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Fred. Olsen Production ASA (OSL:FOP) Beneish M-Score : -3.42 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Fred. Olsen Production ASA 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OSL:FOP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.61   Med: -3.52   Max: -3.42
Current: -3.42

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fred. Olsen Production ASA was -3.42. The lowest was -3.61. And the median was -3.52.


Fred. Olsen Production ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fred. Olsen Production ASA'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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Fred. Olsen Production ASA Beneish M-Score Chart

Fred. Olsen Production ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -3.61 -3.42

Fred. Olsen Production ASA Semi-Annual Data
Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -3.61 -3.42

Competitive Comparison of Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Fred. Olsen Production ASA'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.


Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Fred. Olsen Production ASA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Fred. Olsen Production ASA 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 Fred. Olsen Production ASA 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 * 0.5663+0.528 * 0.9885+0.404 * 0.7135+0.892 * 0.977+0.115 * 0.9963
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1399+4.679 * -0.090369-0.327 * 0.8926
=-3.43

* 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 (Dec12) TTM:Last Year (Dec11) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr92.2 Mil.
Revenue was kr635.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr635.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr496.2 Mil.
Total Assets was kr2,107.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,603.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr159.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr102.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr80.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr785.4 Mil.
Net Income was kr10.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr200.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr166.7 Mil.
Revenue was kr650.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr643.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr605.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr2,446.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,829.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr180.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr92.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr134.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr991.8 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)
=(92.245 / 635.726) / (166.715 / 650.683)
=0.145102 / 0.256215
=0.5663

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)
=(643.201 / 650.683) / (635.726 / 635.726)
=0.988501 / 1
=0.9885

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 - (496.242 + 1603.794) / 2107.504) / (1 - (604.973 + 1829.765) / 2446.892)
=0.003544 / 0.004967
=0.7135

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
=635.726 / 650.683
=0.977

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))
=(180.907 / (180.907 + 1829.765)) / (159.209 / (159.209 + 1603.794))
=0.089973 / 0.090306
=0.9963

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)
=(102.713 / 635.726) / (92.227 / 650.683)
=0.161568 / 0.141739
=1.1399

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)
=((785.442 + 80.676) / 2107.504) / ((991.784 + 134.779) / 2446.892)
=0.410969 / 0.460406
=0.8926

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
=(10.385 - 0 - 200.838) / 2107.504
=-0.090369

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.

Fred. Olsen Production ASA has a M-score of -3.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fred. Olsen Production ASA (OSL:FOP) Business Description

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Fred Olsen Production ASA, formerly Yinson Production AS was founded in 1983. The Company provides offshore support services. Its segments include transport, marine, trading, and other. The transport segment includes the provision of commercial land transportation, haulage and shipping services. The marine segment comprises provision of vessel, barge and marine related services. The trading segment comprises the trading activities mainly in the construction related materials. The other business segments include rental, insurance and investment income.

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