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Ashdod Refinery (XTAE:ARF) Beneish M-Score : -5.25 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Ashdod Refinery 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 -5.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTAE:ARF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.25   Med: -5.25   Max: -5.25
Current: -5.25

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ashdod Refinery was -5.25. The lowest was -5.25. And the median was -5.25.


Ashdod Refinery Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ashdod Refinery'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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Ashdod Refinery Beneish M-Score Chart

Ashdod Refinery Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -5.25

Ashdod Refinery Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -5.25 -

Competitive Comparison of Ashdod Refinery's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Ashdod Refinery'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.


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

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

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



Ashdod Refinery 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 Ashdod Refinery 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 ₪431 Mil.
Revenue was 2922.325 + 3062.36 + 3928.371 + 3283.47 = ₪13,197 Mil.
Gross Profit was -18.426 + 110.555 + 331.664 + 77.388 = ₪501 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪2,355 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪4,986 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪2,587 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪409 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪66 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪2,255 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪770 Mil.
Net Income was -70.018 + 0 + 232.165 + 14.741 = ₪177 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₪0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -327.978 + 110.555 + 368.515 + 729.66 = ₪881 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₪0 Mil.
Revenue was 3637.244 + 3685.151 + 4267.405 + 4274.775 = ₪15,865 Mil.
Gross Profit was 283.757 + 158.461 + 125.295 + 136.351 = ₪704 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪0 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪380 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪0 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)
=(431.163 / 13196.526) / (0 / 15864.575)
=0.032672 / 0
=

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)
=(703.864 / 15864.575) / (501.181 / 13196.526)
=0.044367 / 0.037978
=

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 - (2354.811 + 2586.976) / 4986.009) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.008869 /
=

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
=13196.526 / 15864.575
=

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))
=(379.571 / (379.571 + 0)) / (409.051 / (409.051 + 2586.976))
=1 / 0.136531
=

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)
=(66.333 / 13196.526) / (70.019 / 15864.575)
=0.005027 / 0.004414
=

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)
=((770.197 + 2255.312) / 4986.009) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.6068 /
=

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
=(176.888 - 0 - 880.752) / 4986.009
=-0.141168

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.


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Ashdod Refinery (XTAE:ARF) Business Description

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Address
Hanet 1, Ashdod, ISR, 7752169
Ashdod Refinery Ltd is a company involved in imports and refining of crude oil and intermediates for petroleum distillates intended for marketing in the local market and for export purposes.

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