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Nabors Industries (Nabors Industries) Beneish M-Score

: -3.22 (As of Today)
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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 -3.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NBR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.75   Med: -3.32   Max: 9.47
Current: -3.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nabors Industries was 9.47. The lowest was -5.75. And the median was -3.32.


Nabors Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nabors Industries'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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Nabors Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.73 -5.75 -4.41 -3.36 -3.22

Nabors Industries Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.36 -3.46 -3.52 -3.23 -3.22

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Nabors Industries'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.


Nabors Industries Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Nabors Industries 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 Nabors Industries 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 * 0.9379+0.528 * 0.6409+0.404 * 0.9349+0.892 * 1.1327+0.115 * 0.9896
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9436+4.679 * -0.12283-0.327 * 1.0653
=-3.22

* 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 $348 Mil.
Revenue was 725.801 + 733.974 + 767.067 + 779.139 = $3,006 Mil.
Gross Profit was 139.804 + 124.886 + 151.838 + 153.779 = $570 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,646 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,278 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,899 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $645 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $244 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,214 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,512 Mil.
Net Income was -16.703 + -48.916 + 4.611 + 49.224 = $-12 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -11.163 + -35.418 + 2.499 + 42.727 = $-1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 181.921 + 133.425 + 168.466 + 154.05 = $638 Mil.
Total Receivables was $327 Mil.
Revenue was 760.148 + 694.136 + 630.943 + 568.539 = $2,654 Mil.
Gross Profit was 134.123 + 91.968 + 65.131 + 31.468 = $323 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,001 Mil.
Total Assets was $4,730 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,026 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $665 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $228 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $596 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,538 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)
=(347.837 / 3005.981) / (327.397 / 2653.766)
=0.115715 / 0.123371
=0.9379

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)
=(322.69 / 2653.766) / (570.307 / 3005.981)
=0.121597 / 0.189724
=0.6409

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 - (1645.678 + 2898.728) / 5277.965) / (1 - (1000.623 + 3026.1) / 4729.854)
=0.138985 / 0.148658
=0.9349

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
=3005.981 / 2653.766
=1.1327

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))
=(665.072 / (665.072 + 3026.1)) / (645.292 / (645.292 + 2898.728))
=0.180179 / 0.182079
=0.9896

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)
=(244.147 / 3005.981) / (228.431 / 2653.766)
=0.08122 / 0.086078
=0.9436

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)
=((2511.519 + 1213.981) / 5277.965) / ((2537.54 + 596.39) / 4729.854)
=0.705859 / 0.662585
=1.0653

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
=(-11.784 - -1.355 - 637.862) / 5277.965
=-0.12283

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.

Nabors Industries has a M-score of -3.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nabors Industries (Nabors Industries) Business Description

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Address
4 Par-la-Ville Road, Crown House, Second Floor, Hamilton, BMU, HM 08
Nabors Industries Ltd owns and operates one of the world's largest land-based drilling rig fleets and is a provider of offshore platform rigs in the United States and international markets. It also provides performance tools, directional drilling services, tubular running services, and innovative technologies. It has operations in over 15 countries, 300 actively marketed rigs for land-based drilling operations and 29 actively marketed rigs for offshore platform drilling operations in the United States and multiple international markets. The company has five reportable segments: U.S. Drilling, Canada Drilling, International Drilling, Drilling Solutions, and Rig Technologies. The key revenue of the company is generated from International Drilling.
Executives
John P Kotts director C/O NABORS CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., 515 W. GREENS RD., SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77067
Anthony G Petrello director, officer: PRESIDENT AND COO NABORS CORP SERVICES, 515 W GREENS RD SUITE 1200`, HOUSTON TX 77067
William J Restrepo officer: Chief Financial Officer P.O. BOX 60068, HOUSTON TX 77205-0068
Tanya S Beder director 500 TOTTEN POND ROAD, 6TH FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Anthony R Chase director 10307 PACIFIC CENTER COURT, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
John Yearwood director HADRIAN HOUSE, WINCOMBLEE ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE X0 NE6 3PL
Howard Wolf director
Dag Skattum director C/O NABORS CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., 515 W. GREENS RD., SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77067
James R Crane director JAMES R CRANE, 3214 LODESTAR, HOUSTON TX 77032
Myron M Sheinfeld director NABORS CORP SERVICES, 515 W GREENS RD SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77067
Michael C Linn director 650 WASHINGTON ROAD, 8TH FLOOR, PITTSBURGH PA 15228
Mark D Andrews officer: SECRETARY C/O NABORS CORPORATE SERVICES INC, 515 W. GREENS RD., SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77067
Hans Schmidt director NABORS CORP SERVICES, 515 W GREENS RD SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77067
John V Lombardi director C/O NABORS CORPORATE SERVICES, INC., 515 W. GREENS RD., SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77067
Robert Clark Wood other: Principal Fin & Acctg Officer C/O NABORS CORPORATE SERVICES INC., 515 W. GREENS RD., SUITE 1200, HOUSTON TX 77067