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Reach Subsea ASA (LTS:0EMB) Beneish M-Score : -3.53 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Reach Subsea ASA 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 -3.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0EMB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.28   Med: -3.41   Max: -0.49
Current: -3.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Reach Subsea ASA was -0.49. The lowest was -5.28. And the median was -3.41.


Reach Subsea ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Reach Subsea ASA'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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Reach Subsea ASA Beneish M-Score Chart

Reach Subsea ASA 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 -5.28 -5.24 -3.47 -3.34 -3.53

Reach Subsea ASA 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 - - - -3.53 -

Competitive Comparison of Reach Subsea ASA's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Reach Subsea ASA'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.


Reach Subsea ASA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Reach Subsea ASA 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 Reach Subsea ASA 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 * 0.678+0.528 * 1.079+0.404 * 0.7353+0.892 * 1.6931+0.115 * 1.868
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5472+4.679 * -0.27045-0.327 * 1.6628
=-3.53

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr341 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,967 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr840 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr821 Mil.
Total Assets was kr2,688 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,613 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr623 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr113 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr886 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr863 Mil.
Net Income was kr226 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr953 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr297 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,162 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr535 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr504 Mil.
Total Assets was kr952 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr326 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr354 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr122 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr363 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr9 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)
=(340.702 / 1966.584) / (296.798 / 1161.533)
=0.173246 / 0.255523
=0.678

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)
=(535.198 / 1161.533) / (839.819 / 1966.584)
=0.460769 / 0.427045
=1.079

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 - (820.912 + 1613.159) / 2687.882) / (1 - (504.055 + 325.767) / 952.085)
=0.094428 / 0.128416
=0.7353

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
=1966.584 / 1161.533
=1.6931

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))
=(353.532 / (353.532 + 325.767)) / (623.005 / (623.005 + 1613.159))
=0.520437 / 0.278604
=1.868

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)
=(113.272 / 1966.584) / (122.26 / 1161.533)
=0.057598 / 0.105257
=0.5472

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)
=((863.349 + 885.96) / 2687.882) / ((9.242 + 363.401) / 952.085)
=0.650813 / 0.391397
=1.6628

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
=(225.791 - 0 - 952.728) / 2687.882
=-0.27045

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.

Reach Subsea ASA has a M-score of -3.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Reach Subsea ASA (LTS:0EMB) Business Description

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Address
Møllervegen 6, Haugesund, NOR, 5525
Reach Subsea ASA is a Norwegian subsea service provider. The services provided by the company include vessel fleet which comprises of edda fonn which is used for survey and light construction services, havila subsea, normand reach for complex offshore operations, viking neptun for cable installation and heavy lifting, and stril explorer. It two reportable segments namely Oil and Gas and Renewable and others. The company generates maximum revenue from the Oil and Gas segment.

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