Pyxis Tankers (Pyxis Tankers) Beneish M-Score

: -3.53 (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 -3.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PXS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.44 Med: -2.33 Max: 0.11
Current: -3.53

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pyxis Tankers was 0.11. The lowest was -4.44. And the median was -2.33.

Pyxis Tankers Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pyxis Tankers's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Pyxis Tankers Annual Data

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Dec23

Beneish M-Score

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-4.19

-0.07

-4.44

-0.07

-3.53

Pyxis Tankers 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															-0.07	-2.47	-3.27	-4.08	-3.53

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Pyxis Tankers's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Pyxis Tankers Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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

Pyxis Tankers 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 Pyxis Tankers for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.5975

0.528 * 0.7941

0.404 * 0.7978

0.892 * 0.7793

0.115 * 0.9901

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.7642

4.679 * -0.054668

0.327 * 0.7048

-3.53

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was $5.16 Mil.
Revenue was 13.249 + 11.098 + 9.505 + 11.616 = $45.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.272 + 5.294 + 4.947 + 4.477 = $21.99 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $60.88 Mil.
Total Assets was $166.31 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $101.94 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.50 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.08 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $55.37 Mil.
Net Income was 21.826 + 3.341 + 2.955 + 8.915 = $37.04 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 17.016 + 0 + -0.001 + 7.672 = $24.69 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.457 + 7.716 + 5.7 + 6.569 = $21.44 Mil.

Total Receivables was $11.08 Mil.
Revenue was 18.378 + 16.998 + 16.062 + 6.906 = $58.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.244 + 7.344 + 6.844 + -1.026 = $22.41 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $21.13 Mil.
Total Assets was $138.98 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $114.19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $6.10 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $65.05 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)
	=	(5.158 / 45.468)	/	(11.077 / 58.344)
	=	0.113442	/	0.189857
	=	0.5975

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)
	=	(22.406 / 58.344)	/	(21.99 / 45.468)
	=	0.384033	/	0.483637
	=	0.7941

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 - (60.88 + 101.936) / 166.313)	/	(1 - (21.131 + 114.185) / 138.979)
	=	0.021027	/	0.026356
	=	0.7978

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
	=	45.468	/	58.344
	=	0.7793

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))
	=	(6.1 / (6.1 + 114.185))	/	(5.503 / (5.503 + 101.936))
	=	0.050713	/	0.05122
	=	0.9901

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)
	=	(3.448 / 45.468)	/	(2.508 / 58.344)
	=	0.075834	/	0.042986
	=	1.7642

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)
	=	((55.37 + 10.084) / 166.313)	/	((65.047 + 12.561) / 138.979)
	=	0.393559	/	0.558415
	=	0.7048

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
	=	(37.037 - 24.687	-	21.442)	/	166.313
	=	-0.054668

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.

Pyxis Tankers has a M-score of -3.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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Pyxis Tankers Inc is an international maritime transportation company that focuses on the product tanker sector. It owns a fleet that comprises double-hull product tankers employed under a mix of short- and medium-term time charters and spot charters. The fleet owned by the company includes Pyxis Epsilon, Pyxis Theta, Pyxis Malou, Northsea Alpha, and Northsea Beta. Each of the vessels in the fleet is capable of transporting refined petroleum products, such as naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, fuel oil, and other liquid bulk items, such as vegetable oils and organic chemicals.