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Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera (BUE:CAPU) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera'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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Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera Beneish M-Score Chart

Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.70 -2.01 -2.45 -1.14 -1.21

Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 -1.71 -1.21 -2.49 0.24 -0.23

Competitive Comparison of Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera'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.


Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera 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 Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera 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 * 1.4145+0.528 * 1.4218+0.404 * 0.8703+0.892 * 1.2135+0.115 * 1.1544
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * -1.3433+4.679 * 0.208476-0.327 * 1.0049
=-0.34

* 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 (Sep18) TTM:Last Year (Sep17) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS1,272 Mil.
Revenue was 763.103 + 774.499 + 595.374 + 519.348 = ARS2,652 Mil.
Gross Profit was 761.743 + 768.83 + 595.374 + 519.303 = ARS2,645 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS1,497 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS2,054 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS41 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS1,236 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS28 Mil.
Net Income was 61.342 + 69.743 + 87.24 + 68.187 = ARS287 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 30.587 + -98.911 + -14.028 + -59.325 = ARS-142 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS741 Mil.
Revenue was 516.568 + 583.818 + 597.257 + 488.104 = ARS2,186 Mil.
Gross Profit was 516.568 + 583.754 + 597.257 + 1401.722 = ARS3,099 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS914 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS1,324 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS28 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS-21 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS780 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS30 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)
=(1272.048 / 2652.324) / (741.088 / 2185.747)
=0.479598 / 0.339055
=1.4145

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)
=(3099.301 / 2185.747) / (2645.25 / 2652.324)
=1.41796 / 0.997333
=1.4218

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 - (1497.11 + 40.736) / 2053.905) / (1 - (913.62 + 28.075) / 1323.88)
=0.251257 / 0.288686
=0.8703

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
=2652.324 / 2185.747
=1.2135

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))
=(7.701 / (7.701 + 28.075)) / (9.337 / (9.337 + 40.736))
=0.215256 / 0.186468
=1.1544

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)
=(34.8 / 2652.324) / (-21.351 / 2185.747)
=0.013121 / -0.009768
=-1.3433

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)
=((27.619 + 1236.144) / 2053.905) / ((30.184 + 780.397) / 1323.88)
=0.615298 / 0.612277
=1.0049

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
=(286.512 - 0 - -141.677) / 2053.905
=0.208476

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.

Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera has a M-score of -0.34 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Caputo Industrial Comercial y Financiera (BUE:CAPU) Business Description

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Address
Piso 2 ,221 Avenue Paseo Colon, Buenos Aires, ARG
Caputo SA Industrial Comercial y Financiera is a construction company. The company develops residential properties, commercial properties, malls, industrial plants, cultural centres, hotels and casinos, power plants, squares and parks, among others.

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