Grupo Casas Bahia (BSP:BHIA3) Beneish M-Score: -5.29 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


BSP:BHIA3 Grupo Casas Bahia SA BSP:BHIA3
61 GF Score
Price R$1.13
GF Value R$1.30
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Grupo Casas Bahia Beneish M-Score?

Grupo Casas Bahia BSP:BHIA3 +1.80% 61 Beneish M-Score is -5.29 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:BHIA3 with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of R$1.30 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,087 Retail - Cyclical companies, Grupo Casas Bahia ranks better than 98.34% on this metric.

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 -5.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:BHIA3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.29   Med: -2.85   Max: -0.09
Current: -5.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grupo Casas Bahia was -0.09. The lowest was -5.29. And the median was -2.85.


Grupo Casas Bahia Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Grupo Casas Bahia'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.

Grupo Casas Bahia Beneish M-Score Chart

Grupo Casas Bahia Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.48 -2.88 -4.75 -3.87 -4.90

Grupo Casas Bahia Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -3.98 -4.19 -4.62 -4.90 -5.29

BSP:BHIA3 vs CASY, WSM, ULTA: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Grupo Casas Bahia'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.


Grupo Casas Bahia Beneish M-Score vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Grupo Casas Bahia's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grupo Casas Bahia's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Grupo Casas Bahia 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 Grupo Casas Bahia 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 * 1.0213+0.528 * 1.0092+0.404 * 0.9267+0.892 * 1.0636+0.115 * 0.9544
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.94+4.679 * -0.613681-0.327 * 0.9874
=-5.29

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$5,022 Mil.
Revenue was 7416 + 8471 + 6868 + 6867 = R$29,622 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2247 + 2671 + 2062 + 2067 = R$9,047 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$15,317 Mil.
Total Assets was R$33,330 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$3,286 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,032 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$6,721 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$21,348 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$4,256 Mil.
Net Income was -1064 + -1529 + -496 + -555 = R$-3,644 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3825 + 4317 + 5470 + 3198 = R$16,810 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$4,623 Mil.
Revenue was 6991 + 7981 + 6399 + 6479 = R$27,850 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2109 + 2460 + 2023 + 1992 = R$8,584 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$13,565 Mil.
Total Assets was R$32,816 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$3,604 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,065 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$6,722 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$18,443 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$7,089 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)
=(5022 / 29622) / (4623 / 27850)
=0.169536 / 0.165996
=1.0213

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)
=(8584 / 27850) / (9047 / 29622)
=0.308223 / 0.305415
=1.0092

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 - (15317 + 3286) / 33330) / (1 - (13565 + 3604) / 32816)
=0.441854 / 0.47681
=0.9267

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
=29622 / 27850
=1.0636

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))
=(1065 / (1065 + 3604)) / (1032 / (1032 + 3286))
=0.2281 / 0.239
=0.9544

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)
=(6721 / 29622) / (6722 / 27850)
=0.226892 / 0.241364
=0.94

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)
=((4256 + 21348) / 33330) / ((7089 + 18443) / 32816)
=0.768197 / 0.778035
=0.9874

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
=(-3644 - 0 - 16810) / 33330
=-0.613681

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.

Grupo Casas Bahia has a M-score of -5.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -5.29 mean?
Grupo Casas Bahia (BSP:BHIA3) has a Beneish M-Score of -5.29 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Grupo Casas Bahia and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Grupo Casas Bahia ranks #18 out of 1087 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 1.7%.
Is Grupo Casas Bahia's Beneish M-Score too high?
Grupo Casas Bahia's current Beneish M-Score is -5.29. Based on the distribution chart, Grupo Casas Bahia ranks #18 out of 1087 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Grupo Casas Bahia has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Grupo Casas Bahia's Beneish M-Score compare to CASY and WSM?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Grupo Casas Bahia ranks #18 out of 1087 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Grupo Casas Bahia in the top 2% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Grupo Casas Bahia and its competitors. Grupo Casas Bahia's current Beneish M-Score is -5.29. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Grupo Casas Bahia stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Grupo Casas Bahia (BSP:BHIA3) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$1.30, compared to a current price of R$1.13 — trading 13.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -5.29. Grupo Casas Bahia's overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Grupo Casas Bahia (BSP:BHIA3), the current Beneish M-Score is -5.29 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Grupo Casas Bahia (BSP:BHIA3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Grupo Casas Bahia stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$1.13 is trading 13.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$1.30. GuruFocus considers Grupo Casas Bahia to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:BHIA3:

  • Beneish M-Score: -5.29
  • GF Value™: R$1.30 vs. price of R$1.13 (13.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:BHIA3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Grupo Casas Bahia Business Description

Address Eldorado Business Tower Avenue, 8501-23rd floor, Pinheiros, Sao Caetano do Sul, SP, BRA, CEP 05425-070
Grupo Casas Bahia SA is an omnichannel retailer engaged in the sale of consumer electronics, home appliances, furniture, and other household products through physical stores, e-commerce, and marketplace platforms. The company operates mainly under the Casas Bahia and Ponto brands. It also provides related services, including extended warranties, installation services, marketplace intermediation, and financial services such as installment sales and co-branded credit cards.
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