General Motors Co (BSP:GMCO34) Beneish M-Score : -2.60 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)

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What is General Motors Co 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:GMCO34' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95 Med: -2.7 Max: -2.3
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of General Motors Co was -2.30. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.70.

General Motors Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Motors Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Beneish M-Score

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-2.70

-2.76

-2.30

-2.46

-2.60

General Motors Co Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.46	-2.40	-2.41	-2.44	-2.60

Competitive Comparison of General Motors Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, General Motors Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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General Motors Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, General Motors Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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General Motors Co 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 General Motors Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 1.1835

0.528 * 0.9007

0.404 * 0.9457

0.892 * 1.2103

0.115 * 1.0968

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.9974

4.679 * -0.032299

0.327 * 1.0276

-2.35

This Year (Dec24) TTM:

Last Year (Dec23) TTM:

Total Receivables was R$361,112 Mil.
Revenue was 291029.902 + 270000.977 + 258360.445 + 214201.117 = R$1,033,592 Mil.
Gross Profit was 29595.951 + 35419.769 + 33630.808 + 29440.578 = R$128,087 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$662,233 Mil.
Total Assets was R$1,706,822 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$509,372 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$68,339 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$59,118 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$587,313 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$556,783 Mil.
Net Income was -18065.061 + 16923.517 + 15797.431 + 14839.804 = R$29,496 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -24861.575 + -675.612 + -452.432 + -522.879 = R$-26,512 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 25258.14 + 37994.846 + 32187.334 + 15696.33 = R$111,137 Mil.

Total Receivables was R$252,114 Mil.
Revenue was 210588.504 + 217949.77 + 217188.514 + 208265.871 = R$853,993 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16213.438 + 26451.677 + 25952.734 + 26699.284 = R$95,317 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$497,908 Mil.
Total Assets was R$1,337,959 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$396,409 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$59,098 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$48,974 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$462,762 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$410,015 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)
	=	(361112.089 / 1033592.441)	/	(252114.309 / 853992.659)
	=	0.349376	/	0.295218
	=	1.1835

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)
	=	(95317.133 / 853992.659)	/	(128087.106 / 1033592.441)
	=	0.111614	/	0.123924
	=	0.9007

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 - (662233.045 + 509372.49) / 1706821.861)	/	(1 - (497907.876 + 396408.519) / 1337958.987)
	=	0.313575	/	0.331582
	=	0.9457

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
	=	1033592.441	/	853992.659
	=	1.2103

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))
	=	(59098.299 / (59098.299 + 396408.519))	/	(68338.52 / (68338.52 + 509372.49))
	=	0.129742	/	0.118292
	=	1.0968

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)
	=	(59118.384 / 1033592.441)	/	(48973.804 / 853992.659)
	=	0.057197	/	0.057347
	=	0.9974

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)
	=	((556783.361 + 587312.765) / 1706821.861)	/	((410015.264 + 462761.611) / 1337958.987)
	=	0.670308	/	0.65232
	=	1.0276

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
	=	(29495.691 - -26512.498	-	111136.65)	/	1706821.861
	=	-0.032299

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.

General Motors Co has a M-score of -2.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under three segments: GM North America, GM International, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company regained its US market share leadership in 2022, after losing it to Toyota due to the chip shortage in 2021. 2024's share was 17.0%. The Cruise autonomous vehicle arm, which GM now owns outright, previously operated driverless geofenced AV robotaxi services in San Francisco and other cities, but after a 2023 accident, GM decided that it will focus on personal AVs. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.

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