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Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG (Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG) Beneish M-Score : -2.43 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG 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 -2.43 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CSMQY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.49   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG was -2.06. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.49.


Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG'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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Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG Beneish M-Score Chart

Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG 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 -2.64 -3.01 -2.20 -2.51 -2.43

Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG 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 -2.51 -2.52 -2.53 -2.56 -2.43

Competitive Comparison of Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG'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.


Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG 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 Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG 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 * 1.0532+0.528 * 0.9076+0.404 * 1.0595+0.892 * 1.2382+0.115 * 1.0053
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8244+4.679 * -0.025269-0.327 * 1.0921
=-2.36

* 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 $261 Mil.
Revenue was 407.235 + 380.176 + 370.81 + 332.457 = $1,491 Mil.
Gross Profit was 174.039 + 154.965 + 136.045 + 150.433 = $615 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $519 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,896 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,399 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $159 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $411 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $838 Mil.
Net Income was 72.503 + 88.508 + 51.358 + 64.836 = $277 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 85.958 + 98.502 + 105.887 + 60.038 = $350 Mil.
Total Receivables was $200 Mil.
Revenue was 302.774 + 309.283 + 303.831 + 288.015 = $1,204 Mil.
Gross Profit was 115.286 + 117.317 + 114.139 + 104.392 = $451 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $467 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,515 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,246 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $142 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $369 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $623 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)
=(261.443 / 1490.678) / (200.482 / 1203.903)
=0.175385 / 0.166527
=1.0532

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)
=(451.134 / 1203.903) / (615.482 / 1490.678)
=0.374726 / 0.412887
=0.9076

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 - (519.103 + 1398.59) / 2896.009) / (1 - (467.064 + 1245.719) / 2514.509)
=0.337815 / 0.31884
=1.0595

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
=1490.678 / 1203.903
=1.2382

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))
=(142.434 / (142.434 + 1245.719)) / (158.97 / (158.97 + 1398.59))
=0.102607 / 0.102063
=1.0053

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)
=(45.705 / 1490.678) / (44.773 / 1203.903)
=0.030661 / 0.03719
=0.8244

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)
=((838.117 + 410.562) / 2896.009) / ((623.374 + 369.35) / 2514.509)
=0.431172 / 0.394798
=1.0921

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
=(277.205 - 0 - 350.385) / 2896.009
=-0.025269

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.

Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG (Compania deneamento de Minas Gerais - COPASA MG) Business Description

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Address
Rua Mar de Espanha 525, Santo Antonio, Belo Horizonte, MG, BRA, 30330900
COPASA MG provides water supply, sewage, and solid waste services. The company operates out of subsidiaries COPASA Serviços de Irrigaçao S.A., COPASA Aguas Minerais de Minas S.A, and COPANOR. COPASA Serviços de Irrigaçao S.A. manages, performs, and sells irrigation system services. COPASA Águas Minerais de Minas S.A. produces, bottles, distributes, and sells mineral water. COPANOR provides water supply and sewage treatment services across the North and Northeast regions of the State of Minas Gerais. A majority of revenue is derived from water services while the rest is derived from sewage services. The company operates out of Brazil, where a significant amount of revenue is generated.

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