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DINO (HF Sinclair) Beneish M-Score : -0.41 (As of Jun. 25, 2025)


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What is HF Sinclair 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.41 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

DINO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -2.47   Max: 1.36
Current: -0.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HF Sinclair was 1.36. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -2.47.


HF Sinclair Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for HF Sinclair'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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HF Sinclair Beneish M-Score Chart

HF Sinclair 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 1.36 -2.18 -2.25 -2.45 -1.76

HF Sinclair 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 -2.36 -2.45 -1.74 -1.76 -0.41

Competitive Comparison of HF Sinclair's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, HF Sinclair'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.


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

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

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


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HF Sinclair 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 HF Sinclair 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 * 0.836+0.528 * 5.7942+0.404 * 1.1016+0.892 * 0.8885+0.115 * 0.9192
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9994+4.679 * -0.049804-0.327 * 1.0453
=-0.41

* 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 $1,379 Mil.
Revenue was 6370 + 6499.884 + 7207.14 + 7845.831 = $27,923 Mil.
Gross Profit was 190 + -98.216 + 7.25 + 301.792 = $401 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,987 Mil.
Total Assets was $16,542 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,861 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $859 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $448 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,664 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,036 Mil.
Net Income was -4 + -213.508 + -75.944 + 151.788 = $-142 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -42 + 11.206 + 1.504 + 7.482 = $-22 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -89 + -140.394 + 707.578 + 225.816 = $704 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,856 Mil.
Revenue was 7027 + 7659.741 + 8905.471 + 7833.646 = $31,426 Mil.
Gross Profit was 514 + 72.559 + 1195.575 + 831.744 = $2,614 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,322 Mil.
Total Assets was $17,916 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,978 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $795 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $504 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,918 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,988 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)
=(1379 / 27922.855) / (1856.418 / 31425.858)
=0.049386 / 0.059073
=0.836

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)
=(2613.878 / 31425.858) / (400.826 / 27922.855)
=0.083176 / 0.014355
=5.7942

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 - (4987 + 6861) / 16542) / (1 - (6322.46 + 6978.456) / 17915.99)
=0.283763 / 0.257595
=1.1016

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
=27922.855 / 31425.858
=0.8885

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))
=(795.017 / (795.017 + 6978.456)) / (859 / (859 + 6861))
=0.102273 / 0.111269
=0.9192

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)
=(447.626 / 27922.855) / (504.087 / 31425.858)
=0.016031 / 0.016041
=0.9994

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)
=((3036 + 2664) / 16542) / ((2988.015 + 2917.935) / 17915.99)
=0.344577 / 0.329647
=1.0453

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
=(-141.664 - -21.808 - 704) / 16542
=-0.049804

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.

HF Sinclair has a M-score of -0.41 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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HF Sinclair Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2323 Victory Avenue, Suite 1400, Dallas, TX, USA, 75219
HF Sinclair is an integrated petroleum refiner that owns and operates seven refineries serving the Rockies, midcontinent, Southwest, and Pacific Northwest, with a total crude oil throughput capacity of 678,000 barrels per day. It can produce 380 million gallons of renewable diesel annually. It holds a marketing business with over 300 distributors and 1,500 wholesale branded sites across 30 states. It also owns and operates 4,400 miles of petroleum product pipelines and terminals principally in the southwestern United States.
Executives
Manuel J Fernandez director 1999 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Franklin Myers director C/O CAMERON INT'L CORPORATION, 1333 WEST LOOP S. #1700, HOUSTON TX 77027
Atanas H Atanasov officer: EVP and CFO C/O NGL ENERGY PARTNERS LP, 6120 S. YALE AVENUE, SUITE 805, TULSA OK 74136
R Craig Knocke director 2828 N HARWOOD SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75201
Timothy Go officer: President and COO 2780 WATERFRONT PKWY E. DRIVE, SUITE 200, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46214
Carol Holding 10 percent owner 550 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84102
James H Lee director 10000 MEMORIAL DRIVE STE 600, HOUSTON TX 77024-3411
Valerie Pompa officer: EVP, Operations 2828 N. HARWOOD ST., SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75201
Indira Agarwal officer: VP, Controller and CAO 2828 N. HARWOOD, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75201
Vaishali S. Bhatia officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec 2828 N. HARWOOD ST., SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75201
Michael Jennings director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 10000 MEMORIAL DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77024
Steven Ledbetter officer: EVP, Commercial 2828 N. HARWOOD ST., SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75201
Anna C Catalano director 1313 NORTH MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON DE 19894
Leldon E Echols director P O BOX 199000, 2728 N HARWOOD STREET, DALLAS TX 75201
Anne-marie Ainsworth director 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77002