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TGS ASA (OSL:TGS) Beneish M-Score

: -3.81 (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 -3.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSL:TGS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.97   Med: -3.26   Max: -2.91
Current: -3.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TGS ASA was -2.91. The lowest was -3.97. And the median was -3.26.


TGS ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for TGS 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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TGS ASA 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 -3.31 -2.91 -3.63 -2.91 -3.81

TGS ASA 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 -2.91 - - - -3.81

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, TGS 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.


TGS ASA Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



TGS 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 TGS 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 * 0.6612+0.528 * 1.273+0.404 * 1.0932+0.892 * 1.1835+0.115 * 1.0886
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.287774-0.327 * 1.0978
=-3.81

* 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 kr2,465 Mil.
Revenue was kr8,379 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr2,678 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr4,673 Mil.
Total Assets was kr20,639 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,220 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr3,488 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr6,138 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr436 Mil.
Net Income was kr228 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr6,168 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr3,150 Mil.
Revenue was kr7,080 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr2,881 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr5,076 Mil.
Total Assets was kr18,168 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr2,023 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr4,019 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr4,989 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr283 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)
=(2464.646 / 8379.357) / (3149.598 / 7080.406)
=0.294133 / 0.444833
=0.6612

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)
=(2881.008 / 7080.406) / (2678.366 / 8379.357)
=0.406899 / 0.319639
=1.273

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 - (4672.698 + 2219.699) / 20638.994) / (1 - (5076.494 + 2022.634) / 18168.486)
=0.66605 / 0.609261
=1.0932

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
=8379.357 / 7080.406
=1.1835

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))
=(4019.462 / (4019.462 + 2022.634)) / (3487.769 / (3487.769 + 2219.699))
=0.665243 / 0.611089
=1.0886

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)
=(0 / 8379.357) / (0 / 7080.406)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((436.017 + 6138.4) / 20638.994) / ((282.66 + 4989.312) / 18168.486)
=0.318543 / 0.290171
=1.0978

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
=(228.352 - 0 - 6167.728) / 20638.994
=-0.287774

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.

TGS ASA has a M-score of -3.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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TGS ASA (OSL:TGS) Business Description

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Address
Askekroken 11, Oslo, NOR, 0277
TGS ASA provides geoscientific data products and services to the oil and gas industry to assist with licensing rounds and the preparation of regional data programs. It invests in multiclient data projects in frontier, emerging, and mature markets worldwide to develop a library of seismic imaging, well data, and interpretive products and services. Reportable segments are Western Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere, Digital Energy Solutions, Data Acquisition and Others. The company offers interpretation studies and services that integrate seismic, well logs, biostratigraphic data, core data and other geoscientific data to create basin-wide regional frameworks. TGS' geoscientists also contract consulting work in geology, geophysics, and petrophysics. Majority revenue comes from Latin America.