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International Petroleum (LTS:0V1L) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is International Petroleum 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0V1L' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.14   Med: -2.87   Max: -1.58
Current: -2.59

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of International Petroleum was -1.58. The lowest was -7.14. And the median was -2.87.


International Petroleum Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for International 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.

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International Petroleum Beneish M-Score Chart

International Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.47 -4.16 -2.87 -3.36 -2.59

International Petroleum Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -3.36 -3.23 -3.07 -2.52 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of International Petroleum's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, International 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.


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

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

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



International 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 International 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 * 1.1607+0.528 * 1.6552+0.404 * 1.2418+0.892 * 0.7819+0.115 * 1.4392
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7059+4.679 * -0.086335-0.327 * 1.1561
=-2.61

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr1,164 Mil.
Revenue was 2927.817 + 2852.851 + 2213.739 + 2109.937 = kr10,104 Mil.
Gross Profit was 215.687 + 1035.642 + 568.038 + 584.567 = kr2,404 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr7,084 Mil.
Total Assets was kr21,161 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr13,403 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1,190 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr196 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,081 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr4,540 Mil.
Net Income was 304.692 + 794.481 + 344.794 + 414.411 = kr1,858 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1251.366 + 1178.891 + 768.451 + 486.635 = kr3,685 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr1,283 Mil.
Revenue was 3700.369 + 3266.058 + 3166.412 + 2789.815 = kr12,923 Mil.
Gross Profit was 791.696 + 1532.749 + 1622.734 + 1141.664 = kr5,089 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr6,627 Mil.
Total Assets was kr17,431 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr10,357 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr1,377 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr147 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,556 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3,162 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)
=(1164.207 / 10104.344) / (1282.814 / 12922.654)
=0.115218 / 0.099269
=1.1607

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)
=(5088.843 / 12922.654) / (2403.934 / 10104.344)
=0.393792 / 0.237911
=1.6552

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 - (7083.868 + 13403.339) / 21161.275) / (1 - (6627.038 + 10356.891) / 17431.065)
=0.031854 / 0.025652
=1.2418

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
=10104.344 / 12922.654
=0.7819

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))
=(1377.15 / (1377.15 + 10356.891)) / (1190.064 / (1190.064 + 13403.339))
=0.117364 / 0.081548
=1.4392

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)
=(195.617 / 10104.344) / (146.665 / 12922.654)
=0.01936 / 0.011349
=1.7059

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)
=((4539.706 + 2081.144) / 21161.275) / ((3161.741 + 1555.714) / 17431.065)
=0.312876 / 0.270635
=1.1561

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
=(1858.378 - 0 - 3685.343) / 21161.275
=-0.086335

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.

International Petroleum has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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International Petroleum (LTS:0V1L) Business Description

Address
885 West Georgia Street, Suite 2000, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3E8
International Petroleum Corp is an international oil and gas exploration and production company. It is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas. Geographically, the company holds a portfolio of oil and gas production assets and development projects in Canada, Malaysia, and France. It is based in Canada and derives revenue from the sales of gas, crude oil, and natural gas liquids, of which key revenue is derived from the sales of crude oil.

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