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Litoral Transmision (XSGO:LITORALTX) Beneish M-Score : -2.15 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is Litoral Transmision 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 -2.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:LITORALTX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.27   Med: -2.21   Max: -2.15
Current: -2.15

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Litoral Transmision was -2.15. The lowest was -2.27. And the median was -2.21.


Litoral Transmision Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Litoral Transmision'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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Litoral Transmision Beneish M-Score Chart

Litoral Transmision Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.27

Litoral Transmision Quarterly Data
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 - - - -2.27 -2.15

Competitive Comparison of Litoral Transmision's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Litoral Transmision'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.


Litoral Transmision's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Litoral Transmision's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Litoral Transmision 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 Litoral Transmision 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 * 1.41+0.528 * 1.078+0.404 * 0.6945+0.892 * 0.7472+0.115 * 1.7747
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.8646+4.679 * 0.067647-0.327 * 0.9894
=-2.15

* 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 CLP1,488 Mil.
Revenue was 314.607 + 284.928 + 240.623 + 248.031 = CLP1,088 Mil.
Gross Profit was 246.405 + 199.094 + 166.292 + 179.789 = CLP792 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,531 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP4,527 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP2,853 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP112 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP2,483 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP0 Mil.
Net Income was 151.321 + 123.094 + 87.25 + 101.694 = CLP463 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -253.874 + 588.569 + -86.083 + -91.462 = CLP157 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP1,412 Mil.
Revenue was 255.329 + 888.198 + 160.868 + 151.927 = CLP1,456 Mil.
Gross Profit was 186.071 + 812.65 + 84.564 + 58.723 = CLP1,142 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,817 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP4,005 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP2,007 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP2,221 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP0 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)
=(1487.74 / 1088.189) / (1412.106 / 1456.322)
=1.367171 / 0.969639
=1.41

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)
=(1142.008 / 1456.322) / (791.58 / 1088.189)
=0.784173 / 0.727429
=1.078

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 - (1531.374 + 2852.522) / 4526.586) / (1 - (1816.885 + 2006.538) / 4005.225)
=0.031523 / 0.045391
=0.6945

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
=1088.189 / 1456.322
=0.7472

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))
=(27.586 / (27.586 + 2006.538)) / (21.967 / (21.967 + 2852.522))
=0.013562 / 0.007642
=1.7747

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)
=(111.662 / 1088.189) / (80.146 / 1456.322)
=0.102613 / 0.055033
=1.8646

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)
=((0 + 2482.92) / 4526.586) / ((0 + 2220.585) / 4005.225)
=0.548519 / 0.554422
=0.9894

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
=(463.359 - 0 - 157.15) / 4526.586
=0.067647

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.

Litoral Transmision has a M-score of -2.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Litoral Transmision (XSGO:LITORALTX) Business Description

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San Sebastián N 2952,, 2 piso, Oficina 202, Las Condes, CHL
Litoral Transmision SA engages in electric power transmission or transportation activities. It operates in the Electricity Transmission sector, specifically in the segment of the Zonal Transmission, which is the one intended to supply the distribution system for the supply to end customers.

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