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Itausa Investimentos ITAU (BSP:ITSA3) Beneish M-Score : -0.57 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Itausa Investimentos ITAU 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.57 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BSP:ITSA3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.41   Med: -1.7   Max: -0.57
Current: -0.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Itausa Investimentos ITAU was -0.57. The lowest was -2.41. And the median was -1.70.


Itausa Investimentos ITAU Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Itausa Investimentos ITAU'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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Itausa Investimentos ITAU Beneish M-Score Chart

Itausa Investimentos ITAU 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 -1.75 -2.39 -2.41 -0.78 -0.57

Itausa Investimentos ITAU Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 -8.67 -0.78 -1.07 -0.95 -0.57

Competitive Comparison of Itausa Investimentos ITAU's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Itausa Investimentos ITAU'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.


Itausa Investimentos ITAU's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Itausa Investimentos ITAU's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Itausa Investimentos ITAU 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 Itausa Investimentos ITAU 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+0.528 * -0.2937+0.404 * 0.9175+0.892 * 2.8795+0.115 * 1.0414
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * -0.6685+4.679 * 0.125204-0.327 * 0.784
=-0.57

* 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 (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$2,979 Mil.
Revenue was 1948 + 1769 + 1712 + 1980 = R$7,409 Mil.
Gross Profit was 504 + 531 + 664 + 615 = R$2,314 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$12,653 Mil.
Total Assets was R$105,348 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$5,105 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$881 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$1,155 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$4,798 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$10,361 Mil.
Net Income was 2984 + 4091 + 2798 + 3324 = R$13,197 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 249 + 0 + -105 + -137 = R$7 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$0 Mil.
Revenue was 2161 + 6134 + 2131 + -7853 = R$2,573 Mil.
Gross Profit was 740 + 6134 + 743 + -7853 = R$-236 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$4,538 Mil.
Total Assets was R$95,943 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$4,458 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$807 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$-600 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$3,122 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$14,487 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)
=(2979 / 7409) / (0 / 2573)
=0.402079 / 0
=1

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)
=(-236 / 2573) / (2314 / 7409)
=-0.091722 / 0.312323
=-0.2937

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 - (12653 + 5105) / 105348) / (1 - (4538 + 4458) / 95943)
=0.831435 / 0.906236
=0.9175

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
=7409 / 2573
=2.8795

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))
=(807 / (807 + 4458)) / (881 / (881 + 5105))
=0.153276 / 0.147177
=1.0414

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)
=(1155 / 7409) / (-600 / 2573)
=0.155891 / -0.233191
=-0.6685

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)
=((10361 + 4798) / 105348) / ((14487 + 3122) / 95943)
=0.143895 / 0.183536
=0.784

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
=(13197 - 0 - 7) / 105348
=0.125204

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.

Itausa Investimentos ITAU has a M-score of -0.57 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Itausa Investimentos ITAU (BSP:ITSA3) Business Description

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Address
Avenue Paulista, 1938, 5th Floor, Bela Vista, Jabaquara, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 01310-200
Itausa Investimentos ITAU SA is a Brazilian conglomerate with activities mainly in investment banking. In addition to financial services, the company controls companies in wood panelling, ceramic, metal sanitary, chemicals, and electronics. The company reports its results as financial segment results and industrial segment results. The financial services segment, which generates more than 99% of revenue, is composed of loans, asset management, custody and bookkeeping services, investment banking, electronic payments, and insurance.

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