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Ecopetrol (BSP:E1CO34) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is Ecopetrol 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 Ecopetrol's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ecopetrol was -0.98. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.54.


Ecopetrol Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ecopetrol 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 -3.00 -2.28 -1.01 -1.78 -2.21

Ecopetrol Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - -2.21 -1.96 - -

Competitive Comparison of Ecopetrol's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Ecopetrol'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.


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

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

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



Ecopetrol 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 Ecopetrol 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$44,768 Mil.
Revenue was 45889.756 + 45596.954 + 39706.881 + 42700.718 = R$173,894 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15863.24 + 16835.705 + 15525.287 + 14188.558 = R$62,413 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$86,782 Mil.
Total Assets was R$396,170 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$204,933 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$256 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$2,457 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$58,500 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$138,325 Mil.
Net Income was 4838.666 + 3675.909 + 5089.26 + 7617.366 = R$21,221 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 153.819 + -77.093 + 249.896 + -92.893 = R$234 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$0 Mil.
Revenue was 42787.095 + 37544.295 + 41866.549 + 43676.236 = R$165,874 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17690.935 + 14024.929 + 17321.377 + 17280.736 = R$66,318 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$0 Mil.
Total Assets was R$0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$10,944 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$5,280 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$0 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)
=(44767.822 / 173894.309) / (0 / 165874.175)
=0.257443 / 0
=

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)
=(66317.977 / 165874.175) / (62412.79 / 173894.309)
=0.399809 / 0.358912
=

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 - (86782.195 + 204933.468) / 396169.601) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.26366 /
=

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
=173894.309 / 165874.175
=

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))
=(10944.284 / (10944.284 + 0)) / (256.124 / (256.124 + 204933.468))
=1 / 0.001248
=

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)
=(2457.491 / 173894.309) / (5280.107 / 165874.175)
=0.014132 / 0.031832
=

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)
=((138324.935 + 58499.937) / 396169.601) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.49682 /
=

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
=(21221.201 - 233.729 - 0) / 396169.601
=0.052976

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.


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Ecopetrol Business Description

Address
Carrera 13 No. 36 - 24, Main Building, Bogota, COL
Ecopetrol SA is engaged in commercial and industrial activities related to the exploration, exploitation, refining, transportation, storage, distribution, and marketing of hydrocarbons, their derivatives, and products, as well as the electric power transmission services, design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of road and energy infrastructure projects and the provision of information technology and telecommunications services. The operations of the company are performed through four business segments: Exploration and Production, Transport and Logistics, Refining and Petrochemical, and Electric Power Transmission and Toll Roads Concessions. The majority of the company's revenue is generated from the Refining and Petrochemical segment.

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