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Shell (XPRA:SHELL) Beneish M-Score : -2.82 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Shell 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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XPRA:SHELL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.72   Med: -2.82   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shell was -2.30. The lowest was -4.72. And the median was -2.82.


Shell Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shell'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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Shell Beneish M-Score Chart

Shell 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 -2.82 -4.72 -3.03 -2.53 -2.82

Shell 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 -2.53 -2.63 -2.96 -3.13 -2.82

Competitive Comparison of Shell's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Shell'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.


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

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

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



Shell 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 Shell 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 * 1.1187+0.528 * 1.3772+0.404 * 1.0748+0.892 * 0.7893+0.115 * 0.7718
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.258+4.679 * -0.085002-0.327 * 0.9291
=-2.77

* 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 Kč1,040,689 Mil.
Revenue was 1766956.032 + 1743197.751 + 1630288.639 + 1923812.86 = Kč7,064,255 Mil.
Gross Profit was 133735.851 + 340442.982 + 200523.448 + 379722.903 = Kč1,054,425 Mil.
Total Current Assets was Kč3,009,898 Mil.
Total Assets was Kč9,117,782 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was Kč4,372,617 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was Kč699,332 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was Kč299,931 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was Kč2,142,534 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was Kč1,607,119 Mil.
Net Income was 10592.939 + 160826.26 + 68509.81 + 192671.1 = Kč432,600 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = Kč0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 282081.877 + 281560.114 + 330744.551 + 313242.635 = Kč1,207,629 Mil.
Total Receivables was Kč1,178,610 Mil.
Revenue was 2321537.827 + 2375850.402 + 2341371.502 + 1911350.257 = Kč8,950,110 Mil.
Gross Profit was 507285.681 + 323342.349 + 640923.509 + 368246.582 = Kč1,839,798 Mil.
Total Current Assets was Kč3,802,763 Mil.
Total Assets was Kč10,152,680 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was Kč4,552,234 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was Kč542,093 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was Kč302,068 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was Kč2,780,057 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was Kč1,714,037 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)
=(1040688.896 / 7064255.282) / (1178609.621 / 8950109.988)
=0.147318 / 0.131687
=1.1187

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)
=(1839798.121 / 8950109.988) / (1054425.184 / 7064255.282)
=0.205562 / 0.149262
=1.3772

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 - (3009898.239 + 4372616.959) / 9117782.185) / (1 - (3802763.431 + 4552233.566) / 10152680.317)
=0.190317 / 0.177065
=1.0748

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
=7064255.282 / 8950109.988
=0.7893

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))
=(542093.101 / (542093.101 + 4552233.566)) / (699332.281 / (699332.281 + 4372616.959))
=0.106411 / 0.137882
=0.7718

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)
=(299930.673 / 7064255.282) / (302068.194 / 8950109.988)
=0.042458 / 0.03375
=1.258

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)
=((1607119.36 + 2142534.058) / 9117782.185) / ((1714037.099 + 2780056.615) / 10152680.317)
=0.411246 / 0.442651
=0.9291

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
=(432600.109 - 0 - 1207629.177) / 9117782.185
=-0.085002

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.

Shell has a M-score of -2.77 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Shell (XPRA:SHELL) Business Description

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Shell is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2022, it produced 1.5 million barrels of liquids and 7.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At year-end 2022, reserves stood at 9.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 50% of which consisted of liquids. Its production and reserves are in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and North and South America. The company operates refineries with capacity of 1.7 mmb/d located in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe and sells 12 million tons per year of chemicals. Its largest chemical plants, often integrated with its local refineries, are in Central Europe, China, Singapore, and North America.

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