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Scorpio Tankers (STU:S0QA) Beneish M-Score : -2.98 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Scorpio Tankers 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 -2.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:S0QA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.63   Med: -2.69   Max: 21.84
Current: -2.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Scorpio Tankers was 21.84. The lowest was -5.63. And the median was -2.69.


Scorpio Tankers Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scorpio Tankers'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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Scorpio Tankers Beneish M-Score Chart

Scorpio Tankers Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -3.34 -5.51 0.04 -3.17

Scorpio Tankers Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.93 -3.17 -2.71 -2.58 -2.98

Competitive Comparison of Scorpio Tankers's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Scorpio Tankers'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.


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

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

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



Scorpio Tankers 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 Scorpio Tankers 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 * 0.9414+0.528 * 1.0166+0.404 * 0.7329+0.892 * 0.9013+0.115 * 0.9384
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4016+4.679 * -0.075905-0.327 * 0.607
=-3.02

* 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 €153 Mil.
Revenue was 241.455 + 353.633 + 360.029 + 308.399 = €1,264 Mil.
Gross Profit was 118.703 + 229.954 + 242.628 + 182.915 = €774 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €483 Mil.
Total Assets was €3,467 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,924 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €175 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €119 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €218 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €691 Mil.
Net Income was 142.993 + 211.181 + 197.056 + 110.856 = €662 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 67.552 + 41.525 + 11.921 + -19.435 = €102 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 196.156 + 252.784 + 204.36 + 170.402 = €824 Mil.
Total Receivables was €180 Mil.
Revenue was 272.835 + 303.943 + 359.059 + 466.107 = €1,402 Mil.
Gross Profit was 148.916 + 182.742 + 236.776 + 304.836 = €873 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €548 Mil.
Total Assets was €4,038 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,393 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €190 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €662 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,081 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)
=(153.074 / 1263.516) / (180.417 / 1401.944)
=0.121149 / 0.128691
=0.9414

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)
=(873.27 / 1401.944) / (774.2 / 1263.516)
=0.622899 / 0.612735
=1.0166

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 - (482.589 + 2923.633) / 3467.204) / (1 - (548.435 + 3392.599) / 4037.941)
=0.017588 / 0.023999
=0.7329

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
=1263.516 / 1401.944
=0.9013

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))
=(189.748 / (189.748 + 3392.599)) / (174.901 / (174.901 + 2923.633))
=0.052968 / 0.056446
=0.9384

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)
=(118.638 / 1263.516) / (93.915 / 1401.944)
=0.093895 / 0.066989
=1.4016

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)
=((690.579 + 218.005) / 3467.204) / ((1081.44 + 661.87) / 4037.941)
=0.262051 / 0.431732
=0.607

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
=(662.086 - 101.563 - 823.702) / 3467.204
=-0.075905

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.

Scorpio Tankers has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Scorpio Tankers Business Description

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99 Boulevard du Jardin Exotique, Monaco, MCO, 98000
Scorpio Tankers Inc is a provider of marine transportation of petroleum products. It owns, lease finances or bareboat charters in hundred ten product tankers namely thirty nine LR2 tankers, fifty seven MR tankers and forteeen Handymax tankers. The company's fleet of tankers is the largest, most eco-friendly and newest fleet on the water hauling clean petroleum products. They provide seaborne transportation of crude oil and refined petroleum products worldwide. The company generates majority of its revenue from MR vessel.

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