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Arabian Petroleum (NSE:ARABIAN) Beneish M-Score : -1.16 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Arabian 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.16 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:ARABIAN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.61   Med: -1.6   Max: -1.16
Current: -1.16

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Arabian Petroleum was -1.16. The lowest was -1.61. And the median was -1.60.


Arabian Petroleum Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arabian 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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Arabian Petroleum Beneish M-Score Chart

Arabian Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.61 -1.60 -1.16

Arabian Petroleum Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score - - -1.61 -1.60 -1.16

Competitive Comparison of Arabian Petroleum's Beneish M-Score

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


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

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

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



Arabian 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 Arabian 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 * 0.9065+0.528 * 1.1436+0.404 * 2.4825+0.892 * 1.2713+0.115 * 1.2096
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9654+4.679 * 0.09376-0.327 * 0.932
=-1.16

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹345 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,428 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹283 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹632 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹765 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹128 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹520 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹21 Mil.
Net Income was ₹49 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-23 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹299 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,910 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹255 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹605 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹713 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹107 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹521 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹20 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)
=(345.045 / 2428.367) / (299.401 / 1910.128)
=0.142089 / 0.156744
=0.9065

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)
=(254.749 / 1910.128) / (283.203 / 2428.367)
=0.133368 / 0.116623
=1.1436

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 - (632.162 + 128.147) / 765.088) / (1 - (604.549 + 107.15) / 713.494)
=0.006246 / 0.002516
=2.4825

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
=2428.367 / 1910.128
=1.2713

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))
=(14.257 / (14.257 + 107.15)) / (13.779 / (13.779 + 128.147))
=0.117431 / 0.097086
=1.2096

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)
=(40.285 / 2428.367) / (32.824 / 1910.128)
=0.016589 / 0.017184
=0.9654

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)
=((20.895 + 519.747) / 765.088) / ((19.865 + 521.118) / 713.494)
=0.70664 / 0.758217
=0.932

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
=(48.648 - 0 - -23.087) / 765.088
=0.09376

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.

Arabian Petroleum has a M-score of -1.16 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Arabian Petroleum (NSE:ARABIAN) Business Description

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Address
Plot 14-B, Morivali M.I.D.C, Opp. Positive Packaging, Ambernath West, Thane, MH, IND, 421505
Arabian Petroleum Ltd is a company engaged in the business of manufacturing wide range of Lubricants including Specialty Oils, Coolants etc ,used for Industrial and Automotive applications. Our business is categorized into two distinctive product division which includes Automotive Lubricants - Arzol and Industrial Lubricants - SPL.

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