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Construcciones El Condor (BOG:ELCONDOR) Beneish M-Score : -4.70 (As of Apr. 25, 2025)


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What is Construcciones El Condor 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 -4.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOG:ELCONDOR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -146.85   Med: -2.41   Max: 932.62
Current: -4.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Construcciones El Condor was 932.62. The lowest was -146.85. And the median was -2.41.


Construcciones El Condor Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Construcciones El Condor'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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Construcciones El Condor Beneish M-Score Chart

Construcciones El Condor Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -2.06 -2.61 -4.31 -4.70

Construcciones El Condor Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -4.31 33.41 -1.97 -3.94 -4.70

Competitive Comparison of Construcciones El Condor's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Construcciones El Condor'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.


Construcciones El Condor's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Construcciones El Condor's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Construcciones El Condor's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Construcciones El Condor 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 Construcciones El Condor 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 * 0.6795+0.528 * -2.992+0.404 * 1.3245+0.892 * 1.3307+0.115 * 1.2064
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9541+4.679 * -0.063732-0.327 * 0.9207
=-4.70

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was COP992,291 Mil.
Revenue was 276233.522 + 332592.101 + 285329.691 + 310713.023 = COP1,204,868 Mil.
Gross Profit was -22553.504 + -12651.615 + 2480.675 + 59484.668 = COP26,760 Mil.
Total Current Assets was COP1,284,103 Mil.
Total Assets was COP2,315,624 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was COP370,695 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was COP91,827 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was COP48,254 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was COP562,732 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was COP843,873 Mil.
Net Income was -56840.984 + -49427.931 + -52278.552 + -12531.376 = COP-171,079 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = COP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 38957.007 + -48503.444 + 67635.233 + -81589.335 = COP-23,501 Mil.
Total Receivables was COP1,097,422 Mil.
Revenue was 259426.961 + 196021.87 + 219966.215 + 230045.54 = COP905,461 Mil.
Gross Profit was -19766.6 + -30966.093 + -7853.689 + -1582.973 = COP-60,169 Mil.
Total Current Assets was COP1,461,657 Mil.
Total Assets was COP2,394,270 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was COP416,747 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was COP131,253 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was COP38,007 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was COP1,402,703 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was COP176,918 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)
=(992290.604 / 1204868.337) / (1097421.889 / 905460.586)
=0.823568 / 1.212004
=0.6795

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)
=(-60169.355 / 905460.586) / (26760.224 / 1204868.337)
=-0.066452 / 0.02221
=-2.992

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 - (1284102.869 + 370695.059) / 2315624.235) / (1 - (1461656.569 + 416746.771) / 2394269.902)
=0.285377 / 0.215459
=1.3245

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
=1204868.337 / 905460.586
=1.3307

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))
=(131252.505 / (131252.505 + 416746.771)) / (91826.705 / (91826.705 + 370695.059))
=0.239512 / 0.198535
=1.2064

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)
=(48254.104 / 1204868.337) / (38007.213 / 905460.586)
=0.040049 / 0.041976
=0.9541

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)
=((843873.353 + 562732.138) / 2315624.235) / ((176917.769 + 1402702.72) / 2394269.902)
=0.607441 / 0.65975
=0.9207

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
=(-171078.843 - 0 - -23500.539) / 2315624.235
=-0.063732

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.

Construcciones El Condor has a M-score of -4.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Construcciones El Condor Business Description

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Address
Carrera 25, Number3-45, Floor 3, Medellin, COL
Construcciones El Condor SA operates as a civil engineering company. Its projects include road infrastructure, rail, mining, hydroelectric, highway concessions, as well as the thermal power plant, bridge, and airport projects. The Corporation has two operating segments: Construction and Investments.

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