Vista EnergyB de CV (BUE:VIST) Beneish M-Score: -1.95 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


What is Vista EnergyB de CV Beneish M-Score?

Vista EnergyB de CV BUE:VIST 80 Beneish M-Score is -1.95 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates BUE:VIST with a GF Score™ of 80/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 822 Oil & Gas companies, Vista EnergyB de CV ranks worse than 83.33% 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 -1.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Vista EnergyB de CV's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:VIST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.66   Med: -2.54   Max: 11.22
Current: -1.95

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vista EnergyB de CV was 11.22. The lowest was -3.66. And the median was -2.54.


Vista EnergyB de CV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vista EnergyB de CV'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.

Vista EnergyB de CV Beneish M-Score Chart

Vista EnergyB de CV Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -3.50 -2.83 -1.20 -2.82 -2.54

Vista EnergyB de CV 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 0.00 -2.02 -2.50 -2.54 -1.95

BUE:VIST vs COP, EOG, OXY: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Vista EnergyB de CV'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.


Vista EnergyB de CV Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Vista EnergyB de CV's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Vista EnergyB de CV 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 Vista EnergyB de CV 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 * 1.3805+0.528 * 0.9888+0.404 * 0.9449+0.892 * 2.265+0.115 * 1.0095
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8542+4.679 * -0.064385-0.327 * 0.9702
=-1.30

* 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 ARS866,475.70 Mil.
Revenue was 1209498.782 + 1043713.478 + 958940.088 + 724855.736 = ARS3,937,008.08 Mil.
Gross Profit was 660470.856 + 494507.783 + 457909.56 + 338594.162 = ARS1,951,482.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS1,891,695.57 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS10,794,944.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS8,174,672.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS1,144,397.80 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS455,388.68 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS2,459,369.10 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS3,778,894.39 Mil.
Net Income was 150609.173 + 124385.349 + 428162.298 + 279342.914 = ARS982,499.73 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -7213.546 + -19252.55 + 348768.819 + 202084.9 = ARS524,387.62 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 119791.852 + 631827.351 + 412687.747 + -11162.367 = ARS1,153,144.58 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS277,104.58 Mil.
Revenue was 467410.291 + 476031.185 + 439495.022 + 355258.277 = ARS1,738,194.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was 225949.727 + 218806.402 + 220873.378 + 186303.399 = ARS851,932.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS1,082,742.80 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS4,779,380.46 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS3,355,242.52 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS474,785.49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS235,374.84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS1,189,691.89 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS1,657,159.75 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)
=(866475.704 / 3937008.084) / (277104.575 / 1738194.775)
=0.220085 / 0.159421
=1.3805

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)
=(851932.906 / 1738194.775) / (1951482.361 / 3937008.084)
=0.490125 / 0.495676
=0.9888

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 - (1891695.571 + 8174672.132) / 10794944.281) / (1 - (1082742.802 + 3355242.524) / 4779380.458)
=0.067492 / 0.071431
=0.9449

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
=3937008.084 / 1738194.775
=2.265

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))
=(474785.489 / (474785.489 + 3355242.524)) / (1144397.804 / (1144397.804 + 8174672.132))
=0.123964 / 0.122802
=1.0095

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)
=(455388.681 / 3937008.084) / (235374.842 / 1738194.775)
=0.115669 / 0.135413
=0.8542

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)
=((3778894.385 + 2459369.095) / 10794944.281) / ((1657159.749 + 1189691.892) / 4779380.458)
=0.577888 / 0.595653
=0.9702

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
=(982499.734 - 524387.623 - 1153144.583) / 10794944.281
=-0.064385

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.

Vista EnergyB de CV has a M-score of -1.30 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.95 mean?
Vista EnergyB de CV (BUE:VIST) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.95 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Vista EnergyB de CV and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Vista EnergyB de CV ranks #685 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 83.3%.
Is Vista EnergyB de CV's Beneish M-Score too high?
Vista EnergyB de CV's current Beneish M-Score is -1.95. Based on the distribution chart, Vista EnergyB de CV ranks #685 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Vista EnergyB de CV has a GF Score™ of 80/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vista EnergyB de CV's Beneish M-Score compare to COP and EOG?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Vista EnergyB de CV ranks #685 out of 822 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Vista EnergyB de CV in the lower half of its industry. 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 Vista EnergyB de CV and its competitors. Vista EnergyB de CV's current Beneish M-Score is -1.95. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vista EnergyB de CV stock overvalued right now?
Vista EnergyB de CV (BUE:VIST) has a current Beneish M-Score of -1.95. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.95. Vista EnergyB de CV's overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 6 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 Vista EnergyB de CV (BUE:VIST), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.95 as of Jun. 27, 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.

Vista EnergyB de CV Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address 243 Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, 18th Floor, Colonia Cuauhtemoc, Alcaldia Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, MEX, MEX, 06500
Vista Energy SAB de CV is an independent oil and gas company. It is focused on shale oil and shale gas exploration at its main assets in Vaca Muerta. The company has operations in Argentina and Mexico. The company operates in a single segment- the exploration and production of Crude oil, Natural gas, and LPG. Geographically, it operates in Argentina and Mexico. Product-wise, the firm generates the majority of its revenue from crude oil sales, natural gas sales, and LPG sales.