Attock Petroleum (KAR:APL) Beneish M-Score: -1.71 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


KAR:APL Attock Petroleum Ltd KAR:APL
76 GF Score
Price ₨536.82
GF Value ₨444.53
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Attock Petroleum Beneish M-Score?

Attock Petroleum KAR:APL +0.31% 76 Beneish M-Score is -1.71 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates KAR:APL with a GF Score™ of 76/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨444.53 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 822 Oil & Gas companies, Attock Petroleum ranks worse than 86.98% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.71 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

KAR:APL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.84   Med: -2.19   Max: -1.32
Current: -1.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Attock Petroleum was -1.32. The lowest was -4.84. And the median was -2.19.


Attock Petroleum Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Attock Petroleum'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.

Attock Petroleum Beneish M-Score Chart

Attock Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.18 -1.32 -3.15 -1.42 -2.73

Attock Petroleum 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 -2.67 -2.73 -2.73 -2.35 -1.71

KAR:APL vs VLO, MPC, PSX: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Attock Petroleum'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.


Attock Petroleum Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

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

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


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Attock Petroleum 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 Attock Petroleum 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 * 1.8398+0.528 * 0.5578+0.404 * 0.956+0.892 * 1.0411+0.115 * 0.9449
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.075+4.679 * 0.05081-0.327 * 1.0081
=-1.71

* 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 ₨17,519 Mil.
Revenue was 129009.019 + 122861.023 + 117783.636 + 127361.427 = ₨497,015 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15387.195 + 4777.327 + 7554.491 + 5419.979 = ₨33,139 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨121,435 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨148,412 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨23,447 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨3,032 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨271 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨63,624 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨9,852 Mil.
Net Income was 8344.248 + 2609.055 + 3811.127 + 2693.855 = ₨17,458 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₨0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2759.127 + 2201.41 + 6499.054 + -1542.163 = ₨9,917 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₨9,146 Mil.
Revenue was 114918.479 + 119099.322 + 112718.079 + 130638.437 = ₨477,374 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5344.455 + 4013.707 + 4051.038 + 4344.663 = ₨17,754 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨93,774 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨120,545 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨23,771 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨2,884 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨242 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨49,372 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨9,829 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)
=(17518.79 / 497015.105) / (9146.125 / 477374.317)
=0.035248 / 0.019159
=1.8398

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)
=(17753.863 / 477374.317) / (33138.992 / 497015.105)
=0.037191 / 0.066676
=0.5578

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 - (121434.669 + 23447.454) / 148411.961) / (1 - (93774.328 + 23771.289) / 120544.532)
=0.023784 / 0.024878
=0.956

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
=497015.105 / 477374.317
=1.0411

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))
=(2884.322 / (2884.322 + 23771.289)) / (3032.385 / (3032.385 + 23447.454))
=0.108207 / 0.114517
=0.9449

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)
=(270.744 / 497015.105) / (241.87 / 477374.317)
=0.000545 / 0.000507
=1.075

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)
=((9852.094 + 63623.909) / 148411.961) / ((9828.64 + 49371.666) / 120544.532)
=0.495081 / 0.491107
=1.0081

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
=(17458.285 - 0 - 9917.428) / 148411.961
=0.05081

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.

Attock Petroleum has a M-score of -1.71 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 -1.71 mean?
Attock Petroleum (KAR:APL) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.71 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Attock Petroleum and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Attock Petroleum ranks #715 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 87%.
Is Attock Petroleum's Beneish M-Score too high?
Attock Petroleum's current Beneish M-Score is -1.71. Based on the distribution chart, Attock Petroleum ranks #715 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Attock Petroleum has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Attock Petroleum's Beneish M-Score compare to VLO and MPC?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Attock Petroleum ranks #715 out of 822 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Attock Petroleum 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 Attock Petroleum and its competitors. Attock Petroleum's current Beneish M-Score is -1.71. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Attock Petroleum stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Attock Petroleum (KAR:APL) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨444.53, compared to a current price of ₨536.82 — trading 20.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.71. Attock Petroleum's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 3 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 Attock Petroleum (KAR:APL), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.71 as of Jun. 26, 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.

Is Attock Petroleum (KAR:APL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Attock Petroleum stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₨536.82 is trading 20.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₨444.53. GuruFocus considers Attock Petroleum to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:APL:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.71
  • GF Value™: ₨444.53 vs. price of ₨536.82 (20.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the KAR:APL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Attock Petroleum Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address Attock House, 2nd, 7th and 8th Floor, Morgah, Rawalpindi, PB, PAK
Attock Petroleum Ltd is a Pakistan-based company engaged in the procurement, storage, and marketing of petroleum and related products, including High-Speed Diesel, Premier Motor Gasoline, Furnace Oil, Bitumen, Kerosene, and Lubricants. Its products include diesel engine grades, gasoline engine grades, industrial grades, and gear oils. The company markets and supplies fuels to retail outlets, industries, armed forces, power producers, government/semi-government entities, the developmental sector, and agricultural customers. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of Premier Motor Gasoline products.
76GF Score

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