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Anima Holding (BSP:ANIM3) Beneish M-Score : -2.94 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Anima Holding 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 -2.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:ANIM3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.56   Max: -0.81
Current: -2.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Anima Holding was -0.81. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.56.


Anima Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Anima Holding'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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Anima Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Anima Holding 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 -3.11 -1.01 -2.25 -2.55 -2.94

Anima Holding 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 -2.55 -2.42 -2.62 -2.83 -2.94

Competitive Comparison of Anima Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Anima Holding'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.


Anima Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Anima Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Anima Holding 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 Anima Holding 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 * 0.8675+0.528 * 0.9721+0.404 * 1.083+0.892 * 1.0476+0.115 * 0.9456
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.939+4.679 * -0.086003-0.327 * 1.0057
=-2.94

* 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$723 Mil.
Revenue was 905.686 + 940.408 + 932.424 + 954.422 = R$3,733 Mil.
Gross Profit was 501.648 + 568.09 + 510.407 + 633.979 = R$2,214 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$1,770 Mil.
Total Assets was R$9,655 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$1,626 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$509 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$1,412 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$1,692 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$4,081 Mil.
Net Income was -120.374 + -30.235 + -101.811 + -77.21 = R$-330 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 23.099 + 228.572 + 188.467 + 60.632 = R$501 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$795 Mil.
Revenue was 845.142 + 905.237 + 910.472 + 902.38 = R$3,563 Mil.
Gross Profit was 416.298 + 527.355 + 522.584 + 588.154 = R$2,054 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$2,380 Mil.
Total Assets was R$10,732 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$1,929 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$562 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$1,436 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$1,821 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$4,559 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)
=(722.5 / 3732.94) / (794.995 / 3563.231)
=0.193547 / 0.223111
=0.8675

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)
=(2054.391 / 3563.231) / (2214.124 / 3732.94)
=0.576553 / 0.593131
=0.9721

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 - (1770.484 + 1626.379) / 9655.477) / (1 - (2379.589 + 1929.01) / 10732.094)
=0.648193 / 0.598531
=1.083

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
=3732.94 / 3563.231
=1.0476

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))
=(561.76 / (561.76 + 1929.01)) / (509.39 / (509.39 + 1626.379))
=0.225537 / 0.238504
=0.9456

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)
=(1412.196 / 3732.94) / (1435.635 / 3563.231)
=0.378307 / 0.402903
=0.939

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)
=((4080.724 + 1692.177) / 9655.477) / ((4558.666 + 1821.441) / 10732.094)
=0.597889 / 0.594489
=1.0057

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
=(-329.63 - 0 - 500.77) / 9655.477
=-0.086003

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.

Anima Holding has a M-score of -2.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Anima Holding (BSP:ANIM3) Business Description

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Rua Natingui, 1250 - 1st Floor, Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 05443-001
Anima Holding SA operates as a private higher education organization in Brazil. Its Education segment consists of activities performed by the subsidiaries engaged in the provision of education services by offering elementary school and high school courses, college degrees, and professional specialization courses. The Other businesses consist of activities performed by the subsidiaries including forums, seminars, specialization courses, in-company courses, publishing books, and magazines specifically focused on management and business, preparatory courses for the Brazilian Bar exam, and analysis.

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