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Valaris (STU:E65F) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Valaris was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Valaris Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Valaris Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.06 -1.67 -4.46 -0.70 -3.10

Valaris Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 -0.20 -3.42 -3.06 -3.10 -2.95

Competitive Comparison of Valaris's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Valaris'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.


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

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

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



Valaris 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 Valaris 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 * 1.47+0.528 * 0.6635+0.404 * 1.1584+0.892 * 0.5758+0.115 * 1.059
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4474+4.679 * -0.045023-0.327 * 0.081
=-2.52

* 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 (Mar21) TTM:Last Year (Mar20) TTM:
Total Receivables was €378 Mil.
Revenue was 257.964 + 243.723 + 242.22 + 345.254 = €1,089 Mil.
Gross Profit was -56.448 + -107.353 + -122.511 + -100.699 = €-387 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €945 Mil.
Total Assets was €10,035 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €8,503 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €423 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €159 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €393 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €18 Mil.
Net Income was -764.4 + -58.28 + -569.594 + -983.371 = €-2,376 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -659.988 + -120.587 + -321.431 + -744.233 = €-1,846 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -26.628 + 118.943 + -12.99 + -156.91 = €-78 Mil.
Total Receivables was €446 Mil.
Revenue was 413.223 + 460.89 + 500.58 + 516.752 = €1,891 Mil.
Gross Profit was -166.429 + -115.47 + -98.246 + -65.756 = €-446 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,001 Mil.
Total Assets was €12,693 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €11,051 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €585 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €191 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €801 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5,608 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)
=(377.832 / 1089.161) / (446.346 / 1891.445)
=0.346902 / 0.235981
=1.47

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)
=(-445.901 / 1891.445) / (-387.011 / 1089.161)
=-0.235746 / -0.355329
=0.6635

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 - (945 + 8503.236) / 10035.396) / (1 - (1000.568 + 11051.045) / 12692.715)
=0.058509 / 0.050509
=1.1584

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
=1089.161 / 1891.445
=0.5758

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))
=(584.538 / (584.538 + 11051.045)) / (423.476 / (423.476 + 8503.236))
=0.050237 / 0.047439
=1.059

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)
=(158.997 / 1089.161) / (190.768 / 1891.445)
=0.145981 / 0.100858
=1.4474

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)
=((17.724 + 392.616) / 10035.396) / ((5607.923 + 801.106) / 12692.715)
=0.040889 / 0.504938
=0.081

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
=(-2375.645 - -1846.239 - -77.585) / 10035.396
=-0.045023

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.

Valaris has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Valaris (STU:E65F) Business Description

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Address
78 Cannon Street, Cannon Place, London, GBR, EC4N 6AF
Valaris PLC owns one of the newest jackup and deep-water fleets in the contract drilling industry, which drills for oil and natural gas globally. The firm is based in London, but its rigs drill around the world for national and international oil companies, as well as independents.

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