GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Energy » Oil & Gas » Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (NSE:HINDPETRO) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Hindustan Petroleum (NSE:HINDPETRO) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 1998. Start your Free Trial

What is Hindustan 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:HINDPETRO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.08   Med: -2.72   Max: 7.95
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hindustan Petroleum was 7.95. The lowest was -4.08. And the median was -2.72.


Hindustan Petroleum Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hindustan 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.

* Premium members only.

Hindustan Petroleum Beneish M-Score Chart

Hindustan Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -3.32 -2.35 7.95 -2.71

Hindustan Petroleum Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - - -2.71 - -

Competitive Comparison of Hindustan Petroleum's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Hindustan 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.


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

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

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



Hindustan 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 Hindustan 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 * 1.4486+0.528 * 0.0344+0.404 * 1.1249+0.892 * 0.9965+0.115 * 0.8731
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9901+4.679 * -0.042877-0.327 * 0.9002
=-2.71

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹110,169 Mil.
Revenue was ₹4,319,944 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹380,310 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹528,516 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,827,847 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹986,413 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹55,964 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹8,219 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹863,427 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹415,882 Mil.
Net Income was ₹160,146 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹238,519 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹76,318 Mil.
Revenue was ₹4,334,983 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹13,132 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹445,576 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,619,211 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹927,210 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹45,602 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹8,331 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹744,475 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹514,514 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)
=(110168.7 / 4319943.9) / (76318.2 / 4334983.3)
=0.025502 / 0.017605
=1.4486

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)
=(13131.5 / 4334983.3) / (380310.1 / 4319943.9)
=0.003029 / 0.088036
=0.0344

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 - (528516 + 986412.8) / 1827846.8) / (1 - (445575.9 + 927210) / 1619210.8)
=0.171195 / 0.152188
=1.1249

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
=4319943.9 / 4334983.3
=0.9965

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))
=(45601.5 / (45601.5 + 927210)) / (55964.3 / (55964.3 + 986412.8))
=0.046876 / 0.053689
=0.8731

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)
=(8218.7 / 4319943.9) / (8331.1 / 4334983.3)
=0.001903 / 0.001922
=0.9901

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)
=((415881.9 + 863426.5) / 1827846.8) / ((514514.4 + 744474.6) / 1619210.8)
=0.699899 / 0.777532
=0.9002

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
=(160146.1 - 0 - 238518.7) / 1827846.8
=-0.042877

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.

Hindustan Petroleum has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Hindustan Petroleum Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Hindustan Petroleum's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Hindustan Petroleum Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
17, Jamshedji Tata Road, Post Box No. 11041, Petroleum House, Churchgate, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 020
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd. (HPCL) is an Indian government enterprise that refines crude oil and manufactures petroleum-based products. The company operates a diverse group of refineries that process several grades of lubes, specialties, and greases along with a variety of petroleum products. HPCL also controls an extensive network of pipelines in India that transport a variety of hydrocarbon-based products. In tandem with its host of pipelines, marketing and distribution efforts are carried out through a group of terminals, service stations, bottling plants, marketing offices, and other facilities. Hindustan's products are sold throughout India. The business is divided into downstream and other operations, with downstream activities generating the maximum revenue.

Hindustan Petroleum Headlines

No Headlines