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Seadrill (Seadrill) Beneish M-Score

: -2.27 (As of Today)
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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 -2.27 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:

SDRL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.27   Med: -2.27   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.27

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Seadrill was -2.27. The lowest was -2.27. And the median was -2.27.


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 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
Beneish M-Score Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -3.35 -2.51 -2.48 -2.27

Competitive Comparison

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 Beneish M-Score Distribution

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 * 0.7474+0.528 * 0.5248+0.404 * 0.4793+0.892 * 1.8846+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7409+4.679 * -0.003319-0.327 * 0.7356
=-2.27

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $231 Mil.
Revenue was 408 + 414 + 414 + 266 = $1,502 Mil.
Gross Profit was 81 + 132 + 136 + 64 = $413 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,158 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,218 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,868 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $155 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $389 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $608 Mil.
Net Income was 73 + 90 + 94 + 43 = $300 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 7 + 18 + -2 + 4 = $27 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 140 + 112 + 20 + 15 = $287 Mil.
Total Receivables was $164 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 269 + 253 + 275 = $797 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 37 + 41 + 37 = $115 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $857 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,801 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,678 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $53 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $404 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $496 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)
=(231 / 1502) / (164 / 797)
=0.153795 / 0.205772
=0.7474

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)
=(115 / 797) / (413 / 1502)
=0.144291 / 0.274967
=0.5248

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 - (1158 + 2868) / 4218) / (1 - (857 + 1678) / 2801)
=0.045519 / 0.094966
=0.4793

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
=1502 / 797
=1.8846

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))
=(0 / (0 + 1678)) / (155 / (155 + 2868))
=0 / 0.051274
=1

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)
=(74 / 1502) / (53 / 797)
=0.049268 / 0.066499
=0.7409

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)
=((608 + 389) / 4218) / ((496 + 404) / 2801)
=0.236368 / 0.321314
=0.7356

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
=(300 - 27 - 287) / 4218
=-0.003319

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 -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Seadrill (Seadrill) Business Description

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Address
566 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick Business Park, Building 11, 2nd Floor, London, GBR, W4 5YS
Seadrill Ltd is an offshore drilling contractor company. It engages in providing worldwide offshore drilling services to the oil and gas industry. Its primary business 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. It has three segments Harsh environment, Floaters and Jackups.