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BKR (Baker Hughes Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Jul. 03, 2025)


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What is Baker Hughes Co 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.2
Current: -2.51

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Baker Hughes Co was -2.20. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.57.


Baker Hughes Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baker Hughes Co'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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Baker Hughes Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Baker Hughes Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.20 -2.81 -2.61 -2.47 -2.52

Baker Hughes Co 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 -2.57 -2.46 -2.51 -2.52 -2.51

Competitive Comparison of Baker Hughes Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Baker Hughes Co'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.


Baker Hughes Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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


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Baker Hughes Co 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 Baker Hughes Co 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 * 0.9192+0.528 * 0.9752+0.404 * 0.9938+0.892 * 1.0622+0.115 * 1.0114
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8841+4.679 * -0.006586-0.327 * 0.9503
=-2.51

* 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 $6,710 Mil.
Revenue was 6427 + 7364 + 6908 + 7139 = $27,838 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1475 + 1530 + 1542 + 1490 = $6,037 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,841 Mil.
Total Assets was $38,110 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,168 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,138 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,417 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12,594 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,969 Mil.
Net Income was 402 + 1179 + 766 + 579 = $2,926 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -140 + -98 + 134 + 24 = $-80 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 709 + 1190 + 1010 + 348 = $3,257 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6,873 Mil.
Revenue was 6418 + 6835 + 6641 + 6315 = $26,209 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1442 + 1447 + 1343 + 1311 = $5,543 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,420 Mil.
Total Assets was $37,141 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,931 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,101 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,574 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13,179 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,858 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)
=(6710 / 27838) / (6873 / 26209)
=0.241037 / 0.262238
=0.9192

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)
=(5543 / 26209) / (6037 / 27838)
=0.211492 / 0.216862
=0.9752

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 - (16841 + 5168) / 38110) / (1 - (16420 + 4931) / 37141)
=0.422488 / 0.425137
=0.9938

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
=27838 / 26209
=1.0622

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))
=(1101 / (1101 + 4931)) / (1138 / (1138 + 5168))
=0.182527 / 0.180463
=1.0114

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)
=(2417 / 27838) / (2574 / 26209)
=0.086824 / 0.098211
=0.8841

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)
=((5969 + 12594) / 38110) / ((5858 + 13179) / 37141)
=0.48709 / 0.51256
=0.9503

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
=(2926 - -80 - 3257) / 38110
=-0.006586

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.

Baker Hughes Co has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Baker Hughes Co Business Description

Address
575 North Dairy Ashford Road, Suite 100, Houston, TX, USA, 77079-1121
Following a 2022 reorganization, Baker Hughes operates across two segments: oilfield services and equipment, and industrial and energy technology. The firm's oilfield services and equipment segment, or OFSE, is one of the Big Three oilfield service players, along with SLB and Halliburton, and mostly supplies to hydrocarbon developers and producers, including national oil companies, major integrated firms, and independents. Markets outside of North America buy roughly three quarters of the firm's OFSE. Baker Hughes' industrial and energy technology segment manufactures and sells turbines, compressors, pumps, valves, and related testing and monitoring services across various energy and industrial applications.
Executives
James E Apostolides officer: SVP, Enterprise Op Excellence 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD, HOUSTON TX 77073
Nancy Buese officer: Chief Financial Officer 1515 ARAPAHOE STREET, DENVER CO 80202-2126
Maria C Borras officer: EVP, Oilfield Services & Equip 2929 ALLEN PARKWAY, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77019
Lorenzo Simonelli director, officer: Chairman, President and CEO 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77073
Regina Jones officer: Chief Legal Officer 7102 COMMERCE WAY, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Rebecca L Charlton officer: SVP, Controller & CAO 17021 ALDINE WESTFIELD ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77073
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