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Naphtha Israel Petroleum (XTAE:NFTA) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Naphtha Israel 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTAE:NFTA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.18   Med: -3.03   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.74

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Naphtha Israel Petroleum was -2.17. The lowest was -4.18. And the median was -3.03.


Naphtha Israel Petroleum Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Naphtha Israel 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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Naphtha Israel Petroleum Beneish M-Score Chart

Naphtha Israel 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 -3.63 -3.47 -2.34 -2.66 -2.62

Naphtha Israel 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 -2.37 -2.62 -2.90 -2.79 -2.74

Competitive Comparison of Naphtha Israel Petroleum's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Naphtha Israel 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.


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

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

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Naphtha Israel 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 Naphtha Israel 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 * 1.0339+0.528 * 1.1511+0.404 * 0.9661+0.892 * 1.0473+0.115 * 1.0618
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8303+4.679 * -0.103684-0.327 * 0.8538
=-2.74

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₪437 Mil.
Revenue was 656.324 + 583.796 + 569.081 + 596.788 = ₪2,406 Mil.
Gross Profit was 369.32 + 306.335 + 349.865 + 196.043 = ₪1,222 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪1,338 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪6,314 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪4,439 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪212 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪38 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪1,105 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪861 Mil.
Net Income was 51.044 + 59.645 + 190.4 + 1.102 = ₪302 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₪0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 343.14 + 234.273 + 269.055 + 110.423 = ₪957 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₪403 Mil.
Revenue was 559.924 + 535.538 + 544.535 + 657.406 = ₪2,297 Mil.
Gross Profit was 355.771 + 337.895 + 341.089 + 307.879 = ₪1,343 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪1,390 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪6,244 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪4,303 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪219 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪43 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪956 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪1,321 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)
=(436.829 / 2405.989) / (403.453 / 2297.403)
=0.181559 / 0.175613
=1.0339

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)
=(1342.634 / 2297.403) / (1221.563 / 2405.989)
=0.584414 / 0.507718
=1.1511

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 - (1338.098 + 4438.887) / 6314.354) / (1 - (1390.319 + 4303.45) / 6243.778)
=0.085103 / 0.088089
=0.9661

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
=2405.989 / 2297.403
=1.0473

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))
=(218.814 / (218.814 + 4303.45)) / (211.932 / (211.932 + 4438.887))
=0.048386 / 0.045569
=1.0618

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)
=(37.592 / 2405.989) / (43.232 / 2297.403)
=0.015624 / 0.018818
=0.8303

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)
=((860.683 + 1104.949) / 6314.354) / ((1320.896 + 955.571) / 6243.778)
=0.311296 / 0.364598
=0.8538

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
=(302.191 - 0 - 956.891) / 6314.354
=-0.103684

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.

Naphtha Israel Petroleum has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Naphtha Israel Petroleum Business Description

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Address
8 Ha Granit Street, Kiryat Aryeh, Petach-Tikva, ISR, 49002
Website
Naphtha Israel Petroleum Corp Ltd explores oil & gas. It also engages in real estate operations in Israel and Europe. Some of its subsidiaries are Isramco Oil & Gas, Unikurs Kft, Bivvy Kft, Stars Invest S.R.O., Isramco Properties Gmbh and A.M.S. Gmbh.

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