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Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos (BSP:AMBP3) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:AMBP3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.38   Med: -1.76   Max: -1.49
Current: -2.38

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos was -1.49. The lowest was -2.38. And the median was -1.76.


Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos'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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Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos Beneish M-Score Chart

Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.64 -1.49 -1.88 -2.38

Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos 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 -1.88 -1.93 -2.18 -2.13 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos'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.


Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos 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 Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos 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 * 0.9135+0.528 * 0.9334+0.404 * 1.0193+0.892 * 1.2857+0.115 * 1.0509
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7875+4.679 * -0.028496-0.327 * 0.8676
=-2.38

* 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$1,328 Mil.
Revenue was 1345.806 + 1182.261 + 1203.588 + 1141.051 = R$4,873 Mil.
Gross Profit was 325.838 + 284.338 + 301.724 + 246.018 = R$1,158 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$4,841 Mil.
Total Assets was R$11,643 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$2,586 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$414 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$152 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$2,046 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$6,194 Mil.
Net Income was 78.663 + -2.4 + -33.076 + -99.988 = R$-57 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 268.791 + 139.591 + -75.762 + -57.653 = R$275 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$1,130 Mil.
Revenue was 1190.382 + 980.028 + 853.405 + 765.974 = R$3,790 Mil.
Gross Profit was 276.771 + 237.977 + 164.829 + 160.995 = R$841 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$4,394 Mil.
Total Assets was R$9,883 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$1,977 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$335 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$150 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$1,822 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$6,240 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)
=(1327.684 / 4872.706) / (1130.39 / 3789.789)
=0.272474 / 0.298273
=0.9135

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)
=(840.572 / 3789.789) / (1157.918 / 4872.706)
=0.221799 / 0.237633
=0.9334

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 - (4840.74 + 2585.628) / 11642.697) / (1 - (4394.313 + 1977.413) / 9882.911)
=0.362144 / 0.355278
=1.0193

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
=4872.706 / 3789.789
=1.2857

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))
=(335.069 / (335.069 + 1977.413)) / (413.522 / (413.522 + 2585.628))
=0.144896 / 0.13788
=1.0509

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)
=(152.127 / 4872.706) / (150.251 / 3789.789)
=0.03122 / 0.039646
=0.7875

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)
=((6193.733 + 2045.901) / 11642.697) / ((6239.549 + 1822.364) / 9882.911)
=0.707708 / 0.815743
=0.8676

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
=(-56.801 - 0 - 274.967) / 11642.697
=-0.028496

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.

Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos (BSP:AMBP3) Business Description

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Avenida Pacaembu, 1088, Pacaembu, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 01234-000
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos SA is engaged in providing environmental services to several private clients in Latin America. Through its Environment segment, the company provides complete solutions in waste management and recovery, with the support of a center for research, development, and innovation. Its response segment provides prevention, training, and emergency assistance to accidents with chemicals and pollutants and firefighting.

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