Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig (BSP:CMIG4) Beneish M-Score: -2.16 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


BSP:CMIG4 Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig BSP:CMIG4
63 GF Score
Price R$10.99
GF Value R$2,526.74
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Beneish M-Score?

Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig BSP:CMIG4 +0.46% 63 Beneish M-Score is -2.16 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:CMIG4 with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of R$2,526.74 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 485 Utilities - Regulated companies, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig ranks worse than 83.51% 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 -2.16 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:CMIG4' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.21   Med: -2.45   Max: 227.22
Current: -2.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig was 227.22. The lowest was -4.21. And the median was -2.45.


Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig'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.

Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Beneish M-Score Chart

Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig 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 -2.25 -3.26 -2.88 -2.27 214.28

Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig 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 227.22 220.75 216.82 214.28 -2.16

BSP:CMIG4 vs NEE, SO, DUK: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig'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.


Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Beneish M-Score vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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63GF Score
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Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig 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 Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig 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 * 1.0159+0.528 * 1.0001+0.404 * 0.9855+0.892 * 1.0656+0.115 * 1.2543
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.0088+4.679 * 0.022198-0.327 * 1.1634
=-2.16

* 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$7,968 Mil.
Revenue was 10341911 + 11592.789 + 10527.685 + 10786.295 = R$10,374,818 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10333161 + 1737.632 + 1508.569 + 2150.133 = R$10,338,557 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$14,478 Mil.
Total Assets was R$67,028 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$4,560 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,169 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$14,462 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$16,742 Mil.
Net Income was 979 + 1874.377 + 796.742 + 1187.633 = R$4,838 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 78 + 163.831 + 134.708 + 268.315 = R$645 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + -1693.171 + 3424 + 974.171 = R$2,705 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$7,365 Mil.
Revenue was 9705774 + 11270.948 + 10055.194 + 9435.991 = R$9,736,536 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9697770 + 1736.173 + 1564.68 + 2503.687 = R$9,703,575 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$12,232 Mil.
Total Assets was R$59,727 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$4,102 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,411 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$1,108 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$14,146 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$9,753 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)
=(7968 / 10374817.769) / (7365 / 9736536.133)
=0.000768 / 0.000756
=1.0159

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)
=(9703574.54 / 9736536.133) / (10338557.334 / 10374817.769)
=0.996615 / 0.996505
=1.0001

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 - (14478 + 4560) / 67028) / (1 - (12232 + 4102) / 59727)
=0.715969 / 0.726522
=0.9855

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
=10374817.769 / 9736536.133
=1.0656

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))
=(1411 / (1411 + 4102)) / (1169 / (1169 + 4560))
=0.255941 / 0.20405
=1.2543

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)
=(11.663 / 10374817.769) / (1107.812 / 9736536.133)
=1.0E-6 / 0.000114
=0.0088

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)
=((16742 + 14462) / 67028) / ((9753 + 14146) / 59727)
=0.465537 / 0.400137
=1.1634

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
=(4837.752 - 644.854 - 2705) / 67028
=0.022198

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.

Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig has a M-score of -2.16 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 -2.16 mean?
Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig (BSP:CMIG4) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.16 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig ranks #405 out of 485 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 83.5%.
Is Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Beneish M-Score too high?
Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's current Beneish M-Score is -2.16. Based on the distribution chart, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig ranks #405 out of 485 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's Beneish M-Score compare to NEE and SO?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig ranks #405 out of 485 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig in the lower half of its industry. 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig and its competitors. Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's current Beneish M-Score is -2.16. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig (BSP:CMIG4) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$2,526.74, compared to a current price of R$10.99 — trading 99.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.16. Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 with 3 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 Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig (BSP:CMIG4), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.16 as of Jun. 24, 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 Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig (BSP:CMIG4) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$10.99 is trading 99.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$2,526.74. GuruFocus considers Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:CMIG4:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.16
  • GF Value™: R$2,526.74 vs. price of R$10.99 (99.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:CMIG4 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig Business Description

Address Avenida Barbacena, 1200, Belo Horizonte, MG, BRA, 30190-131
Cia Energetica DE Minas Gerais - Cemig is a Brazilian energy company engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, and commercialization of electricity, as well as natural gas distribution. The company operates through six segments: Generation, Transmission, Trading, Distribution, Gas, and Investees. Its activities include power generation mainly from hydroelectric sources, operation and maintenance of transmission and distribution infrastructure, electricity sales to captive and free-market customers, and gas distribution in Minas Gerais. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the Distribution segment, which comprises the distribution and sale of electricity to captive customers, and the operation and maintenance of infrastructure and related services.
63GF Score

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