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VAL (Valaris) Beneish M-Score : -2.92 (As of Jul. 01, 2025)


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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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VAL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.55   Med: -2.63   Max: -1.02
Current: -2.92

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Valaris was -1.02. The lowest was -12.55. And the median was -2.63.


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 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.71 -1.53 -2.54

Valaris Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -1.02 -1.11 -1.34 -2.54 -2.92

Competitive Comparison of Valaris's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services 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.


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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 * 0.8344+0.528 * 0.3568+0.404 * 0.8723+0.892 * 1.3082+0.115 * 0.9338
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8609+4.679 * -0.042947-0.327 * 0.9608
=-2.92

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was $558 Mil.
Revenue was 620.7 + 584.4 + 643.1 + 610.1 = $2,458 Mil.
Gross Profit was 172.6 + 135.2 + 149.3 + 141.7 = $599 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,158 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,387 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,977 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $128 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $114 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $695 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,135 Mil.
Net Income was -37.9 + 133.7 + 64.6 + 149.6 = $310 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 16 + 20.8 + -26.6 + 3.2 = $13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 155.9 + 124.6 + 193 + 11.5 = $485 Mil.
Total Receivables was $511 Mil.
Revenue was 525 + 483.8 + 455.1 + 415.2 = $1,879 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.4 + 54.3 + 38.4 + 17.2 = $163 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,198 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,354 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,732 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $105 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $101 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $761 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,130 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)
=(557.7 / 2458.3) / (510.9 / 1879.1)
=0.226864 / 0.271885
=0.8344

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)
=(163.3 / 1879.1) / (598.8 / 2458.3)
=0.086903 / 0.243583
=0.3568

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 - (1157.8 + 1977.1) / 4386.8) / (1 - (1197.6 + 1732.3) / 4354.4)
=0.285379 / 0.32714
=0.8723

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
=2458.3 / 1879.1
=1.3082

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))
=(104.6 / (104.6 + 1732.3)) / (128.4 / (128.4 + 1977.1))
=0.056944 / 0.060983
=0.9338

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)
=(114.2 / 2458.3) / (101.4 / 1879.1)
=0.046455 / 0.053962
=0.8609

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)
=((1135.4 + 694.6) / 4386.8) / ((1129.9 + 760.7) / 4354.4)
=0.417161 / 0.434182
=0.9608

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
=(310 - 13.4 - 485) / 4386.8
=-0.042947

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 -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Valaris Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2 Church Street, Claredon House, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Valaris Ltd is an offshore contract drilling company. The company provides offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry with operations in almost every offshore market across six continents. Its business consists of four operating segments: Floaters, which includes drillships and semisubmersible rigs; Jackups; ARO; and Other, which consists of management services on rigs owned by third parties. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Floaters segment.
Executives
Anton Dibowitz director C/O VALARIS, CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Christopher T Weber officer: SVP - CFO 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77046
Matthew Lyne officer: SVP - CCO 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Davor Vudakin officer: SVP & General Counsel C/O VALARIS LIMITED, CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM 11
Gilles Luca officer: Sr. VP - Western Hemisphere 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Grable Colleen officer: Controller 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Oak Hill Advisors Lp 10 percent owner 1 VANDERBILT AVE, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kristian Johansen director 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77024
Catherine Hughes director 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Gunnar W. Eliassen director C/O QUINTANA MINERALS CORPORATION, 1415 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Darin Gibbins officer: Interim CFO and VP 5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 3300, HOUSTON TX 77057
Elizabeth Leykum director C/O 5500 TRILLIUM BOULEVARD, SUITE 501, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60192
Dick Fagerstal director C/O SEACOR HOLDINGS INC., 460 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Joseph Goldschmid director, other: See Remarks C/O VALARIS, CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 00000
Deepak Munganahalli director C/O VALARIS, CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 00000