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Paratus Energy Services (OSL:PLSV) Beneish M-Score : -1.78 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Paratus Energy Services 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 -1.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSL:PLSV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.78   Med: -1.78   Max: -1.78
Current: -1.78

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Paratus Energy Services was -1.78. The lowest was -1.78. And the median was -1.78.


Paratus Energy Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Paratus Energy Services'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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Paratus Energy Services Beneish M-Score Chart

Paratus Energy Services Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.78

Paratus Energy Services Quarterly Data
Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - -1.78

Competitive Comparison of Paratus Energy Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Paratus Energy Services'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.


Paratus Energy Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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Paratus Energy Services 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 Paratus Energy Services 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 * 1.4282+0.528 * 0.7386+0.404 * 0.8568+0.892 * 1.3639+0.115 * 0.8607
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3154+4.679 * 0.054079-0.327 * 1.009
=-1.78

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr4,172 Mil.
Revenue was kr2,400 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr1,122 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr5,253 Mil.
Total Assets was kr12,283 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,906 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr201 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr187 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr917 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr7,770 Mil.
Net Income was kr355 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr-310 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr2,142 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,760 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr608 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr3,713 Mil.
Total Assets was kr10,581 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,722 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr160 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr104 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr506 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr6,910 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)
=(4171.745 / 2400.044) / (2141.528 / 1759.64)
=1.738195 / 1.217026
=1.4282

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)
=(607.645 / 1759.64) / (1122.04 / 2400.044)
=0.345323 / 0.467508
=0.7386

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 - (5253.391 + 2906.084) / 12282.972) / (1 - (3713.389 + 2721.745) / 10581.048)
=0.335708 / 0.391825
=0.8568

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
=2400.044 / 1759.64
=1.3639

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))
=(160.351 / (160.351 + 2721.745)) / (200.845 / (200.845 + 2906.084))
=0.055637 / 0.064644
=0.8607

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)
=(187.381 / 2400.044) / (104.439 / 1759.64)
=0.078074 / 0.059352
=1.3154

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)
=((7770.127 + 916.707) / 12282.972) / ((6909.857 + 506.371) / 10581.048)
=0.707226 / 0.700897
=1.009

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
=(354.565 - 0 - -309.683) / 12282.972
=0.054079

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.

Paratus Energy Services has a M-score of -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Paratus Energy Services Business Description

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Address
14 Par-La-Ville Road, Par-La-Ville Place, Hamilton, BMU, HM 08
Paratus Energy Services Ltd is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, It operates as a drilling contractor that owns and operates five jack-up drilling units located in Mexico. It owns five jack-up rigs: West Intrepid, West Defender, West Courageous, West Oberon, and West Titania. Its other subsidiaries have a business that owns and operates six multipurpose pipelaying service vessels (PLSV) and is an oilfield service company that specializes in drilling and well services.

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