Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos (BSP:CRIV3) Beneish M-Score: 0.00 (As of Jul. 13, 2026)


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What is Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos Beneish M-Score?

Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos BSP:CRIV3 4 Beneish M-Score is 0.00 as of Jul. 13, 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:CRIV3 with a GF Score™ of 4/100.

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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos'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.

Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos Beneish M-Score Chart

Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos 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 -1.73 -0.45 -3.46 -3.03 -2.28

Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos 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 -3.03 -31.41 -3.85 -3.75 -2.28

BSP:CRIV3 vs VOYA: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos'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.


Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos Beneish M-Score vs Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos 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 Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos 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 * 1.6205+0.528 * 0.9803+0.404 * 2.6613+0.892 * 1.4301+0.115 * 0.8223
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.83+4.679 * -0.238511-0.327 * 1.9277
=-2.28

* 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$16,787 Mil.
Revenue was 552.418 + 509.551 + 516.461 + 515.696 = R$2,094 Mil.
Gross Profit was 527.526 + 484.995 + 492.573 + 493.679 = R$1,999 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$16,883 Mil.
Total Assets was R$17,373 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$79 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$10,773 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$0 Mil.
Net Income was -1.746 + 12.464 + 8.059 + -0.199 = R$19 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2784.545 + 122.81 + 744.724 + 510.269 = R$4,162 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$7,244 Mil.
Revenue was 441.809 + 410.905 + 309.539 + 302.045 = R$1,464 Mil.
Gross Profit was 418.325 + 384.399 + 285.949 + 281.469 = R$1,370 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$13,254 Mil.
Total Assets was R$13,402 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$66 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$4,310 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$1 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)
=(16787.451 / 2094.126) / (7243.84 / 1464.298)
=8.016447 / 4.946971
=1.6205

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)
=(1370.142 / 1464.298) / (1998.773 / 2094.126)
=0.935699 / 0.954466
=0.9803

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 - (16883.182 + 6.034) / 17373.482) / (1 - (13253.561 + 8.218) / 13402.157)
=0.027874 / 0.010474
=2.6613

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
=2094.126 / 1464.298
=1.4301

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))
=(2.868 / (2.868 + 8.218)) / (2.77 / (2.77 + 6.034))
=0.258705 / 0.31463
=0.8223

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)
=(78.674 / 2094.126) / (66.278 / 1464.298)
=0.037569 / 0.045263
=0.83

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)
=((0.288 + 10772.977) / 17373.482) / ((1.143 + 4309.924) / 13402.157)
=0.620098 / 0.32167
=1.9277

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
=(18.578 - 0 - 4162.348) / 17373.482
=-0.238511

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.

Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos has a M-score of -2.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of 0.00 mean?
Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos (BSP:CRIV3) has a Beneish M-Score of 0.00 as of Jul. 13, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos and its competitors.
Is Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos' Beneish M-Score too high?
Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos' current Beneish M-Score is 0.00. Overall, Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos has a GF Score™ of 4/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos' Beneish M-Score compare to VOYA?
Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos' Beneish M-Score of 0.00 can be compared against companies in the Diversified Financial Services 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 a Diversified Financial Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Diversified Financial Services 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 Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos and its competitors. Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos's current Beneish M-Score is 0.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos stock overvalued right now?
Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos (BSP:CRIV3) has a current Beneish M-Score of 0.00. The current Beneish M-Score is 0.00. Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos' overall GF Score™ is 4/100. 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 Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos (BSP:CRIV3), the current Beneish M-Score is 0.00 as of Jul. 13, 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.

Financeira Alfa - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos Business Description

Address Alameda Santos 466 - 4 Andar/parte, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 1418000
Financeira Alfa SA - Credito Financiamento e Investimentos is engaged in providing banking and financial services such as checking accounts, fundings, investment funds, insurance, pensions, and fixed income securities, among others.
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