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EDESA Holding (BUE:EDSH) Beneish M-Score

: -3.65 (As of Today)
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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 -3.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BUE:EDSH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.72   Med: -2.34   Max: -0.38
Current: -3.65

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of EDESA Holding was -0.38. The lowest was -3.72. And the median was -2.34.


EDESA Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for EDESA Holding'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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EDESA Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.60 -2.26 -2.20 -0.38 -3.65

EDESA Holding Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.38 -2.21 -1.95 -2.18 -3.65

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, EDESA Holding'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.


EDESA Holding Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, EDESA Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



EDESA Holding 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 EDESA Holding 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 * 0.851+0.528 * 2.4233+0.404 * 0.4412+0.892 * 0.8549+0.115 * 1.962
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 6.8004+4.679 * -0.119018-0.327 * 0.9687
=-3.65

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS15,700 Mil.
Revenue was 44432.312 + 12984.434 + 10040.855 + 9708.221 = ARS77,166 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7298.824 + 680.835 + 292.964 + 2041.46 = ARS10,314 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS24,480 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS243,841 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS216,990 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS4,151 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS10,127 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS41,302 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS25,029 Mil.
Net Income was 3578.465 + -11477.078 + 1424.334 + 462.996 = ARS-6,011 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13638.385 + 4950.702 + 144.5 + 4276.595 = ARS23,010 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS21,580 Mil.
Revenue was 52781.012 + 15856.274 + 11744.488 + 9884.971 = ARS90,267 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16771.282 + 5073.984 + 3930.322 + 3461.406 = ARS29,237 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS26,267 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS207,847 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS176,998 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS6,767 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS1,742 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS58,160 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS209 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)
=(15700.049 / 77165.822) / (21580.246 / 90266.745)
=0.203459 / 0.239072
=0.851

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)
=(29236.994 / 90266.745) / (10314.083 / 77165.822)
=0.323896 / 0.133661
=2.4233

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 - (24480.37 + 216989.51) / 243841.181) / (1 - (26267.12 + 176997.8) / 207846.723)
=0.009725 / 0.022044
=0.4412

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
=77165.822 / 90266.745
=0.8549

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))
=(6767.473 / (6767.473 + 176997.8)) / (4150.809 / (4150.809 + 216989.51))
=0.036827 / 0.01877
=1.962

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)
=(10126.798 / 77165.822) / (1741.952 / 90266.745)
=0.131234 / 0.019298
=6.8004

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)
=((25029.136 + 41301.97) / 243841.181) / ((208.62 + 58159.99) / 207846.723)
=0.272026 / 0.280825
=0.9687

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
=(-6011.283 - 0 - 23010.182) / 243841.181
=-0.119018

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.

EDESA Holding has a M-score of -3.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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EDESA Holding (BUE:EDSH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Pasaje Zorrilla 29, Salta, ARG
EDESA Holding SA operates in the business of distribution of electricity in the dispersed market, both in the province of Salta.

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