Jalles Machado (BSP:JALL3) Beneish M-Score: 3.57 (As of Jul. 15, 2026)

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BSP:JALL3 Jalles Machado SA BSP:JALL3
70 GF Score
Price R$2.15
GF Value R$5.82
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Jalles Machado Beneish M-Score?

Jalles Machado BSP:JALL3 +5.39% 70 Beneish M-Score is 3.57 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:JALL3 with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of R$5.82 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,851 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Jalles Machado ranks worse than 97.03% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 3.57 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BSP:JALL3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.27   Med: -2.07   Max: 3.57
Current: 3.57

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jalles Machado was 3.57. The lowest was -3.27. And the median was -2.07.


Jalles Machado Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Jalles Machado'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.

Jalles Machado Beneish M-Score Chart

Jalles Machado Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.27 -2.07 -1.53 -3.27 3.57

Jalles Machado 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 -3.27 -2.32 -2.13 -1.09 3.57

BSP:JALL3 vs MDLZ, HSY, TR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Confectioners subindustry, Jalles Machado'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.


Jalles Machado Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Jalles Machado's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Jalles Machado 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 Jalles Machado 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 * 0.6619+0.528 * 14.1515+0.404 * 1.087+0.892 * 0.9192+0.115 * 0.9188
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1228+4.679 * -0.109136-0.327 * 1.0168
=3.57

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$58 Mil.
Revenue was 487.803 + 515.327 + 640.689 + 505.096 = R$2,149 Mil.
Gross Profit was -62.096 + 56.485 + 150.185 + -103.078 = R$41 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$2,660 Mil.
Total Assets was R$7,420 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$3,266 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,104 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$253 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$548 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$4,573 Mil.
Net Income was -50.873 + 55.414 + 18.918 + -13.963 = R$9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 311.055 + 213.585 + 193.347 + 101.347 = R$819 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$95 Mil.
Revenue was 653.59 + 740.385 + 542.668 + 401.268 = R$2,338 Mil.
Gross Profit was 60.954 + 191.665 + 215.115 + 171.136 = R$639 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$2,301 Mil.
Total Assets was R$7,138 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$3,514 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,062 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$246 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$1,051 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$3,794 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)
=(57.818 / 2148.915) / (95.039 / 2337.911)
=0.026906 / 0.040651
=0.6619

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)
=(638.87 / 2337.911) / (41.496 / 2148.915)
=0.273265 / 0.01931
=14.1515

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 - (2660.333 + 3265.817) / 7420.477) / (1 - (2301.201 + 3514.045) / 7137.606)
=0.201379 / 0.185267
=1.087

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
=2148.915 / 2337.911
=0.9192

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))
=(1062.082 / (1062.082 + 3514.045)) / (1103.707 / (1103.707 + 3265.817))
=0.232092 / 0.252592
=0.9188

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)
=(253.39 / 2148.915) / (245.531 / 2337.911)
=0.117915 / 0.105022
=1.1228

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)
=((4573.187 + 548.167) / 7420.477) / ((3793.978 + 1050.586) / 7137.606)
=0.690165 / 0.678738
=1.0168

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
=(9.496 - 0 - 819.334) / 7420.477
=-0.109136

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.

Jalles Machado has a M-score of 3.57 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of 3.57 mean?
Jalles Machado (BSP:JALL3) has a Beneish M-Score of 3.57 as of Jul. 15, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Jalles Machado and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Jalles Machado ranks #1796 out of 1851 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 97%.
Is Jalles Machado's Beneish M-Score too high?
Jalles Machado's current Beneish M-Score is 3.57. Based on the distribution chart, Jalles Machado ranks #1796 out of 1851 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Jalles Machado has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Jalles Machado's Beneish M-Score compare to MDLZ and HSY?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Jalles Machado ranks #1796 out of 1851 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Jalles Machado 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Jalles Machado and its competitors. Jalles Machado's current Beneish M-Score is 3.57. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jalles Machado stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jalles Machado (BSP:JALL3) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is R$5.82, compared to a current price of R$2.15 — trading 63.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is 3.57. Jalles Machado's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 8 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 Jalles Machado (BSP:JALL3), the current Beneish M-Score is 3.57 as of Jul. 15, 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 Jalles Machado (BSP:JALL3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jalles Machado stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$2.15 is trading 63.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$5.82. GuruFocus considers Jalles Machado to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for BSP:JALL3:

  • Beneish M-Score: 3.57
  • GF Value™: R$5.82 vs. price of R$2.15 (63.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:JALL3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Jalles Machado Business Description

Address Highway GO-080 Km 75.1, PO Box 04, Sao Pedro Farm, Rural Zone, Goianesia, GO, BRA, 76388-899
Jalles Machado SA is engaged in the in the production of sugar and ethanol, cogeneration of electricity and production of cleaning products, yeast and latex.
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