Grupo Clarin (BUE:GCLA) Beneish M-Score : -3.27 (As of May. 13, 2024)

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What is Grupo Clarin 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 -3.27 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: -4.04 Med: -2.54 Max: -0.76
Current: -3.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grupo Clarin was -0.76. The lowest was -4.04. And the median was -2.54.

Grupo Clarin Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grupo Clarin's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Grupo Clarin Beneish M-Score Chart

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Beneish M-Score

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-3.13

-2.28

-2.06

-0.97

-3.27

Grupo Clarin Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-0.97	-2.61	-2.48	-2.42	-3.27

Competitive Comparison of Grupo Clarin's Beneish M-Score

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's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the 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.

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:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.6611

0.528 * 1.13

0.404 * 1.1679

0.892 * 0.937

0.115 * 1.007

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.6312

4.679 * -0.134472

0.327 * 0.9784

-3.27

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was ARS45,270 Mil.
Revenue was 106824.374 + 35061.671 + 27144.56 + 22761.883 = ARS191,792 Mil.
Gross Profit was 34764.245 + 11273.152 + 9592.292 + 8262.272 = ARS63,892 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS87,075 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS194,956 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS55,518 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS9,294 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS34,487 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS63,595 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS2,554 Mil.
Net Income was -9169.806 + -2719.972 + -316.275 + 1060.158 = ARS-11,146 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7039.589 + 4246.518 + 529.212 + 3254.832 = ARS15,070 Mil.

Total Receivables was ARS73,085 Mil.
Revenue was 116897.708 + 37313.235 + 28980.47 + 21501.13 = ARS204,693 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43580.658 + 15115.966 + 10830.995 + 7527.285 = ARS77,055 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS114,015 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS220,497 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS55,774 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS9,413 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS58,310 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS69,972 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS6,498 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)
	=	(45270.283 / 191792.488)	/	(73084.669 / 204692.543)
	=	0.236038	/	0.357046
	=	0.6611

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)
	=	(77054.904 / 204692.543)	/	(63891.961 / 191792.488)
	=	0.376442	/	0.333131
	=	1.13

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 - (87074.88 + 55517.667) / 194955.669)	/	(1 - (114015.301 + 55773.758) / 220497.224)
	=	0.26859	/	0.229972
	=	1.1679

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
	=	191792.488	/	204692.543
	=	0.937

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))
	=	(9413.119 / (9413.119 + 55773.758))	/	(9294.214 / (9294.214 + 55517.667))
	=	0.144402	/	0.143403
	=	1.007

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)
	=	(34487.363 / 191792.488)	/	(58309.639 / 204692.543)
	=	0.179816	/	0.284865
	=	0.6312

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)
	=	((2553.628 + 63595.435) / 194955.669)	/	((6498.443 + 69971.63) / 220497.224)
	=	0.339303	/	0.346807
	=	0.9784

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
	=	(-11145.895 - 0	-	15070.151)	/	194955.669
	=	-0.134472

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 -3.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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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 Printing and Publishing, Broadcasting and Programming, and Others. Print and Digital Publications segments include national and regional newspapers, a sports daily, magazine publishing, editing and distribution, and commercial printing.

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