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Rowan (RDC) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Rowan 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rowan was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Rowan Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rowan'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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Rowan Beneish M-Score Chart

Rowan Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.50 -3.43 -2.77 1.33 -2.71

Rowan Quarterly Data
Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18
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 1.33 2.87 -5.07 -1.94 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of Rowan's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Rowan'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.


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

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

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



Rowan 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 Rowan 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 * 1.8359+0.528 * -0.5062+0.404 * 1.8606+0.892 * 0.643+0.115 * 0.9834
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4248+4.679 * -0.031339-0.327 * 1.0403
=-2.71

* 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 (Dec18) TTM:Last Year (Dec17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $251.2 Mil.
Revenue was 179.4 + 192.9 + 241.3 + 211.2 = $824.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was -81.9 + -88.4 + -32.4 + -44.1 = $-246.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,300.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,117.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,201.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $388.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $96.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $453.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,309.7 Mil.
Net Income was -14.3 + -144.1 + -76.7 + -112.3 = $-347.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 58.1 + 5.6 + 8.2 + -4.8 = $67.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -47.7 + -66.5 + -34.8 + -11.1 = $-160.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $212.8 Mil.
Revenue was 296.7 + 291.6 + 320.2 + 374.3 = $1,282.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.1 + 20.8 + 51.2 + 105.2 = $194.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,560.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,458.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,552.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $403.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $104.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $257.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,510.3 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)
=(251.2 / 824.8) / (212.8 / 1282.8)
=0.304559 / 0.165887
=1.8359

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)
=(194.3 / 1282.8) / (-246.8 / 824.8)
=0.151466 / -0.299224
=-0.5062

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 - (1300.3 + 6201) / 8117.7) / (1 - (1560.4 + 6552.7) / 8458.3)
=0.075933 / 0.040812
=1.8606

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
=824.8 / 1282.8
=0.643

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))
=(403.7 / (403.7 + 6552.7)) / (388.9 / (388.9 + 6201))
=0.058033 / 0.059015
=0.9834

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)
=(96.1 / 824.8) / (104.9 / 1282.8)
=0.116513 / 0.081774
=1.4248

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)
=((2309.7 + 453.6) / 8117.7) / ((2510.3 + 257.4) / 8458.3)
=0.340404 / 0.327217
=1.0403

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
=(-347.4 - 67.1 - -160.1) / 8117.7
=-0.031339

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.

Rowan has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Rowan (RDC) Business Description

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Address
2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 5450, Houston, TX, USA, 77056-6189
Rowan Companies has been drilling for oil and gas for 90 years, serving oil and gas companies globally. In 2011 and 2012, the firm entered the deep-water market with four new rig orders. Rowan now operates 29 offshore drilling units, which includes 25 jackup drilling units, and four ultra-deepwater drillships.
Executives
Charles L Szews director 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Stephen M Butz officer: EVP & CFO C/O HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC., 9 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 2200, HOUSTON TX 77046
Alan Quintero officer: SVP - Business Development 15835 PARK TEN PLACE DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77084
Thomas Peter Burke director, officer: President & CEO 2800 POST OAK BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77056
Thomas R Hix director C/O COOPER CAMERON, 1333 WEST LOOP S. #1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Suzanne P Nimocks director 2800 POST OAK BLVD, SUITE 5450, HOUSTON TX 77056
Dennis S Baldwin officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1333 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
John J Quicke director C/O SEQUA CORP, 200 PARK AVENUE, 44TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10166
Tore I Sandvold director C/O SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED, 5999 SAN FELIPE, 17TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77056
William E Albrecht director 9200 OAKDALE AVENUE, SUITE 900, LOS ANGELES CA 91311
Jack B Moore director 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, STE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
Thierry Pilenko director 10300 TOWN PARK DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77072
P Dexter Peacock director PO BOX 4544, PO BOX 4544, HOUSTON TX 77210-4544
Melanie Montague Trent officer: EVP, General Counsel & CAO 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 5450, HOUSTON TX 7056
W Matt Ralls director, officer: Executive Chairman ROWAN COMPANIES, HOUSTON TX 77002