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Subsea 7 (OSL:SUBC) Beneish M-Score : -3.13 (As of Jun. 27, 2025)


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What is Subsea 7 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 -3.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Subsea 7's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OSL:SUBC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.8   Med: -2.95   Max: -1.91
Current: -3.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Subsea 7 was -1.91. The lowest was -6.80. And the median was -2.95.


Subsea 7 Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Subsea 7'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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Subsea 7 Beneish M-Score Chart

Subsea 7 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 -5.48 -3.17 -2.91 -2.72 -3.03

Subsea 7 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 -2.66 -3.07 -2.95 -3.03 -3.13

Competitive Comparison of Subsea 7's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Subsea 7'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.


Subsea 7's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Subsea 7's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Subsea 7's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Subsea 7 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 Subsea 7 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 * 0.8606+0.528 * 0.5694+0.404 * 1.157+0.892 * 1.1517+0.115 * 0.8339
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0206+4.679 * -0.10516-0.327 * 0.9378
=-3.13

* 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 kr21,158 Mil.
Revenue was 16331.239 + 20967.561 + 19480.786 + 18459.119 = kr75,239 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1726.665 + 2247.446 + 2401.77 + 2090.172 = kr8,466 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr28,869 Mil.
Total Assets was kr83,684 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr45,842 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr6,907 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr3,404 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr27,799 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr7,870 Mil.
Net Income was 203.954 + 246.849 + 991.089 + 627.37 = kr2,069 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 545.656 + 5463.213 + 2872.351 + 1988.264 = kr10,869 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr21,346 Mil.
Revenue was 14808.124 + 17209.236 + 16925.722 + 16386.776 = kr65,330 Mil.
Gross Profit was 863.825 + 1196.302 + 1371.689 + 753.589 = kr4,185 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr30,225 Mil.
Total Assets was kr86,823 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr48,550 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr5,951 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr2,896 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr28,206 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr11,254 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)
=(21157.785 / 75238.705) / (21346.239 / 65329.858)
=0.281209 / 0.326746
=0.8606

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)
=(4185.405 / 65329.858) / (8466.053 / 75238.705)
=0.064066 / 0.112523
=0.5694

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 - (28868.514 + 45841.513) / 83683.986) / (1 - (30225.383 + 48550.357) / 86822.896)
=0.107236 / 0.092685
=1.157

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
=75238.705 / 65329.858
=1.1517

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))
=(5951.264 / (5951.264 + 48550.357)) / (6906.987 / (6906.987 + 45841.513))
=0.109194 / 0.130942
=0.8339

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)
=(3403.978 / 75238.705) / (2895.966 / 65329.858)
=0.045242 / 0.044328
=1.0206

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)
=((7869.833 + 27798.558) / 83683.986) / ((11254.132 + 28205.901) / 86822.896)
=0.426227 / 0.454489
=0.9378

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
=(2069.262 - 0 - 10869.484) / 83683.986
=-0.10516

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.

Subsea 7 has a M-score of -3.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Subsea 7 Business Description

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412F, Route d\'Esch, Luxembourg, LUX, L-1471
Subsea 7 SA is the engineering and construction, service provider in the offshore oil and gas industry. It provides a range of services, including subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines (SURF), fabrication, installation, maintenance, and heavy lifting, among many others. Its segments are Subsea and Conventional, Renewables, and Corporate. The group generates the majority of its revenue from the Subsea and Conventional segment includes Subsea Umbilicals, Risers and Flowlines, Conventional services, Activities associated with the provision of inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services, heavy lifting operations and decommissioning of redundant offshore structures, carbon capture, and utilisation and storage. Its geographic areas are Norway, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Others.

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