.07

Eagle Bulk Shipping 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 -2.34 -2.88 -3.01 -2.41 -2.07

Competitive Comparison of Eagle Bulk Shipping's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Eagle Bulk Shipping'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.


Eagle Bulk Shipping's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Eagle Bulk Shipping's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Eagle Bulk Shipping 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 Eagle Bulk Shipping 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 * 1.7491+0.528 * 2.2817+0.404 * 0.8928+0.892 * 0.5471+0.115 * 1.0203
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.9346+4.679 * -0.047188-0.327 * 1.4106
=-2.07

* 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 $30.9 Mil.
Revenue was 104.589 + 82.606 + 101.406 + 105.198 = $393.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30.25 + 7.653 + 18.38 + 13.314 = $69.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $189.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,148.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $914.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $46.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $43.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $212.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $332.7 Mil.
Net Income was 6.651 + -5.151 + 18.026 + 3.202 = $22.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.366 + 4.751 + 13.627 + 2.949 = $21.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19.972 + 3.807 + 24.747 + 7.411 = $55.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was $32.3 Mil.
Revenue was 151.441 + 185.313 + 198.695 + 184.398 = $719.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 39.798 + 76.251 + 98.659 + 75.565 = $290.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $262.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,237.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $921.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $47.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $41.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $129.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $287.9 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)
=(30.917 / 393.799) / (32.311 / 719.847)
=0.07851 / 0.044886
=1.7491

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)
=(290.273 / 719.847) / (69.597 / 393.799)
=0.403243 / 0.176732
=2.2817

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 - (189.546 + 913.98) / 1147.954) / (1 - (262.024 + 921.553) / 1237.209)
=0.038702 / 0.043349
=0.8928

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
=393.799 / 719.847
=0.5471

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))
=(47.911 / (47.911 + 921.553)) / (46.522 / (46.522 + 913.98))
=0.04942 / 0.048435
=1.0203

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)
=(43.586 / 393.799) / (41.184 / 719.847)
=0.110681 / 0.057212
=1.9346

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)
=((332.689 + 212.847) / 1147.954) / ((287.855 + 128.965) / 1237.209)
=0.475225 / 0.336903
=1.4106

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
=(22.728 - 20.961 - 55.937) / 1147.954
=-0.047188

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.

Eagle Bulk Shipping has a M-score of -2.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eagle Bulk Shipping (Eagle Bulk Shipping) Business Description

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Address
300 First Stamford Place, 5th Floor, Stamford, CT, USA, 06902
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc is a U.S.-based, fully integrated shipowner-operator, providing global transportation solutions to miners, producers, traders and end users. The company is engaged in the ocean transportation of drybulk cargoes worldwide through the ownership, charter and operation of drybulk vessels. The company focuses on the versatile midsize drybulk vessel segment. The Company's fleet is comprised of Supramax and Ultramax drybulk carriers.
Executives
Justin A. Knowles director 9-10 ST. ANDREW SQUARE, EDINBURGH X0 EH2 2AF
Castor Maritime Inc. 10 percent owner CHRISTODOULOU CHATZIPAVLOU 223, HAWAII ROYAL GARDENS, APART. 16, LIMASSOL G4 3036
Gary Vogel director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC., 477 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Oaktree Fund Gp I, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Danaos Corp 10 percent owner 14 AKTI KONDYLI, 185 45 PIRAEUS, ATHENS J3 00000
Oaktree Capital I, L.p. 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Ocm Holdings I, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Holdings, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Oaktree Fund Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Bam Partners Trust 10 percent owner 181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300, TORONTO A6 M5J 2T3
Tsoutsoplides Constantine officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC., 300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Alexandra Kate Blankenship director 33 BENEDICT PLACE, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
De Costanzo Frank officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC., 300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, 5TH FLOOR, STAMFORD CT 06902
Randee E Day director 217 DEBRA LANE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071