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Secure Energy Services (TSX:SES) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Secure Energy Services 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TSX:SES' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.72   Max: 38.12
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Secure Energy Services was 38.12. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.72.


Secure Energy Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Secure Energy Services'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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Secure Energy Services Beneish M-Score Chart

Secure Energy Services 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 -2.97 38.12 2.17 -2.80 -3.28

Secure Energy Services Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -3.04 -3.42 -3.36 -3.28 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of Secure Energy Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Secure Energy Services'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.


Secure Energy Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Secure Energy Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Secure Energy Services 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 Secure Energy Services 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 * 1.0322+0.528 * 1.1663+0.404 * 0.4982+0.892 * 1.1259+0.115 * 0.746
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0254+4.679 * -0.101323-0.327 * 0.7364
=-2.87

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$509 Mil.
Revenue was 2849 + 2340 + 2215 + 1782 = C$9,186 Mil.
Gross Profit was 116 + 156 + 132 + 97 = C$501 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$1,086 Mil.
Total Assets was C$2,645 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$1,254 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$194 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$142 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$634 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$395 Mil.
Net Income was 422 + 59 + 47 + 34 = C$562 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 506 + -12 + -9 + 4 = C$489 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8 + 32 + 170 + 131 = C$341 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$438 Mil.
Revenue was 1907 + 2025 + 2149 + 2078 = C$8,159 Mil.
Gross Profit was 127 + 121 + 136 + 135 = C$519 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$590 Mil.
Total Assets was C$2,830 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$1,585 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$176 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$123 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$427 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$1,068 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)
=(509 / 9186) / (438 / 8159)
=0.05541 / 0.053683
=1.0322

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)
=(519 / 8159) / (501 / 9186)
=0.063611 / 0.05454
=1.1663

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 - (1086 + 1254) / 2645) / (1 - (590 + 1585) / 2830)
=0.115312 / 0.231449
=0.4982

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
=9186 / 8159
=1.1259

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))
=(176 / (176 + 1585)) / (194 / (194 + 1254))
=0.099943 / 0.133978
=0.746

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)
=(142 / 9186) / (123 / 8159)
=0.015458 / 0.015075
=1.0254

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)
=((395 + 634) / 2645) / ((1068 + 427) / 2830)
=0.389036 / 0.528269
=0.7364

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
=(562 - 489 - 341) / 2645
=-0.101323

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.

Secure Energy Services has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Secure Energy Services (TSX:SES) Business Description

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Address
2300, 225 - 6th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 1N2
Secure Energy Services Inc provides fluids and solids solutions to the oil and gas industry. It operates in two segments: Midstream Infrastructure and Environmental and Fluid Management. Midstream Infrastructure owns and operates a network of facilities throughout western Canada, North Dakota, and Oklahoma. These facilities provide processing, storing, shipping, and marketing of crude oil; the processing of waste; and water treatment and disposal. The Environmental and Fluid Management segment includes a network of landfill disposal facilities; onsite abandonment, remediation, and reclamation management; a suite of comprehensive environmental management solutions. The company's geographical segments are Canada and the United States.
Executives
James Darryl Anderson Senior Officer

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