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Transportadora de Gas del Norte (BUE:TGNO4) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Transportadora de Gas del Norte 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 -2.5 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:TGNO4' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.62   Med: -1.8   Max: -0.29
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Transportadora de Gas del Norte was -0.29. The lowest was -8.62. And the median was -1.80.


Transportadora de Gas del Norte Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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.

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Transportadora de Gas del Norte Beneish M-Score Chart

Transportadora de Gas del Norte Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.37 -8.62 -0.87 -0.93 -2.50

Transportadora de Gas del Norte Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -0.93 -1.51 1.03 0.22 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Transportadora de Gas del Norte's Beneish M-Score

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's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the 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 * 0.5514+0.528 * 0.0195+0.404 * 0.6195+0.892 * 1.8226+0.115 * 1.3179
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.0584+4.679 * 0.00239-0.327 * 0.6273
=-2.50

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS104,998 Mil.
Revenue was 126499.034 + 107300.866 + 98425.626 + 27475.926 = ARS359,701 Mil.
Gross Profit was 62327.425 + 62654.785 + 61285.183 + -3692.002 = ARS182,575 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS334,479 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS1,019,669 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS523,981 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS61,089 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS6,912 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS143,842 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS5,012 Mil.
Net Income was 29564.547 + 23947.617 + 21905.718 + -32252.176 = ARS43,166 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 78824.894 + 36076.817 + -45737.394 + -28435.792 = ARS40,729 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS104,483 Mil.
Revenue was 55276.766 + 50827.341 + 52295.906 + 38957.236 = ARS197,357 Mil.
Gross Profit was -23934.017 + 2229.884 + 14188.278 + 9472.197 = ARS1,956 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS371,225 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS1,218,191 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS536,083 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS85,543 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS64,955 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS275,004 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS8,500 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)
=(104997.917 / 359701.452) / (104483.263 / 197357.249)
=0.291903 / 0.529412
=0.5514

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)
=(1956.342 / 197357.249) / (182575.391 / 359701.452)
=0.009913 / 0.507575
=0.0195

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 - (334478.86 + 523980.629) / 1019669.117) / (1 - (371224.834 + 536082.613) / 1218191.113)
=0.1581 / 0.255201
=0.6195

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
=359701.452 / 197357.249
=1.8226

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))
=(85542.569 / (85542.569 + 536082.613)) / (61089.417 / (61089.417 + 523980.629))
=0.137611 / 0.104414
=1.3179

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)
=(6912.185 / 359701.452) / (64955.27 / 197357.249)
=0.019216 / 0.329125
=0.0584

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)
=((5012.43 + 143842.33) / 1019669.117) / ((8499.778 + 275004.287) / 1218191.113)
=0.145983 / 0.232725
=0.6273

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
=(43165.706 - 0 - 40728.525) / 1019669.117
=0.00239

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 -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Transportadora de Gas del Norte Business Description

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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. The company operates a pipeline network of more than 6,788 kilometers. 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.

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