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Tetra Technologies (Tetra Technologies) Beneish M-Score : -3.18 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Tetra Technologies 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 -3.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TTI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.87   Med: -2.63   Max: 2.66
Current: -3.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tetra Technologies was 2.66. The lowest was -4.87. And the median was -2.63.


Tetra Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tetra Technologies'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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Tetra Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Tetra Technologies 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 2.66 -4.87 -0.07 -2.44 -3.18

Tetra Technologies 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 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 -2.44 -2.63 -2.54 -2.67 -3.18

Competitive Comparison of Tetra Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Tetra Technologies'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.


Tetra Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Tetra Technologies 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 Tetra Technologies 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 * 0.7618+0.528 * 0.8923+0.404 * 0.8589+0.892 * 1.132+0.115 * 0.9887
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.928+4.679 * -0.111771-0.327 * 0.9133
=-3.18

* 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 $111.8 Mil.
Revenue was 153.126 + 151.464 + 175.463 + 146.209 = $626.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30.243 + 37.924 + 49.155 + 36.323 = $153.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $282.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $479.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $139.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $34.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $96.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $126.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $185.0 Mil.
Net Income was -3.891 + 5.42 + 18.215 + 6.04 = $25.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.422 + 2.041 + 6.435 + 0.214 = $9.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 18.875 + 13.974 + 28.372 + 8.985 = $70.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $129.6 Mil.
Revenue was 147.448 + 135.012 + 140.716 + 130.037 = $553.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.111 + 29.473 + 28.107 + 32.42 = $121.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $238.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $434.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $135.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $32.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $91.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $124.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $184.6 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)
=(111.798 / 626.262) / (129.631 / 553.213)
=0.178516 / 0.234324
=0.7618

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)
=(121.111 / 553.213) / (153.645 / 626.262)
=0.218923 / 0.245337
=0.8923

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 - (282.015 + 139.631) / 478.961) / (1 - (238.448 + 135.398) / 434.366)
=0.119665 / 0.13933
=0.8589

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
=626.262 / 553.213
=1.132

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))
=(32.819 / (32.819 + 135.398)) / (34.329 / (34.329 + 139.631))
=0.195099 / 0.197338
=0.9887

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)
=(96.59 / 626.262) / (91.942 / 553.213)
=0.154233 / 0.166196
=0.928

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)
=((185.043 + 125.962) / 478.961) / ((184.563 + 124.267) / 434.366)
=0.649333 / 0.71099
=0.9133

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
=(25.784 - 9.112 - 70.206) / 478.961
=-0.111771

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.

Tetra Technologies has a M-score of -3.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tetra Technologies (Tetra Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
24955 Interstate 45 North, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 77380
Tetra Technologies Inc is a diversified oil and gas services company, focused on completion fluids and associated products and services, water management, frac flowback, production well testing, offshore rig cooling, and compression services. It has two reporting segments namely Completion Fluids & Products, and Water & Flowback Services. The Completion Fluids & Products Division manufactures and markets clear brine fluids, additives, and associated products and services. The Water & Flowback Services Division provides onshore oil and gas operators with comprehensive water management services.
Executives
Bates Thomas R Jr director TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Christian A Garcia director 3000 N. SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY E., BLDG. J-4, HOUSTON TX 77032
Roy Mcniven officer: Sr. Vice President 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Matthew Sanderson officer: Sr. Vice President 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Timothy C Moeller officer: VP & Chief Procurement Officer 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Brady M Murphy officer: President & COO 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Elijio V Serrano officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO 24955 INTERSTATE 45 NORTH, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
William D Sullivan director TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Mcgee Sharon D. Booth director 24955 I-45 NORTH, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Richard D O'brien officer: VP-Finance & Global Controller 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Boston Shoemake Alicia R officer: General Counsel 24955 I-45 NORTH, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Shawn D. Williams director 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Gina Luna director 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380
Wallace Bass C Jr officer: General Counsel & Secretary 24955 INTERSTATE 45 N, THE WOODLANDS X1 77380
Mark E Baldwin director TETRA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 24955 I 45 N, THE WOODLANDS TX 77380