Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3) Beneish M-Score: -2.30 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


BSP:CTAX3 Contax Participacoes SA BSP:CTAX3
42 GF Score
Price R$0.46
GF Value R$1.48
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What is Contax Participacoes Beneish M-Score?

Contax Participacoes BSP:CTAX3 -2.13% 42 Beneish M-Score is -2.30 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:CTAX3 with a GF Score™ of 42/100 and a GF Value™ of R$1.48 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,020 Business Services companies, Contax Participacoes ranks worse than 68.04% 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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:CTAX3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.48   Med: -3.61   Max: 5.84
Current: -2.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Contax Participacoes was 5.84. The lowest was -10.48. And the median was -3.61.


Contax Participacoes Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Contax Participacoes'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.

Contax Participacoes Beneish M-Score Chart

Contax Participacoes 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 -3.36 -5.53 -0.94 -4.51 -2.55

Contax Participacoes 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 -4.77 -3.73 -3.63 -2.55 -2.30

BSP:CTAX3 vs CTAS, CPRT, GPN: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Contax Participacoes'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.


Contax Participacoes Beneish M-Score vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Contax Participacoes's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Contax Participacoes 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 Contax Participacoes 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 * 1.396+0.528 * 0.4723+0.404 * 1.0124+0.892 * 1.1676+0.115 * 1.5615
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6434+4.679 * -0.040871-0.327 * 0.9761
=-2.30

* 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$106.0 Mil.
Revenue was 120.721 + 112.953 + 112.436 + 112.241 = R$458.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.704 + 30.076 + 28.776 + 22.847 = R$105.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$164.0 Mil.
Total Assets was R$1,128.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$20.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$13.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$45.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$445.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$135.3 Mil.
Net Income was -24.504 + 25.886 + -15.262 + -3.072 = R$-17.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -13.948 + 2.224 + 25.794 + 15.098 = R$29.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$65.0 Mil.
Revenue was 109.96 + 99.121 + 91.958 + 91.509 = R$392.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.267 + 8.602 + 14.348 + 9.416 = R$42.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$167.5 Mil.
Total Assets was R$1,109.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$25.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$43.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$60.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$441.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$143.1 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)
=(105.983 / 458.351) / (65.021 / 392.548)
=0.231227 / 0.165638
=1.396

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)
=(42.633 / 392.548) / (105.403 / 458.351)
=0.108606 / 0.229961
=0.4723

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 - (164.031 + 20.694) / 1128.426) / (1 - (167.467 + 25.488) / 1109.18)
=0.836299 / 0.826038
=1.0124

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
=458.351 / 392.548
=1.1676

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))
=(43.033 / (43.033 + 25.488)) / (13.923 / (13.923 + 20.694))
=0.628026 / 0.402201
=1.5615

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)
=(45.202 / 458.351) / (60.167 / 392.548)
=0.098619 / 0.153273
=0.6434

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)
=((135.257 + 445.634) / 1128.426) / ((143.055 + 441.907) / 1109.18)
=0.51478 / 0.527382
=0.9761

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
=(-16.952 - 0 - 29.168) / 1128.426
=-0.040871

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.

Contax Participacoes has a M-score of -2.30 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 -2.30 mean?
Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.30 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Contax Participacoes and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Contax Participacoes ranks #694 out of 1020 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 68%.
Is Contax Participacoes' Beneish M-Score too high?
Contax Participacoes' current Beneish M-Score is -2.30. Based on the distribution chart, Contax Participacoes ranks #694 out of 1020 companies in the Business Services industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Contax Participacoes has a GF Score™ of 42/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Contax Participacoes' Beneish M-Score compare to CTAS and CPRT?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Contax Participacoes ranks #694 out of 1020 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Contax Participacoes 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 a Business Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Business 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 Contax Participacoes and its competitors. Contax Participacoes's current Beneish M-Score is -2.30. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Contax Participacoes stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is R$1.48, compared to a current price of R$0.46 — trading 68.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.30. Contax Participacoes' overall GF Score™ is 42/100 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 Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.30 as of Jun. 26, 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 Contax Participacoes (BSP:CTAX3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Contax Participacoes stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$0.46 is trading 68.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$1.48. GuruFocus considers Contax Participacoes to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for BSP:CTAX3:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.30
  • GF Value™: R$1.48 vs. price of R$0.46 (68.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 42/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:CTAX3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Contax Participacoes Business Description

Address Rua Beneditinos, n 15/17, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA
Contax Participacoes SA formerly, ATMA Participacoes SA is engaged in Industrial Maintenance and Facilities, (ii) Customer Service (contact center and trade marketing) and (iii) Information Technology.
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