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RigNet (RigNet) Beneish M-Score : -4.16 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is RigNet 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 -4.16 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

RNET' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.16   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.23
Current: -4.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of RigNet was -2.23. The lowest was -4.16. And the median was -2.61.


RigNet Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

RigNet Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.51 -3.23 -2.66 -2.52 -4.16

RigNet Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
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 -2.52 -2.56 -3.14 -3.54 -4.16

Competitive Comparison of RigNet's Beneish M-Score

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


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

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

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



RigNet 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 RigNet 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 * 0.9517+0.528 * 1.0401+0.404 * 0.6835+0.892 * 0.8559+0.115 * 0.9715
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9481+4.679 * -0.258059-0.327 * 1.2713
=-4.05

* 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 (Dec20) TTM:Last Year (Dec19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $54.6 Mil.
Revenue was 47.047 + 48.722 + 53.391 + 58.761 = $207.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.034 + 12.352 + 12.791 + 13.88 = $51.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $86.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $182.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $54.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $26.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $53.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $71.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $89.6 Mil.
Net Income was -9.108 + -5.537 + -4.322 + -26.841 = $-45.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.362 + -4.252 + -3.929 + -23.462 = $-31.3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13.928 + 11.691 + 3.478 + 3.551 = $32.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $67.1 Mil.
Revenue was 64.096 + 60.993 + 60.332 + 57.51 = $242.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.614 + 18.159 + 16.134 + 12.142 = $62.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $99.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $251.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $66.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $31.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $65.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $70.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $103.3 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)
=(54.624 / 207.921) / (67.059 / 242.931)
=0.262715 / 0.276041
=0.9517

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)
=(62.049 / 242.931) / (51.057 / 207.921)
=0.255418 / 0.24556
=1.0401

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 - (86.203 + 54.679) / 182.807) / (1 - (99.817 + 66.947) / 250.98)
=0.22934 / 0.335549
=0.6835

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
=207.921 / 242.931
=0.8559

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))
=(31.129 / (31.129 + 66.947)) / (26.534 / (26.534 + 54.679))
=0.317397 / 0.326721
=0.9715

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)
=(53.441 / 207.921) / (65.86 / 242.931)
=0.257026 / 0.271106
=0.9481

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)
=((89.564 + 71.379) / 182.807) / ((103.263 + 70.542) / 250.98)
=0.880398 / 0.692505
=1.2713

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
=(-45.808 - -31.281 - 32.648) / 182.807
=-0.258059

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.

RigNet has a M-score of -4.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


RigNet (RigNet) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
15115 Park Row Boulevard, Suite 300, Houston, TX, USA, 77084-4947
RigNet Inc operates as a technology company that provides customized communications services, applications, real-time machine learning, and cybersecurity solutions. It operates through the following segments: The Managed Communications Services segment provides remote communications, telephony, and technology services for offshore and onshore drilling rigs and production facilities, support vessels, and other remote sites; The Applications and Internet-of-Things segment focuses on the applications over-the-top of the Managed Services segment including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Software as a Service (SaaS); The Systems Integration segment gives design and implementation services for customer telecommunications systems.
Executives
Brendan Sullivan officer: CTO/CIO 15115 PARK ROW BLVD SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77084
Steven Edward Pickett director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1880 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77077
Kevin C. Mulloy director 9136 GOSHEN PARK PL GAITHERSBURG MD 20882
Vibe Ditlef De director 1880 S. DAIRY ASHFORD, SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77077
Kevin J Ohara director 1025 ELDORADO BLVD BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Brent Whittington director 4001 RODNEY PARHAM ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72212
Keith Olsen director 1715 NORTH WESTSHORE BOULEVARD SUITE 650 TAMPA FL 33607
James H Browning director 3760 JARDIN, HOUSTON TX 77005
Lee Michael Ahlstrom officer: Senior Vice President & CFO 4703 DERBYWOOD GLEN LANE, KATY TX 77494
Egbert Carver Clarke officer: SVP Global Operations 15115 PARK ROW BLVD SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77084
Barnett James Arden Jr officer: SVP of Government Services 15115 PARK ROW BLVD SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77084
Benjamin Andrew Carter officer: PAO 15115 PARK ROW BLVD SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77084
Edward Traupman officer: SVP - Products and Services 15115 PARK ROW BLVD SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77084
Brad Eastman officer: Senior VP & General Counsel 1360 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 2100 HOUSTON TX 77056
Errol James Olivier officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer 15115 PARK ROW BLVD SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77084