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Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones (BOG:CORFERIAS) Beneish M-Score : -2.29 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones 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 -2.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BOG:CORFERIAS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35   Med: -2.32   Max: 3.03
Current: -2.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones was 3.03. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was -2.32.


Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones'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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Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones Beneish M-Score Chart

Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones 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 -2.82 -2.36 0.50 -1.89 -2.35

Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones 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 -1.89 -2.40 -2.41 -2.35 -2.29

Competitive Comparison of Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones'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.


Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones 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 Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones 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 * 0.67+0.528 * 0.9962+0.404 * 1.0361+0.892 * 1.3447+0.115 * 1.1311
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0102+4.679 * 0.001957-0.327 * 0.5267
=-2.29

* 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 COP28,462 Mil.
Revenue was 18364.758 + 106308.415 + 78179.41 + 60838.93 = COP263,692 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17766.485 + 104465.006 + 76938.405 + 59730.004 = COP258,900 Mil.
Total Current Assets was COP93,084 Mil.
Total Assets was COP757,612 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was COP484,230 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was COP10,232 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was COP136,697 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was COP121,784 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was COP0 Mil.
Net Income was -5888.939 + 27306.199 + 15510.773 + 9508.78 = COP46,437 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = COP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -11247.082 + 23579.862 + 18991.549 + 13629.972 = COP44,954 Mil.
Total Receivables was COP31,590 Mil.
Revenue was 19622.978 + 79796.495 + 52366.183 + 44310.636 = COP196,096 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19109.626 + 77379.928 + 51617.884 + 43698.004 = COP191,805 Mil.
Total Current Assets was COP100,059 Mil.
Total Assets was COP742,373 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was COP471,795 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was COP11,306 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was COP100,630 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was COP103,244 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was COP123,335 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)
=(28461.938 / 263691.513) / (31590.054 / 196096.292)
=0.107936 / 0.161095
=0.67

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)
=(191805.442 / 196096.292) / (258899.9 / 263691.513)
=0.978119 / 0.981829
=0.9962

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 - (93084.464 + 484230.342) / 757611.832) / (1 - (100059.02 + 471795.309) / 742373.122)
=0.237981 / 0.229694
=1.0361

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
=263691.513 / 196096.292
=1.3447

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))
=(11306.411 / (11306.411 + 471795.309)) / (10231.585 / (10231.585 + 484230.342))
=0.023404 / 0.020692
=1.1311

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)
=(136697.273 / 263691.513) / (100630.265 / 196096.292)
=0.518398 / 0.513168
=1.0102

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 + 121784.002) / 757611.832) / ((123334.818 + 103243.562) / 742373.122)
=0.160747 / 0.305208
=0.5267

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
=(46436.813 - 0 - 44954.301) / 757611.832
=0.001957

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.

Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones has a M-score of -2.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones (BOG:CORFERIAS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Carrera 37, No. 24-67, Bogota, COL
Corporacion de Ferias y Exposiciones SA organizes trade fairs, exhibitions and conventions in the Andean Region, Central America, and the Caribbean. The company also provides Banking, Travel, Health, and other services.

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