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Cosan (BSP:CSAN3) Beneish M-Score : -3.09 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Cosan 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 -3.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:CSAN3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.74   Max: -1.4
Current: -3.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cosan was -1.40. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.74.


Cosan Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cosan'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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Cosan Beneish M-Score Chart

Cosan 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 -3.10 -1.40 -2.40 -2.29 -3.09

Cosan 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 -2.29 -2.64 -2.83 -3.02 -3.09

Competitive Comparison of Cosan's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Cosan'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.


Cosan's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cosan's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cosan 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 Cosan 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 * 0.9105+0.528 * 0.8173+0.404 * 1.0425+0.892 * 0.9932+0.115 * 0.7704
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2006+4.679 * -0.079294-0.327 * 1.0402
=-3.09

* 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$5,473 Mil.
Revenue was 9573.144 + 10253.57 + 10010.456 + 9631.327 = R$39,468 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2245.962 + 3298.492 + 2875.337 + 2498.81 = R$10,919 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$28,610 Mil.
Total Assets was R$139,865 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$22,412 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$3,365 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,879 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$16,159 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$56,565 Mil.
Net Income was 2362.471 + 678.752 + -1042.701 + -904.131 = R$1,094 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2687.623 + 852.922 + -1884.188 + 252.049 = R$1,908 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1987.819 + 3364.249 + 3107.359 + 1817.017 = R$10,276 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$6,052 Mil.
Revenue was 10754.095 + 11507.301 + 9571.087 + 7904.887 = R$39,737 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2167.917 + 2808.458 + 2292.207 + 1715.651 = R$8,984 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$25,578 Mil.
Total Assets was R$134,485 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$26,961 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$3,014 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,253 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$15,798 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$51,427 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)
=(5472.534 / 39468.497) / (6051.588 / 39737.37)
=0.138656 / 0.15229
=0.9105

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)
=(8984.233 / 39737.37) / (10918.601 / 39468.497)
=0.22609 / 0.276641
=0.8173

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 - (28610.189 + 22411.657) / 139865.382) / (1 - (25577.934 + 26961.305) / 134484.992)
=0.635207 / 0.60933
=1.0425

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
=39468.497 / 39737.37
=0.9932

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))
=(3014.48 / (3014.48 + 26961.305)) / (3364.943 / (3364.943 + 22411.657))
=0.100564 / 0.130543
=0.7704

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)
=(3878.545 / 39468.497) / (3252.611 / 39737.37)
=0.098269 / 0.081853
=1.2006

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)
=((56564.987 + 16158.805) / 139865.382) / ((51426.64 + 15798.213) / 134484.992)
=0.519956 / 0.499869
=1.0402

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
=(1094.391 - 1908.406 - 10276.444) / 139865.382
=-0.079294

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.

Cosan has a M-score of -3.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Cosan (BSP:CSAN3) Business Description

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Avenue Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4100 / 15th Floor Itaim Bibi, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04538-132
Cosan SA engages in several services throughout the energy and logistics sectors. Cosan SA and Cosan Logistica account for the many segments that constitute Cosan's operations. Cosan SA delivers over half of the group's revenue. It is diversified across the energy sector with companies specializing in fuel distribution, sugar and ethanol production, power generation, natural gas distribution, lubricants, and land management. The majority of the revenue is generated from the distribution of fuels in Brazil.

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