M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos (BSP:MDIA3) Beneish M-Score: -2.56 (As of Jul. 16, 2026)

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BSP:MDIA3 M Dias Branco SA Industria e Comercio de Alimentos BSP:MDIA3
79 GF Score
Price R$17.82
GF Value R$28.28
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos Beneish M-Score?

M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos BSP:MDIA3 -1.16% 79 Beneish M-Score is -2.56 as of Jul. 16, 2026. GuruFocus rates BSP:MDIA3 with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of R$28.28 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,851 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos ranks better than 53.32% 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:MDIA3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.46   Max: -1.81
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos was -1.81. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.46.


M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos'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.

M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos Beneish M-Score Chart

M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos 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 -2.17 -2.29 -2.98 -2.52 -2.59

M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos 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 -2.63 -2.48 -2.55 -2.59 -2.56

BSP:MDIA3 vs KHC, GIS, HRL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos'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.


M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos 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 M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos 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 * 1.0364+0.528 * 1.0237+0.404 * 1.0067+0.892 * 1.0734+0.115 * 0.9222
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9679+4.679 * -0.049395-0.327 * 0.8631
=-2.56

* 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$1,622 Mil.
Revenue was 2217.225 + 2720.857 + 2784.387 + 2723.395 = R$10,446 Mil.
Gross Profit was 618.828 + 754.37 + 780.03 + 772.715 = R$2,926 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$5,783 Mil.
Total Assets was R$12,659 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$3,671 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$415 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$1,987 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$2,182 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$1,538 Mil.
Net Income was 106.322 + 157.95 + 216.077 + 216.382 = R$697 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 194.474 + 181.292 + 530.213 + 416.031 = R$1,322 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$1,458 Mil.
Revenue was 2208.908 + 2488.898 + 2403.545 + 2629.993 = R$9,731 Mil.
Gross Profit was 586.481 + 695.165 + 702.307 + 806.56 = R$2,791 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$5,918 Mil.
Total Assets was R$12,809 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$3,669 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$379 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$1,912 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$2,749 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$1,611 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)
=(1622.084 / 10445.864) / (1458.01 / 9731.344)
=0.155285 / 0.149826
=1.0364

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)
=(2790.513 / 9731.344) / (2925.943 / 10445.864)
=0.286755 / 0.280105
=1.0237

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 - (5782.883 + 3670.947) / 12658.779) / (1 - (5918.383 + 3669.122) / 12808.81)
=0.25318 / 0.251491
=1.0067

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
=10445.864 / 9731.344
=1.0734

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))
=(378.732 / (378.732 + 3669.122)) / (414.505 / (414.505 + 3670.947))
=0.093564 / 0.101459
=0.9222

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)
=(1986.931 / 10445.864) / (1912.443 / 9731.344)
=0.190212 / 0.196524
=0.9679

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)
=((1537.62 + 2181.79) / 12658.779) / ((1611.176 + 2749.17) / 12808.81)
=0.293821 / 0.340418
=0.8631

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
=(696.731 - 0 - 1322.01) / 12658.779
=-0.049395

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.

M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.56 mean?
M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos (BSP:MDIA3) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.56 as of Jul. 16, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos ranks #864 out of 1851 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 46.7%.
Is M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos' Beneish M-Score too high?
M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos' current Beneish M-Score is -2.56. Based on the distribution chart, M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos ranks #864 out of 1851 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos' Beneish M-Score compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos ranks #864 out of 1851 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos in the upper 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 M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos and its competitors. M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos's current Beneish M-Score is -2.56. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos (BSP:MDIA3) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R$28.28, compared to a current price of R$17.82 — trading 37% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.56. M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos' overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 2 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 M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos (BSP:MDIA3), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.56 as of Jul. 16, 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 M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos (BSP:MDIA3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of R$17.82 is trading 37% below its estimated GF Value™ of R$28.28. GuruFocus considers M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BSP:MDIA3:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.56
  • GF Value™: R$28.28 vs. price of R$17.82 (37% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BSP:MDIA3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


M Dias Branco Industria e Comercio de Alimentos Business Description

Address Rodovia BR 116, Sem Numero Km 18, Eusebio, CE, BRA, 61766-650
M Dias Branco SA Industria e Comercio de Alimentos is a Brazilian company engaged in the industrialization, sales, and distribution of food products derived from wheat, mainly cookies and crackers, pasta, and wheat flour/bran, and the manufacture, sale, and distribution of vegetable shortenings and margarines, cakes, cake mixes, packaged toast, and snacks. The company's brands in the domestic market are Adria, Aldente, Basilar, Bonsabor, Estrela, Fortaleza, Finna, Fit Food, Frontera, Isabela, Jasmine, Pelagio, Pilar, Piraque, Predilleto, Richester, Salsito, Smart, Taste and Co, Treloso, Vitarella, and Zabet; and in the foreign market: Las Acacias.
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