Grupo Clarin (BUE:GCLA) Beneish M-Score: -1.95 (As of Aug. 21, 2026)

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BUE:GCLA Grupo Clarin SA BUE:GCLA
77 GF Score
Price ARS3,730.00
GF Value ARS3,170.62
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Grupo Clarin Beneish M-Score?

Grupo Clarin BUE:GCLA +4.34% 77 Beneish M-Score is -1.95 as of Aug. 21, 2026. GuruFocus rates BUE:GCLA with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of ARS3,170.62 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 973 Media - Diversified companies, Grupo Clarin ranks worse than 80.37% 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 -1.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BUE:GCLA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.94   Med: -2.5   Max: -1.11
Current: -1.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grupo Clarin was -1.11. The lowest was -5.94. And the median was -2.50.


Grupo Clarin Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Grupo Clarin'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.

Grupo Clarin Beneish M-Score Chart

Grupo Clarin 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 -1.88 -1.18 -2.31 -1.89 -2.62

Grupo Clarin Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 -1.91 -1.99 -2.62 -2.14 -1.95

BUE:GCLA vs NFLX, DIS, WBD: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Entertainment subindustry, Grupo Clarin'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.


Grupo Clarin Beneish M-Score vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Grupo Clarin's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Grupo Clarin 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 Grupo Clarin 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 * 1.5775+0.528 * 1.0072+0.404 * 0.9201+0.892 * 1.0718+0.115 * 1.0929
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7071+4.679 * -0.020032-0.327 * 1.0076
=-1.95

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS209,519 Mil.
Revenue was 157857.028 + 119145.019 + 168516.773 + 125577.418 = ARS571,096 Mil.
Gross Profit was 60718.813 + 46592.628 + 75281.703 + 54047.308 = ARS236,640 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS315,220 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS667,361 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS201,406 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS30,441 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS115,912 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS160,245 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS32,599 Mil.
Net Income was 10522.988 + 6644.913 + 4299.786 + 8604.926 = ARS30,073 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -11072.398 + 24045.584 + 13548.349 + 16919.429 = ARS43,441 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS123,926 Mil.
Revenue was 131794.115 + 125402.918 + 160047.334 + 115603.62 = ARS532,848 Mil.
Gross Profit was 62354.024 + 49715.996 + 61808.183 + 48496.458 = ARS222,375 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS232,364 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS478,734 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS128,852 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS21,587 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS152,946 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS128,402 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS8,897 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)
=(209518.9 / 571096.238) / (123925.525 / 532847.987)
=0.366871 / 0.232572
=1.5775

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)
=(222374.661 / 532847.987) / (236640.452 / 571096.238)
=0.417332 / 0.414362
=1.0072

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 - (315220.416 + 201406.481) / 667360.933) / (1 - (232363.664 + 128851.696) / 478733.921)
=0.225866 / 0.245478
=0.9201

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
=571096.238 / 532847.987
=1.0718

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))
=(21586.713 / (21586.713 + 128851.696)) / (30441.493 / (30441.493 + 201406.481))
=0.143492 / 0.131299
=1.0929

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)
=(115912.132 / 571096.238) / (152946.334 / 532847.987)
=0.202964 / 0.287036
=0.7071

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)
=((32598.677 + 160245.378) / 667360.933) / ((8897.428 + 128401.802) / 478733.921)
=0.288965 / 0.286797
=1.0076

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
=(30072.613 - 0 - 43440.964) / 667360.933
=-0.020032

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.

Grupo Clarin has a M-score of -1.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.95 mean?
Grupo Clarin (BUE:GCLA) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.95 as of Aug. 21, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Grupo Clarin and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Grupo Clarin ranks #782 out of 973 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 80.4%.
Is Grupo Clarin's Beneish M-Score too high?
Grupo Clarin's current Beneish M-Score is -1.95. Based on the distribution chart, Grupo Clarin ranks #782 out of 973 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Grupo Clarin has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Grupo Clarin's Beneish M-Score compare to NFLX and DIS?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, Grupo Clarin ranks #782 out of 973 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Grupo Clarin 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Media - Diversified 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 Grupo Clarin and its competitors. Grupo Clarin's current Beneish M-Score is -1.95. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Grupo Clarin stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Grupo Clarin (BUE:GCLA) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS3,170.62, compared to a current price of ARS3,730.00 — trading 17.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.95. Grupo Clarin's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 5 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 Grupo Clarin (BUE:GCLA), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.95 as of Aug. 21, 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 Grupo Clarin (BUE:GCLA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Grupo Clarin stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ARS3,730.00 is trading 17.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ARS3,170.62. GuruFocus considers Grupo Clarin to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BUE:GCLA:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.95
  • GF Value™: ARS3,170.62 vs. price of ARS3,730.00 (17.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Grupo Clarin Business Description

Address Piedras 1743, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1140ABK
Grupo Clarin SA is a holding company that operates in the Media industry in Argentina. Its operations include newspaper and other printing, publishing, and advertising activities, broadcast television, radio operations, television content production, online and new media services, and other media-related activities. Its business segments include Print and Digital Publications; Broadcasting and Programming; and Others.
77GF Score

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