Trican Well Service (TSX:TCW) Beneish M-Score: 0.94 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


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What is Trican Well Service Beneish M-Score?

Trican Well Service TSX:TCW +1.20% 74 Beneish M-Score is 0.94 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates TSX:TCW with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of C$6.12 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 822 Oil & Gas companies, Trican Well Service ranks worse than 95.86% on this metric.

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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.94 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TSX:TCW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.91   Med: -3.29   Max: 29.42
Current: 0.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Trican Well Service was 29.42. The lowest was -6.91. And the median was -3.29.


Trican Well Service Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Trican Well Service'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.

Trican Well Service Beneish M-Score Chart

Trican Well Service Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.75 -3.29 -3.79 0.00 0.00

Trican Well Service Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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TSX:TCW vs SLB, BKR, HAL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Trican Well Service'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.


Trican Well Service Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

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

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


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Trican Well Service 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 Trican Well Service 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 * 0.8217+0.528 * 0.9445+0.404 * 11.375+0.892 * 1.206+0.115 * 1.045
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3257+4.679 * -0.160608-0.327 * 0.8908
=0.94

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was C$228 Mil.
Revenue was 330.269 + 322.732 + 300.586 + 213.798 = C$1,167 Mil.
Gross Profit was 65.364 + 63.224 + 60.316 + 39.907 = C$229 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$262 Mil.
Total Assets was C$945 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$528 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$118 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$48 Mil.
Net Income was 30.282 + 31.941 + 28.898 + 19.479 = C$111 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.162 + -0.656 + -0.505 + -0.753 = C$-2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 92.238 + 88.561 + -32.14 + 115.768 = C$264 Mil.
Total Receivables was C$230 Mil.
Revenue was 259.073 + 275.516 + 221.587 + 211.811 = C$968 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.667 + 49.609 + 42.751 + 33.167 = C$179 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$260 Mil.
Total Assets was C$672 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was C$403 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was C$77 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was C$44 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$101 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$31 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)
=(227.743 / 1167.385) / (229.814 / 967.987)
=0.195088 / 0.237414
=0.8217

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)
=(179.194 / 967.987) / (228.811 / 1167.385)
=0.18512 / 0.196003
=0.9445

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 - (261.672 + 528.049) / 944.854) / (1 - (259.97 + 402.552) / 672.225)
=0.164187 / 0.014434
=11.375

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
=1167.385 / 967.987
=1.206

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))
=(77.299 / (77.299 + 402.552)) / (96.236 / (96.236 + 528.049))
=0.16109 / 0.154154
=1.045

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)
=(70.855 / 1167.385) / (44.317 / 967.987)
=0.060695 / 0.045783
=1.3257

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)
=((47.564 + 117.524) / 944.854) / ((30.827 + 101.019) / 672.225)
=0.174723 / 0.196134
=0.8908

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
=(110.6 - -2.076 - 264.427) / 944.854
=-0.160608

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.

Trican Well Service has a M-score of 0.94 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of 0.94 mean?
Trican Well Service (TSX:TCW) has a Beneish M-Score of 0.94 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Trican Well Service and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Trican Well Service ranks #788 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 95.9%.
Is Trican Well Service's Beneish M-Score too high?
Trican Well Service's current Beneish M-Score is 0.94. Based on the distribution chart, Trican Well Service ranks #788 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Trican Well Service has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Trican Well Service's Beneish M-Score compare to SLB and BKR?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Trican Well Service ranks #788 out of 822 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Trican Well Service in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Trican Well Service and its competitors. Trican Well Service's current Beneish M-Score is 0.94. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Trican Well Service stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Trican Well Service (TSX:TCW) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is C$6.12, compared to a current price of C$6.74 — trading 10.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is 0.94. Trican Well Service's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Trican Well Service (TSX:TCW), the current Beneish M-Score is 0.94 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Trican Well Service (TSX:TCW) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Trican Well Service stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of C$6.74 is trading 10.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of C$6.12. GuruFocus considers Trican Well Service to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TSX:TCW:

  • Beneish M-Score: 0.94
  • GF Value™: C$6.12 vs. price of C$6.74 (10.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the TSX:TCW stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Trican Well Service Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges TOLWF:USATWZ:Germany
Address 645 - 7th Avenue South West, Suite 2900, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4G8
Trican Well Service Ltd is an equipment services company. It provides products, equipment, services, and technology for use in the drilling, completion, stimulation, and reworking of oil and gas wells through its continuing pressure pumping operations in Canada. Additionally, the company offers services related to coiled tubing, pipeline service, cementing, fracturing, and reservoir solutions to customers operating from bases located across the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB).
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