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Sociedad Comercial del Plata (BUE:COME) Beneish M-Score : -3.63 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Sociedad Comercial del Plata 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 -3.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BUE:COME' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.63   Med: -1.31   Max: 0.73
Current: -3.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sociedad Comercial del Plata was 0.73. The lowest was -3.63. And the median was -1.31.


Sociedad Comercial del Plata Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sociedad Comercial del Plata'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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Sociedad Comercial del Plata Beneish M-Score Chart

Sociedad Comercial del Plata 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 0.73 -3.11 -1.78 -0.92 -3.63

Sociedad Comercial del Plata 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 -0.92 -1.56 -1.90 -1.82 -3.63

Competitive Comparison of Sociedad Comercial del Plata's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Sociedad Comercial del Plata'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.


Sociedad Comercial del Plata's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Sociedad Comercial del Plata's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sociedad Comercial del Plata's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sociedad Comercial del Plata 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 Sociedad Comercial del Plata 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 * 1.5263+0.528 * 1.1243+0.404 * 0.567+0.892 * 0.9244+0.115 * 0.9892
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6045+4.679 * -0.190014-0.327 * 2.406
=-3.63

* 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 ARS18,998 Mil.
Revenue was 137911.26 + 45517.592 + 27179.391 + 24040.411 = ARS234,649 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21715.979 + 6674.297 + 2865.153 + 4495.48 = ARS35,751 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS111,848 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS323,271 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS159,384 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS9,874 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS8,794 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS61,867 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS3,789 Mil.
Net Income was -42529.996 + 1727.954 + 2521.229 + 4214.799 = ARS-34,066 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 21037.379 + 4290.137 + 603.651 + 1428.854 = ARS27,360 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS13,465 Mil.
Revenue was 143030.046 + 48579.121 + 34980.771 + 27251.113 = ARS253,841 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24953.195 + 7708.597 + 5961.06 + 4857.661 = ARS43,481 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS72,072 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS296,054 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS139,934 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS8,570 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS5,929 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS24,110 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS881 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)
=(18997.539 / 234648.654) / (13464.666 / 253841.051)
=0.080962 / 0.053044
=1.5263

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)
=(43480.513 / 253841.051) / (35750.909 / 234648.654)
=0.17129 / 0.152359
=1.1243

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 - (111847.88 + 159384.341) / 323271.428) / (1 - (72071.839 + 139933.768) / 296053.795)
=0.160977 / 0.283895
=0.567

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
=234648.654 / 253841.051
=0.9244

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))
=(8569.508 / (8569.508 + 139933.768)) / (9873.788 / (9873.788 + 159384.341))
=0.057706 / 0.058336
=0.9892

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)
=(8794.164 / 234648.654) / (5929.241 / 253841.051)
=0.037478 / 0.023358
=1.6045

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)
=((3789.237 + 61866.51) / 323271.428) / ((880.549 + 24109.861) / 296053.795)
=0.203098 / 0.084412
=2.406

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
=(-34066.014 - 0 - 27360.021) / 323271.428
=-0.190014

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.

Sociedad Comercial del Plata has a M-score of -3.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sociedad Comercial del Plata (BUE:COME) Business Description

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1st Floor, Tower B, Thames Office Park,, Pan American Collector, Buenos Aires, ARG, B1607EEV
Sociedad Comercial del Plata SA is an investment holding company. It invests in companies engaged in construction, agribusiness, entertainment, energy, transportation and infrastructure and real estate sectors.

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