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2020 Bulkers (OSTO:2020) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is 2020 Bulkers 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 2020 Bulkers's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of 2020 Bulkers was 1.29. The lowest was -3.47. And the median was 0.33.


2020 Bulkers Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for 2020 Bulkers'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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2020 Bulkers Beneish M-Score Chart

2020 Bulkers Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.46 1.29 0.19 -3.47 -

2020 Bulkers Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.47 -1.25 -1.85 - -

Competitive Comparison of 2020 Bulkers's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, 2020 Bulkers'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.


2020 Bulkers's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, 2020 Bulkers's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 2020 Bulkers's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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2020 Bulkers 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 2020 Bulkers 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 kr12.3 Mil.
Revenue was 161.574 + 207.141 + 192.139 + 209.058 = kr769.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 88.641 + 139.156 + 129.508 + 127.345 = kr484.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr215.4 Mil.
Total Assets was kr2,991.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,775.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr102.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr41.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr51.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,235.4 Mil.
Net Income was 57.224 + 123.222 + 330.139 + 302.445 = kr813.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 71.811 + 157.214 + 111.462 + 137.957 = kr478.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr11.6 Mil.
Revenue was 272.175 + 159.798 + 181.38 + 128.494 = kr741.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 191.999 + 74 + 92.849 + 43.182 = kr402.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr408.3 Mil.
Total Assets was kr3,967.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr3,559.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr123.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr36.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr274.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,994.9 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)
=(12.342 / 769.912) / (11.604 / 741.847)
=0.01603 / 0.015642
=

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)
=(402.03 / 741.847) / (484.65 / 769.912)
=0.541931 / 0.629488
=

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 - (215.432 + 2775.927) / 2991.359) / (1 - (408.262 + 3559.368) / 3967.629)
=0 / -0
=

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
=769.912 / 741.847
=

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))
=(123.573 / (123.573 + 3559.368)) / (102.245 / (102.245 + 2775.927))
=0.033553 / 0.035524
=

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)
=(41.948 / 769.912) / (36.189 / 741.847)
=0.054484 / 0.048782
=

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)
=((1235.366 + 51.614) / 2991.359) / ((1994.892 + 274.284) / 3967.629)
=0.430233 / 0.571922
=

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
=(813.03 - 0 - 478.444) / 2991.359
=0.111851

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.


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2020 Bulkers Business Description

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Address
Tjuvholmen alle 3, 9th floor, Oslo, NOR, 0252
2020 Bulkers Ltd is an owner and operator of large dry bulk vessels. The Company has eight Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels in operation.

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