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Hafnia (CHIX:HAFNIO) Beneish M-Score : -3.03 (As of Jun. 17, 2025)


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What is Hafnia 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 -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CHIX:HAFNIo' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.01   Max: 1.71
Current: -3.03

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hafnia was 1.71. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.01.


Hafnia Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Hafnia 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 -3.12 0.19 -0.85 -2.20 -2.86

Hafnia Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.24 -2.68 -2.74 -2.86 -3.03

Competitive Comparison of Hafnia's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Hafnia'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.


Hafnia's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Hafnia's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Hafnia 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 Hafnia 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 * 0.9463+0.528 * 1.1272+0.404 * 0.9657+0.892 * 0.934+0.115 * 0.9579
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3362+4.679 * -0.094969-0.327 * 0.9696
=-3.03

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr5,616 Mil.
Revenue was 5850.693 + 5978.914 + 7645.415 + 8823.117 = kr28,298 Mil.
Gross Profit was 986.666 + 1122.904 + 2360.905 + 2991.282 = kr7,462 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr9,624 Mil.
Total Assets was kr39,471 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr27,707 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2,271 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr221 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr7,736 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr7,405 Mil.
Net Income was 674.755 + 893.503 + 2290.604 + 2751.48 = kr6,610 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 24.026 + 152.597 + 204.878 + 89.732 = kr471 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1466.726 + 2211.967 + 3017.392 + 3191.573 = kr9,888 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr6,353 Mil.
Revenue was 8329.363 + 7420.859 + 6979.281 + 7567.65 = kr30,297 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2605.419 + 2099.563 + 1883.225 + 2416.925 = kr9,005 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr9,965 Mil.
Total Assets was kr41,356 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr29,069 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2,274 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr177 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr6,335 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr10,027 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)
=(5615.612 / 28298.139) / (6353.22 / 30297.153)
=0.198445 / 0.209697
=0.9463

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)
=(9005.132 / 30297.153) / (7461.757 / 28298.139)
=0.297227 / 0.263684
=1.1272

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 - (9623.781 + 27707.089) / 39471.251) / (1 - (9964.656 + 29068.601) / 41355.545)
=0.054226 / 0.056154
=0.9657

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
=28298.139 / 30297.153
=0.934

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))
=(2274.318 / (2274.318 + 29068.601)) / (2271.003 / (2271.003 + 27707.089))
=0.072562 / 0.075755
=0.9579

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)
=(221.124 / 28298.139) / (177.18 / 30297.153)
=0.007814 / 0.005848
=1.3362

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)
=((7405.46 + 7736.196) / 39471.251) / ((10026.843 + 6335.031) / 41355.545)
=0.383612 / 0.395639
=0.9696

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
=(6610.342 - 471.233 - 9887.658) / 39471.251
=-0.094969

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.

Hafnia has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Hafnia Business Description

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c/o Hafnia SG Pte Ltd, 10 Pasir Panjang Road, No.18-01 Mapletree Business City, Singapore, SGP, 117438
Hafnia Ltd is one of the tanker owners, transporting oil, oil products and chemicals for national and international oil companies, chemical companies, as well as trading and utility companies. As owners and operators of around 200 vessels, It offers a fully integrated shipping platform, including technical management, commercial and chartering services, pool management, and a large-scale bunker procurement desk.

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