Transportadora de Gas del Norte (BUE:TGNO1) Beneish M-Score: -3.58 (As of Jul. 26, 2026)

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BUE:TGNO1 Transportadora de Gas del Norte SA BUE:TGNO1
82 GF Score
Price ARS2.65
GF Value ARS3.01
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What is Transportadora de Gas del Norte Beneish M-Score?

Transportadora de Gas del Norte BUE:TGNO1 82 Beneish M-Score is -3.58 as of Jul. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates BUE:TGNO1 with a GF Score™ of 82/100 and a GF Value™ of ARS3.01. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 821 Oil & Gas companies, Transportadora de Gas del Norte ranks better than 89.28% on this metric.

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 -3.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Transportadora de Gas del Norte's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:TGNO1' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -40.4   Med: -2.1   Max: 0.69
Current: -3.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Transportadora de Gas del Norte was 0.69. The lowest was -40.40. And the median was -2.10.


Transportadora de Gas del Norte Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Transportadora de Gas del Norte'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.

Transportadora de Gas del Norte Beneish M-Score Chart

Transportadora de Gas del Norte Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -8.62 -0.87 -0.93 -2.04 -2.98

Transportadora de Gas del Norte Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -1.71 -3.08 -3.05 -2.98 -3.58

BUE:TGNO1 vs WMB, EPD, KMI: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Transportadora de Gas del Norte'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.


Transportadora de Gas del Norte Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Transportadora de Gas del Norte's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Transportadora de Gas del Norte 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 Transportadora de Gas del Norte 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 * 0.9023+0.528 * 1.0232+0.404 * 0.4491+0.892 * 1.005+0.115 * 1.5875
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.1275+4.679 * -0.193089-0.327 * 1.3593
=-3.58

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS145,855 Mil.
Revenue was 168695.319 + 178899.414 + 139953.797 + 129969.288 = ARS617,518 Mil.
Gross Profit was 110763.925 + 89848.608 + 80451.174 + 78820.843 = ARS359,885 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS600,660 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS1,416,988 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS775,276 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS68,795 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS11,529 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS207,684 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS7,719 Mil.
Net Income was 40310.521 + 58461.173 + 55617.934 + 29961.225 = ARS184,351 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 196951.528 + 77299.228 + 125543.003 + 58161.291 = ARS457,955 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS160,858 Mil.
Revenue was 169995.993 + 165877.16 + 141377 + 137225.128 = ARS614,475 Mil.
Gross Profit was 116712.474 + 81721.834 + 82552.414 + 85443.877 = ARS366,431 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS501,807 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS1,136,501 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS561,380 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS83,430 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS89,998 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS121,344 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS5,756 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)
=(145855.213 / 617517.818) / (160857.992 / 614475.281)
=0.236196 / 0.261781
=0.9023

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)
=(366430.599 / 614475.281) / (359884.55 / 617517.818)
=0.596331 / 0.582792
=1.0232

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 - (600659.889 + 775276.096) / 1416987.517) / (1 - (501806.924 + 561380.271) / 1136500.896)
=0.028971 / 0.064508
=0.4491

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
=617517.818 / 614475.281
=1.005

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))
=(83430.097 / (83430.097 + 561380.271)) / (68794.664 / (68794.664 + 775276.096))
=0.129387 / 0.081503
=1.5875

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)
=(11529.392 / 617517.818) / (89998.331 / 614475.281)
=0.018671 / 0.146464
=0.1275

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)
=((7719.366 + 207683.826) / 1416987.517) / ((5755.919 + 121343.747) / 1136500.896)
=0.152015 / 0.111834
=1.3593

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
=(184350.853 - 0 - 457955.05) / 1416987.517
=-0.193089

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.

Transportadora de Gas del Norte has a M-score of -3.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.58 mean?
Transportadora de Gas del Norte (BUE:TGNO1) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.58 as of Jul. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Transportadora de Gas del Norte and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Transportadora de Gas del Norte ranks #88 out of 821 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 10.7%.
Is Transportadora de Gas del Norte's Beneish M-Score too high?
Transportadora de Gas del Norte's current Beneish M-Score is -3.58. Based on the distribution chart, Transportadora de Gas del Norte ranks #88 out of 821 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Transportadora de Gas del Norte has a GF Score™ of 82/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Transportadora de Gas del Norte's Beneish M-Score compare to WMB and EPD?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Transportadora de Gas del Norte ranks #88 out of 821 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Transportadora de Gas del Norte in the top 11% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Transportadora de Gas del Norte and its competitors. Transportadora de Gas del Norte's current Beneish M-Score is -3.58. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Transportadora de Gas del Norte stock overvalued right now?
Transportadora de Gas del Norte (BUE:TGNO1) has a current Beneish M-Score of -3.58. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS3.01, compared to a current price of ARS2.65 — trading 12% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.58. Transportadora de Gas del Norte's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Transportadora de Gas del Norte (BUE:TGNO1), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.58 as of Jul. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Transportadora de Gas del Norte (BUE:TGNO1) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Transportadora de Gas del Norte stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ARS2.65 is trading 12% below its estimated GF Value™ of ARS3.01.

Key valuation signals for BUE:TGNO1:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.58
  • GF Value™: ARS3.01 vs. price of ARS2.65 (12% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:TGNO1 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Transportadora de Gas del Norte Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges TGNO4:Argentina
Address Avenida del Libertador, 22nd floor, Buenos Aires, ARG, 7208
Transportadora de Gas del Norte SA is an Argentina-based company. It is active in the distribution of natural gas. Its gas transportation system comprises two main pipelines: The Northern Pipeline, which begins in the province of Salta, and the Central Western Pipeline, which starts in the Province of Neuquen. The services offered by the company include Gas transportation and providing operation, maintenance, and technical assistance of third-party pipelines.
82GF Score

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