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PetroVietnam Oil (HSTC:OIL) Beneish M-Score : -2.30 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is PetroVietnam Oil 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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HSTC:OIL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.32   Max: -1.53
Current: -2.3

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PetroVietnam Oil was -1.53. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.32.


PetroVietnam Oil Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PetroVietnam Oil'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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PetroVietnam Oil Beneish M-Score Chart

PetroVietnam Oil Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.24 -2.45 -2.32 -1.53 -2.30

PetroVietnam Oil 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 -1.53 -2.15 -1.86 -1.23 -2.30

Competitive Comparison of PetroVietnam Oil's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, PetroVietnam Oil'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.


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

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

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


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PetroVietnam Oil 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 PetroVietnam Oil 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 * 0.7374+0.528 * 1.126+0.404 * 0.8678+0.892 * 1.213+0.115 * 1.3304
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8809+4.679 * 0.033408-0.327 * 0.9917
=-2.30

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₫8,250,992 Mil.
Revenue was 29075496.374 + 31077201.611 + 34755172.927 + 29624337.469 = ₫124,532,208 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1061402.339 + 832288.812 + 1080055.143 + 1177456.19 = ₫4,151,202 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫32,273,974 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫38,468,443 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫3,015,762 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫307,272 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫3,405,035 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫26,628,747 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫118,753 Mil.
Net Income was 62377.561 + 27798.253 + 78797.46 + 233377.448 = ₫402,351 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1655021.059 + -577822.105 + -1256844.107 + -703169.089 = ₫-882,814 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫9,223,890 Mil.
Revenue was 35787890.529 + 24012374.323 + 22324847.332 + 20537786.985 = ₫102,662,899 Mil.
Gross Profit was 644290.6 + 1147549.661 + 1082821.854 + 978828.43 = ₫3,853,491 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫32,976,532 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫38,839,173 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫2,164,532 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫303,623 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫3,186,767 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫27,144,353 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫87,811 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)
=(8250992.175 / 124532208.381) / (9223889.798 / 102662899.169)
=0.066256 / 0.089846
=0.7374

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)
=(3853490.545 / 102662899.169) / (4151202.484 / 124532208.381)
=0.037535 / 0.033334
=1.126

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 - (32273974.3 + 3015761.894) / 38468443.45) / (1 - (32976531.658 + 2164531.55) / 38839172.568)
=0.082632 / 0.095216
=0.8678

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
=124532208.381 / 102662899.169
=1.213

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))
=(303622.704 / (303622.704 + 2164531.55)) / (307272.318 / (307272.318 + 3015761.894))
=0.123016 / 0.092467
=1.3304

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)
=(3405034.692 / 124532208.381) / (3186767.288 / 102662899.169)
=0.027343 / 0.031041
=0.8809

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)
=((118753.251 + 26628746.646) / 38468443.45) / ((87810.54 + 27144353.194) / 38839172.568)
=0.69531 / 0.701152
=0.9917

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
=(402350.722 - 0 - -882814.242) / 38468443.45
=0.033408

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.

PetroVietnam Oil has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PetroVietnam Oil Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1 - 5 Le Duan, Ben Nghe, 14th-18th floor, district 1, Ho Chi Minh city, VNM
PetroVietnam Oil Corp is engaged in the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry, especially in importing & exporting, trading crude oil & blending, storing and distributing oil products. The company's segments consist of International trading of crude oil and petroleum products; Retailing and distribution of petroleum products; and Processing of petroleum lubricants.

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