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Seadrill (OSTO:SDRLO) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Seadrill 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:SDRLo' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.15
Current: -2.38

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Seadrill was -2.15. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was -2.48.


Seadrill Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Seadrill'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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Seadrill Beneish M-Score Chart

Seadrill Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -2.27

Seadrill Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.48 -2.27 -2.15 -2.73 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Seadrill's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Seadrill'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.


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

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

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



Seadrill 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 Seadrill 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 * 0.5531+0.528 * 1.2689+0.404 * 1.4667+0.892 * 1.3611+0.115 * 0.6981
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5481+4.679 * 0.001804-0.327 * 1.0991
=-2.39

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr2,018 Mil.
Revenue was 3760.4 + 3980.775 + 3894.641 + 4304.155 = kr15,940 Mil.
Gross Profit was 807.318 + 1188.925 + 965.701 + 854.501 = kr3,816 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr11,016 Mil.
Total Assets was kr44,105 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr30,625 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1,759 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr1,081 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr4,355 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr6,480 Mil.
Net Income was 339.923 + 2685.696 + 636.726 + 770.106 = kr4,432 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -42.49 + 1963.849 + 21.224 + 73.846 = kr2,016 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -286.81 + 838.617 + 307.751 + 1476.916 = kr2,336 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr2,681 Mil.
Revenue was 4440.026 + 4469.71 + 2801.592 + 0 = kr11,711 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1415.66 + 1468.31 + 674.067 + 0 = kr3,558 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr14,317 Mil.
Total Assets was kr46,449 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr30,362 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1,197 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr513 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr3,839 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr6,542 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)
=(2018.294 / 15939.971) / (2681.175 / 11711.328)
=0.126618 / 0.228939
=0.5531

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)
=(3558.037 / 11711.328) / (3816.445 / 15939.971)
=0.303812 / 0.239426
=1.2689

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 - (11015.636 + 30624.956) / 44105.035) / (1 - (14317.475 + 30361.626) / 46448.676)
=0.055877 / 0.038097
=1.4667

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
=15939.971 / 11711.328
=1.3611

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))
=(1196.893 / (1196.893 + 30361.626)) / (1759.495 / (1759.495 + 30624.956))
=0.037926 / 0.054331
=0.6981

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)
=(1081.166 / 15939.971) / (513.096 / 11711.328)
=0.067827 / 0.043812
=1.5481

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)
=((6479.786 + 4355.266) / 44105.035) / ((6542.067 + 3839.443) / 46448.676)
=0.245665 / 0.223505
=1.0991

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
=(4432.451 - 2016.429 - 2336.474) / 44105.035
=0.001804

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.

Seadrill has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Seadrill Business Description

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11025 Equity Drive, Suite 150, Houston, TX, USA, 77041
Seadrill Ltd is an offshore drilling contractor company. The company is engaged in providing offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry. The primary business of the company is the ownership and operation of drillships, semi-submersible rigs, and jack-up rigs for operations in shallow to ultra-deepwater areas in both benign and harsh environments. The geographical segments of the company are the United States, Brazil, Angola, Norway, and others. The company derives maximum revenue from the United States.

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