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Bristow Group (Bristow Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Bristow Group 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VTOL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.8   Max: -2.66
Current: -2.66

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bristow Group was -2.66. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.80.


Bristow Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bristow Group'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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Bristow Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Bristow Group Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.94 -2.66

Bristow Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 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 -2.16 -2.32 -2.42 -2.49 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of Bristow Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Bristow Group'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.


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

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

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



Bristow Group 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 Bristow Group 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 * 1.0171+0.528 * 0.8208+0.404 * 0.9085+0.892 * 1.0723+0.115 * 0.9817
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1665+4.679 * -0.018262-0.327 * 1.0418
=-2.66

* 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 $235 Mil.
Revenue was 337.934 + 338.09 + 319.383 + 302.022 = $1,297 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.179 + 76.403 + 61.845 + 53.778 = $260 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $564 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,937 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,216 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $206 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $310 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $750 Mil.
Net Income was -7.938 + 4.317 + -1.637 + -1.522 = $-7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.614 + 8.857 + -15.293 + 0.384 = $-3 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9.499 + 16.711 + 18.21 + 6.615 = $32 Mil.
Total Receivables was $215 Mil.
Revenue was 313.562 + 307.27 + 301.737 + 287.4 = $1,210 Mil.
Gross Profit was 44.004 + 56.729 + 57.379 + 41.076 = $199 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $493 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,812 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,156 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $80 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $165 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $286 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $666 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)
=(234.62 / 1297.429) / (215.131 / 1209.969)
=0.180835 / 0.177799
=1.0171

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)
=(199.188 / 1209.969) / (260.205 / 1297.429)
=0.164622 / 0.200554
=0.8208

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 - (563.583 + 1215.705) / 1937.278) / (1 - (493.125 + 1156.228) / 1812.001)
=0.081553 / 0.089762
=0.9085

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
=1297.429 / 1209.969
=1.0723

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))
=(79.804 / (79.804 + 1156.228)) / (85.586 / (85.586 + 1215.705))
=0.064565 / 0.06577
=0.9817

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)
=(205.984 / 1297.429) / (164.684 / 1209.969)
=0.158763 / 0.136106
=1.1665

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)
=((749.78 + 309.789) / 1937.278) / ((665.72 + 285.59) / 1812.001)
=0.546937 / 0.525005
=1.0418

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
=(-6.78 - -3.438 - 32.037) / 1937.278
=-0.018262

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.

Bristow Group has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bristow Group (Bristow Group) Business Description

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Address
3151 Briarpark Drive, 7th Floor, Suite 700, Houston, TX, USA, 77042
Bristow Group Inc is the provider of vertical flight solutions. It provides aviation services to a broad base of major integrated, national and independent energy companies. The company provides commercial search and rescue (SAR) services in multiple countries and public sector SAR services in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). Additionally, it offers fixed wing transportation and other aviation related solutions. Its oil and gas customers charter its helicopters to transport personnel to, from and between onshore bases and offshore production platforms, drilling rigs and other installations. It has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the U.K and the United States.
Executives
Solus Alternative Asset Management Lp 10 percent owner 25 MAPLE STREET, 2ND FLOOR, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Wesley E. Kern director 5004 GREGORY PLACE, WEST LAKE HILLS TX 78746
Jennifer Dawn Whalen officer: SVP, CFO 13103 SHOALWATER LANE, PEARLAND TX 77584
David F. Stepanek officer: Executive VP and COO 2001 SE EVANGELINE THRUWAY, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
Stuart Stavley officer: COO, Offshore Energy Services CITYCENTRE TWO, 818 TOWN & COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE 200, HOUSTON TX 77024
Elizabeth Matthews officer: See remarks. 3151 BRIARPARK DRIVE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Brian D. Truelove director HESS CORPORATION, 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christopher Scott Bradshaw director, officer: President and CEO CITYCENTRE TWO, 818 TOWN & COUNTRY BLVD., SUITE 200, HOUSTON TX 33316
George Mark Mickelson director 101 N. MAIN AVENUE, STE. 321, SIOUX FALLS SD 57104
Solus Gp Llc 10 percent owner C/O SOLUS ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT, 25 MAPLE STREET, 2ND FLOOR, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Christopher Pucillo director, 10 percent owner C/O SOLUS ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT, 25 MAPLE STREET, 2ND FLOOR, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Richard E Tatum officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 11700 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 175, HOUSTON TX 77079
Robert Manzo director PARK 80 W PLZ 2, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Crystal L Gordon officer: SVP, General Counsel 945 BUNKER HILL, SUITE 650, HOUSTON TX 77024
Maryanne Miller director 3151 BRIARPARK DRIVE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042