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Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica (BSP:TAEE3) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:TAEE3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.43   Med: -2.33   Max: -0.1
Current: -2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica was -0.10. The lowest was -3.43. And the median was -2.33.


Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica'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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Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica Beneish M-Score Chart

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica 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 -2.47 -1.18 -2.16 -2.41 -2.04

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -1.89 -2.04 -2.21 -2.20 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica'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.


Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica 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 Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica 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 * 0.511+0.528 * 1.1093+0.404 * 1.0802+0.892 * 1.5286+0.115 * 0.9133
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5321+4.679 * 0.009226-0.327 * 0.9764
=-2.42

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$1,764 Mil.
Revenue was 990.989 + 911.108 + 731.321 + 1300.852 = R$3,934 Mil.
Gross Profit was 603.969 + 567.191 + 612.168 + 662.177 = R$2,446 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$3,143 Mil.
Total Assets was R$20,186 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$228 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$64 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$2,209 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$8,402 Mil.
Net Income was 409.282 + 403.139 + 374.027 + 480.557 = R$1,667 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 325.703 + 449.579 + 260.793 + 444.694 = R$1,481 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$2,258 Mil.
Revenue was 688.963 + 682.503 + 692.915 + 509.358 = R$2,574 Mil.
Gross Profit was 433.557 + 442.312 + 586.469 + 312.263 = R$1,775 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$4,218 Mil.
Total Assets was R$19,423 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$227 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$1,554 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$8,901 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)
=(1763.536 / 3934.27) / (2257.887 / 2573.739)
=0.44825 / 0.877279
=0.511

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)
=(1774.601 / 2573.739) / (2445.505 / 3934.27)
=0.689503 / 0.621591
=1.1093

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 - (3142.656 + 228.077) / 20186.204) / (1 - (4217.841 + 227.357) / 19422.89)
=0.833018 / 0.771136
=1.0802

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
=3934.27 / 2573.739
=1.5286

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))
=(18.045 / (18.045 + 227.357)) / (19.972 / (19.972 + 228.077))
=0.073532 / 0.080516
=0.9133

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)
=(64.289 / 3934.27) / (27.452 / 2573.739)
=0.016341 / 0.010666
=1.5321

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)
=((8401.659 + 2208.976) / 20186.204) / ((8901.494 + 1554.339) / 19422.89)
=0.525638 / 0.538325
=0.9764

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
=(1667.005 - 0 - 1480.769) / 20186.204
=0.009226

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.

Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica Business Description

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Praca XV de Novembro, 20, Salas 601, e 602, 6th Floor, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20010-010
Transmissora Alianca de Energia Eletrica SA, or Taesa, is an electric utility company that acts as one of the electric transmission concessionaires in Brazil. Taesa implements, operates, and maintains electric power transmission services and facilities both for Brazil's National Interconnected System and for the electricity transmission sectors of other countries as well. The company generates the majority of its revenue in the form of compensation for its investments in the construction of transmission lines and for the operation and maintenance service that it provides all over Brazil. Taesa's controlling shareholders include a large, state-owned Brazilian power company, CEMIG.

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