Pakistan State Oil Co (KAR:PSO) Beneish M-Score: -3.00 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


KAR:PSO Pakistan State Oil Co Ltd KAR:PSO
82 GF Score
Price ₨350.91
GF Value ₨253.11
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Pakistan State Oil Co Beneish M-Score?

Pakistan State Oil Co KAR:PSO 82 Beneish M-Score is -3.00 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates KAR:PSO with a GF Score™ of 82/100 and a GF Value™ of ₨253.11 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 822 Oil & Gas companies, Pakistan State Oil Co ranks better than 70.19% 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 -3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KAR:PSO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.27   Med: -2.08   Max: -0.01
Current: -3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pakistan State Oil Co was -0.01. The lowest was -3.27. And the median was -2.08.


Pakistan State Oil Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Pakistan State Oil Co'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.

Pakistan State Oil Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Pakistan State Oil Co 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 -2.70 -1.27 -0.01 -2.59 -3.11

Pakistan State Oil Co 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 -2.45 -3.11 -2.91 -2.86 -3.00

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

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Pakistan State Oil Co'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.


Pakistan State Oil Co Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

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

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


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Pakistan State Oil Co 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 Pakistan State Oil Co 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 * 1.1741+0.528 * 0.4998+0.404 * 0.7095+0.892 * 0.9436+0.115 * 0.9382
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3186+4.679 * -0.039555-0.327 * 1.0177
=-3.00

* 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 ₨681,166 Mil.
Revenue was 791471.872 + 797975.183 + 771901.851 + 853069.608 = ₨3,214,419 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93469.449 + 21898.474 + 33732.673 + 23456.428 = ₨172,557 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨1,139,694 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨1,242,880 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨71,190 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨7,534 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨9,179 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨908,737 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨23,649 Mil.
Net Income was 24687.839 + 4182.038 + 10531.447 + 4132.061 = ₨43,533 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₨0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -12115.081 + 80800.783 + -60708.793 + 84717.972 = ₨92,695 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₨614,821 Mil.
Revenue was 746844.852 + 891649.511 + 827219.869 + 940813.535 = ₨3,406,528 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21607.225 + 26261.943 + 24825.361 + 18711.045 = ₨91,406 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₨944,602 Mil.
Total Assets was ₨1,040,597 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₨58,235 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₨5,745 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₨7,380 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₨747,252 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₨19,820 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)
=(681166.362 / 3214418.514) / (614821.28 / 3406527.767)
=0.21191 / 0.180483
=1.1741

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)
=(91405.574 / 3406527.767) / (172557.024 / 3214418.514)
=0.026832 / 0.053682
=0.4998

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 - (1139693.668 + 71189.584) / 1242879.829) / (1 - (944601.624 + 58234.766) / 1040596.694)
=0.025744 / 0.036287
=0.7095

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
=3214418.514 / 3406527.767
=0.9436

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))
=(5744.528 / (5744.528 + 58234.766)) / (7533.696 / (7533.696 + 71189.584))
=0.089787 / 0.095698
=0.9382

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)
=(9179.235 / 3214418.514) / (7380.088 / 3406527.767)
=0.002856 / 0.002166
=1.3186

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)
=((23648.878 + 908737.435) / 1242879.829) / ((19819.807 + 747251.53) / 1040596.694)
=0.750182 / 0.737146
=1.0177

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
=(43533.385 - 0 - 92694.881) / 1242879.829
=-0.039555

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.

Pakistan State Oil Co has a M-score of -3.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.00 mean?
Pakistan State Oil Co (KAR:PSO) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.00 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Pakistan State Oil Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Pakistan State Oil Co ranks #245 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 29.8%.
Is Pakistan State Oil Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Pakistan State Oil Co's current Beneish M-Score is -3.00. Based on the distribution chart, Pakistan State Oil Co ranks #245 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Pakistan State Oil Co has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pakistan State Oil Co's Beneish M-Score compare to VLO and MPC?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Pakistan State Oil Co ranks #245 out of 822 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Pakistan State Oil Co in the upper 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 Pakistan State Oil Co and its competitors. Pakistan State Oil Co's current Beneish M-Score is -3.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pakistan State Oil Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pakistan State Oil Co (KAR:PSO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₨253.11, compared to a current price of ₨350.91 — trading 38.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.00. Pakistan State Oil Co's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 2 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 Pakistan State Oil Co (KAR:PSO), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.00 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.

Is Pakistan State Oil Co (KAR:PSO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pakistan State Oil Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₨350.91 is trading 38.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₨253.11. GuruFocus considers Pakistan State Oil Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for KAR:PSO:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.00
  • GF Value™: ₨253.11 vs. price of ₨350.91 (38.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 2 warning signs

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


Pakistan State Oil Co Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address PSO House, Khayaban-e-Iqbal, Clifton, Karachi, SD, PAK, 75600
Pakistan State Oil Co Ltd is engaged in the procurement, storage, and marketing of petroleum and related products. It also blends and markets lubricating oils. It comprises three reportable segments: Petroleum products, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), and Others. The majority of the company's revenues are derived from the petroleum products segment.
82GF Score

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