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Diamond Offshore Drilling (FRA:DO10) Beneish M-Score : -2.98 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Diamond Offshore Drilling 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 -2.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:DO10' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.31   Max: -1.47
Current: -2.98

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Diamond Offshore Drilling was -1.47. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.31.


Diamond Offshore Drilling Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Diamond Offshore Drilling'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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Diamond Offshore Drilling Beneish M-Score Chart

Diamond Offshore Drilling Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.62

Diamond Offshore Drilling Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Sep21 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 - -1.47 -2.00 -2.62 -2.98

Competitive Comparison of Diamond Offshore Drilling's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, Diamond Offshore Drilling'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.


Diamond Offshore Drilling's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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

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



Diamond Offshore Drilling 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 Diamond Offshore Drilling 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 * 1.0065+0.528 * 0.303+0.404 * 0.9374+0.892 * 1.1935+0.115 * 0.9448
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7891+4.679 * -0.064636-0.327 * 1.121
=-3.01

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €205 Mil.
Revenue was 252.641 + 272.933 + 229.526 + 259.883 = €1,015 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40.282 + 58.528 + 15.514 + 23.196 = €138 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €412 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,555 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,061 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €106 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €66 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €253 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €591 Mil.
Net Income was 10.683 + -133.609 + -135.88 + 220.397 = €-38 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.977 + -2.418 + -5.505 + 0.093 = €-11 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 54.297 + -7.726 + 8.866 + 17.463 = €73 Mil.
Total Receivables was €170 Mil.
Revenue was 216.708 + 210.761 + 228.334 + 194.594 = €850 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.527 + 4.821 + 8.759 + 8.803 = €35 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €266 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,411 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,066 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €100 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €242 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €442 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)
=(204.689 / 1014.983) / (170.389 / 850.397)
=0.201667 / 0.200364
=1.0065

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)
=(34.91 / 850.397) / (137.52 / 1014.983)
=0.041051 / 0.13549
=0.303

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 - (411.761 + 1060.797) / 1554.886) / (1 - (266.17 + 1065.507) / 1411.394)
=0.052948 / 0.056481
=0.9374

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
=1014.983 / 850.397
=1.1935

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))
=(100.077 / (100.077 + 1065.507)) / (106.042 / (106.042 + 1060.797))
=0.08586 / 0.09088
=0.9448

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)
=(65.816 / 1014.983) / (69.878 / 850.397)
=0.064844 / 0.082171
=0.7891

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)
=((591.142 + 253.316) / 1554.886) / ((441.533 + 242.226) / 1411.394)
=0.5431 / 0.484457
=1.121

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
=(-38.409 - -10.807 - 72.9) / 1554.886
=-0.064636

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.

Diamond Offshore Drilling has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Diamond Offshore Drilling (FRA:DO10) Business Description

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15415 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX, USA, 77094
Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc is a leader in offshore drilling, providing contract drilling services to the energy industry around the globe with a total fleet of 12 offshore drilling rigs, consisting of eight semisubmersibles and four dynamically positioned drillships.

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