Transportadora de Gas del Sur (MEX:TGS N) Beneish M-Score: -1.84 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


MEX:TGS N Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA MEX:TGS N
95 GF Score
Price MXN517.25
GF Value MXN270.65
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Transportadora de Gas del Sur Beneish M-Score?

Transportadora de Gas del Sur MEX:TGS N 95 Beneish M-Score is -1.84 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:TGS N with a GF Score™ of 95/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN270.65 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 822 Oil & Gas companies, Transportadora de Gas del Sur ranks worse than 85.28% 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 -1.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:TGS N' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -1.78   Max: 38.51
Current: -1.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Transportadora de Gas del Sur was 38.51. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -1.78.


Transportadora de Gas del Sur Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Transportadora de Gas del Sur'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.

Transportadora de Gas del Sur Beneish M-Score Chart

Transportadora de Gas del Sur Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.02 -1.25 -2.47 -2.80 -2.49

Transportadora de Gas del Sur 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 -2.92 -2.81 -2.79 -2.49 -1.84

MEX:TGS N vs XOM, CVX: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Transportadora de Gas del Sur'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.


Transportadora de Gas del Sur Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Transportadora de Gas del Sur 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 Transportadora de Gas del Sur 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 * 1.419+0.528 * 1.0081+0.404 * 2.298+0.892 * 0.7239+0.115 * 1.2773
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.898+4.679 * -0.028624-0.327 * 1.2987
=-2.17

* 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 MXN3,098 Mil.
Revenue was 6230.906 + 6967.629 + 5692.551 + 5440.086 = MXN24,331 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3623.63 + 3798.592 + 2935.278 + 2829.142 = MXN13,187 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN28,815 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN75,440 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN46,540 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN2,754 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN1,772 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN5,636 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN18,170 Mil.
Net Income was 2063.226 + 1806.575 + 1513.698 + 638.795 = MXN6,022 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 634.461 + 789.725 + 46.984 + -551.342 = MXN920 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2524.814 + 1744.933 + 2215.783 + 776.318 = MXN7,262 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN3,016 Mil.
Revenue was 8168.711 + 11132.077 + 6876.963 + 7434.912 = MXN33,613 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4685.196 + 6017.867 + 3434.881 + 4226.586 = MXN18,365 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN22,283 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN71,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN49,581 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN3,811 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN1,290 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN7,506 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN9,965 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)
=(3097.724 / 24331.172) / (3015.709 / 33612.663)
=0.127315 / 0.089719
=1.419

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)
=(18364.53 / 33612.663) / (13186.642 / 24331.172)
=0.546357 / 0.541965
=1.0081

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 - (28814.679 + 46540.238) / 75439.858) / (1 - (22282.947 + 49581.179) / 71899.33)
=0.001126 / 0.00049
=2.298

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
=24331.172 / 33612.663
=0.7239

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))
=(3810.501 / (3810.501 + 49581.179)) / (2754.4 / (2754.4 + 46540.238))
=0.071369 / 0.055876
=1.2773

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)
=(1772.378 / 24331.172) / (1290.046 / 33612.663)
=0.072844 / 0.03838
=1.898

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)
=((18169.985 + 5636.024) / 75439.858) / ((9964.68 + 7506.369) / 71899.33)
=0.315563 / 0.242993
=1.2987

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
=(6022.294 - 919.828 - 7261.848) / 75439.858
=-0.028624

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.

Transportadora de Gas del Sur has a M-score of -2.17 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 -1.84 mean?
Transportadora de Gas del Sur (MEX:TGS N) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.84 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Transportadora de Gas del Sur and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Transportadora de Gas del Sur ranks #701 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 85.3%.
Is Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Beneish M-Score too high?
Transportadora de Gas del Sur's current Beneish M-Score is -1.84. Based on the distribution chart, Transportadora de Gas del Sur ranks #701 out of 822 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Transportadora de Gas del Sur has a GF Score™ of 95/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Transportadora de Gas del Sur's Beneish M-Score compare to XOM and CVX?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Transportadora de Gas del Sur ranks #701 out of 822 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Transportadora de Gas del Sur 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 Transportadora de Gas del Sur and its competitors. Transportadora de Gas del Sur's current Beneish M-Score is -1.84. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Transportadora de Gas del Sur stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Transportadora de Gas del Sur (MEX:TGS N) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN270.65, compared to a current price of MXN517.25 — trading 91.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.84. Transportadora de Gas del Sur's overall GF Score™ is 95/100 with 6 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 Transportadora de Gas del Sur (MEX:TGS N), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.84 as of Jun. 25, 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 Transportadora de Gas del Sur (MEX:TGS N) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Transportadora de Gas del Sur stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN517.25 is trading 91.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN270.65. GuruFocus considers Transportadora de Gas del Sur to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for MEX:TGS N:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.84
  • GF Value™: MXN270.65 vs. price of MXN517.25 (91.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 95/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Transportadora de Gas del Sur Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address Cecilia Grierson 355, 26th Floor, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1107CBG
Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA is a natural gas transporter in Latin America. The company's operating segments include Natural Gas Transportation, Midstream, Telecommunications, and Liquids Production and Commercialization. It generates maximum revenue from the Natural Gas Transportation segment. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from Argentina.
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