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Enel Generacion Costanera (BUE:CECO2) Beneish M-Score : -1.26 (As of May. 31, 2024)


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What is Enel Generacion Costanera 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 -1.26 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BUE:CECO2' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.61   Med: -2.37   Max: 45.34
Current: -1.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Enel Generacion Costanera was 45.34. The lowest was -6.61. And the median was -2.37.


Enel Generacion Costanera Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Enel Generacion Costanera'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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Enel Generacion Costanera Beneish M-Score Chart

Enel Generacion Costanera 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 -1.82 -2.59 45.34 -1.18 -5.66

Enel Generacion Costanera Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 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 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 -3.08 -0.75 -4.39 -5.66 -1.26

Competitive Comparison of Enel Generacion Costanera's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Enel Generacion Costanera'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.


Enel Generacion Costanera's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Enel Generacion Costanera's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Enel Generacion Costanera 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 Enel Generacion Costanera 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 * 5.039+0.528 * -0.3359+0.404 * 0.4876+0.892 * 0.9364+0.115 * 2.0631
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6739+4.679 * -0.258623-0.327 * 2.0025
=-1.26

* 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 ARS38,276 Mil.
Revenue was 20880.529 + 23295.112 + 7418.829 + 5032.673 = ARS56,627 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1754.799 + -12674.827 + -538.597 + -426.998 = ARS-11,886 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS46,465 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS155,599 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS100,992 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS26,395 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS1,409 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS35,352 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS27,382 Mil.
Net Income was 366.483 + -45367.76 + -4702.215 + -3382.121 = ARS-53,086 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -15671.657 + -7678.305 + 9833.961 + 671.806 = ARS-12,844 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS8,112 Mil.
Revenue was 21263.906 + 26385.205 + 7300.64 + 5521.393 = ARS60,471 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4759.616 + 1885.041 + -4944.814 + 2563.74 = ARS4,264 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS16,535 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS61,290 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS38,178 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS28,507 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS899 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS5,440 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS6,900 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)
=(38275.565 / 56627.143) / (8111.504 / 60471.144)
=0.675923 / 0.134138
=5.039

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)
=(4263.583 / 60471.144) / (-11885.623 / 56627.143)
=0.070506 / -0.209893
=-0.3359

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 - (46464.735 + 100991.987) / 155598.878) / (1 - (16534.779 + 38178.256) / 61290.065)
=0.052328 / 0.10731
=0.4876

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
=56627.143 / 60471.144
=0.9364

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))
=(28507.292 / (28507.292 + 38178.256)) / (26395.062 / (26395.062 + 100991.987))
=0.427488 / 0.207204
=2.0631

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)
=(1409.339 / 56627.143) / (899.092 / 60471.144)
=0.024888 / 0.014868
=1.6739

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)
=((27381.611 + 35351.517) / 155598.878) / ((6900.358 + 5439.683) / 61290.065)
=0.403172 / 0.201338
=2.0025

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
=(-53085.613 - 0 - -12844.195) / 155598.878
=-0.258623

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.

Enel Generacion Costanera has a M-score of -1.26 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Enel Generacion Costanera (BUE:CECO2) Business Description

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Avenida Espana 3301, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1107ANA
Enel Generacion Costanera SA is a power company. It is engaged in the generation and sale of electricity in Argentina.

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