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Agrogalaxy Participacoes (BSP:AGXY3) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Agrogalaxy Participacoes 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:AGXY3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -1.98   Max: -1.74
Current: -2.68

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Agrogalaxy Participacoes was -1.74. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -1.98.


Agrogalaxy Participacoes Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agrogalaxy Participacoes'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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Agrogalaxy Participacoes Beneish M-Score Chart

Agrogalaxy Participacoes Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -1.98 -1.74 -2.68

Agrogalaxy Participacoes Quarterly Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Sep19 Dec19 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 -1.74 -2.18 -2.47 -2.84 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Agrogalaxy Participacoes's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Agrogalaxy Participacoes'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.


Agrogalaxy Participacoes's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Agrogalaxy Participacoes's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Agrogalaxy Participacoes 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 Agrogalaxy Participacoes 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 * 0.8806+0.528 * 1.2056+0.404 * 1.6571+0.892 * 0.8108+0.115 * 0.9045
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0509+4.679 * -0.059324-0.327 * 0.9789
=-2.68

* 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 R$3,327 Mil.
Revenue was 2412.748 + 2369.051 + 1832.007 + 2785.29 = R$9,399 Mil.
Gross Profit was 244.229 + 351.856 + -24.92 + 406.416 = R$978 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$5,553 Mil.
Total Assets was R$7,714 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$393 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$147 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$767 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$6,147 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$134 Mil.
Net Income was 89.55 + -31.255 + -388.825 + -43.605 = R$-374 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 65.421 + 84.169 + 197.075 + -263.177 = R$83 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$4,660 Mil.
Revenue was 3405.883 + 3074.306 + 1967.028 + 3145.293 = R$11,593 Mil.
Gross Profit was 545.431 + 447.223 + 127.737 + 333.186 = R$1,454 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$8,208 Mil.
Total Assets was R$9,910 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$332 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$109 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$900 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$7,191 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$1,053 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)
=(3327.372 / 9399.096) / (4660.062 / 11592.51)
=0.35401 / 0.401989
=0.8806

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)
=(1453.577 / 11592.51) / (977.581 / 9399.096)
=0.125389 / 0.104008
=1.2056

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 - (5553.467 + 392.75) / 7714.016) / (1 - (8207.602 + 332.286) / 9910.493)
=0.229167 / 0.138298
=1.6571

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
=9399.096 / 11592.51
=0.8108

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))
=(108.911 / (108.911 + 332.286)) / (147.42 / (147.42 + 392.75))
=0.246853 / 0.272914
=0.9045

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)
=(766.553 / 9399.096) / (899.653 / 11592.51)
=0.081556 / 0.077606
=1.0509

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)
=((134.132 + 6147.186) / 7714.016) / ((1052.825 + 7190.67) / 9910.493)
=0.814273 / 0.831795
=0.9789

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
=(-374.135 - 0 - 83.488) / 7714.016
=-0.059324

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.

Agrogalaxy Participacoes has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Agrogalaxy Participacoes (BSP:AGXY3) Business Description

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Address
Avenida Cidade Jardim, No. 803, 6th Floor, Conjunto 62, Room 3B, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, CEP 01453-000
Agrogalaxy Participacoes SA operates as an investment fund with a focus on the agribusiness value chain in Brazil and South America.

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