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Global Ship Lease (Global Ship Lease) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Global Ship Lease 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GSL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.77   Med: -2.5   Max: 23.39
Current: -2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Global Ship Lease was 23.39. The lowest was -3.77. And the median was -2.50.


Global Ship Lease Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Ship Lease'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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Global Ship Lease Beneish M-Score Chart

Global Ship Lease 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 -1.69 -2.69 -1.54 -2.58 -2.42

Global Ship Lease 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 -2.58 -2.85 -2.78 -2.69 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Global Ship Lease's Beneish M-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Global Ship Lease'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.


Global Ship Lease's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Global Ship Lease's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Global Ship Lease 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 Global Ship Lease 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 * 1.1168+0.528 * 0.9915+0.404 * 0.8041+0.892 * 1.1029+0.115 * 1.0119
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8916+4.679 * -0.026032-0.327 * 0.867
=-2.42

* 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 $5.4 Mil.
Revenue was 177.377 + 173.012 + 160.399 + 155.927 = $666.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 100.636 + 96.887 + 88.139 + 86.523 = $372.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $295.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,171.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,676.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $93.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $280.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $619.2 Mil.
Net Income was 67.049 + 85.071 + 77.776 + 74.604 = $304.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -20.356 + 1.546 + 2.676 + 2.161 = $-14.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 72.073 + 102.407 + 107.491 + 93.037 = $375.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.4 Mil.
Revenue was 156.589 + 163.231 + 143.891 + 140.776 = $604.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 83.812 + 96.576 + 77.075 + 77.123 = $334.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $237.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,106.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,628.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $91.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $18.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $261.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $744.6 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)
=(5.367 / 666.715) / (4.357 / 604.487)
=0.00805 / 0.007208
=1.1168

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)
=(334.586 / 604.487) / (372.185 / 666.715)
=0.553504 / 0.558237
=0.9915

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 - (295.677 + 1676.311) / 2171.78) / (1 - (237.047 + 1628.188) / 2106.215)
=0.091995 / 0.114414
=0.8041

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
=666.715 / 604.487
=1.1029

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))
=(91.868 / (91.868 + 1628.188)) / (93.408 / (93.408 + 1676.311))
=0.05341 / 0.052781
=1.0119

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)
=(18.217 / 666.715) / (18.526 / 604.487)
=0.027324 / 0.030647
=0.8916

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)
=((619.175 + 280.44) / 2171.78) / ((744.557 + 261.766) / 2106.215)
=0.414229 / 0.477787
=0.867

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
=(304.5 - -13.973 - 375.008) / 2171.78
=-0.026032

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.

Global Ship Lease has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Global Ship Lease (Global Ship Lease) Business Description

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Address
25 Wilton Road, London, GBR, SW1V 1LW
Global Ship Lease Inc operates in the container shipping industry. The company owns and charters out containerships under long-term, fixed-rate charters to container liner companies. The majority of the company's revenues are derived from charters to MAERSK. Its fleet consisted of more than 60 containerships.
Executives
Integrated Core Strategies (us) Llc 10 percent owner C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Nisswa Acquisition Master Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SVCS LIMITED, PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Israel A Englander other: May be deemed a group member. C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Millenco, L.l.c. 10 percent owner C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Millennium Management Llc other: May be deemed a group member. 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Integrated Holding Group, L.p. other: May be deemed a group member. C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103-0899
Millennium International Management Lp other: May be deemed a group member. 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Cognizant Holdings, Ltd. other: May be deemed a group member. C/O MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL MGMT. LP, 666 FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10103
Millennium Group Management Llc other: May be deemed a group member. C/O MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC, 399 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022