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Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires (BUE:INTR) Beneish M-Score : -0.97 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.97 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:INTR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.32   Med: -1.82   Max: 2.13
Current: -0.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires was 2.13. The lowest was -2.32. And the median was -1.82.


Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires'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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Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires Beneish M-Score Chart

Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.80 -1.82 -1.56 -1.13 -1.71

Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires 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 -1.18 -1.00 -0.55 -1.71 -0.97

Competitive Comparison of Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires'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.


Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires 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 Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires 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 * 2.6158+0.528 * 0.7899+0.404 * 1.1404+0.892 * 1.0244+0.115 * 3.0923
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5174+4.679 * -0.067494-0.327 * 0.8634
=-0.97

* 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 ARS14,448 Mil.
Revenue was 16546.603 + 17538.696 + 10243.849 + 7824.38 = ARS52,154 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8445.716 + 8616.042 + 5835.589 + 3368.666 = ARS26,266 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS39,148 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS55,286 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS11,738 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS1,608 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS10,265 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS13,434 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS868 Mil.
Net Income was 1825.6 + 496.217 + -1052.284 + 445.751 = ARS1,715 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4961.75 + -835.036 + -534.46 + 1854.452 = ARS5,447 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS5,392 Mil.
Revenue was 15096.535 + 17973.629 + 10734.77 + 7107.274 = ARS50,912 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7256.813 + 6604.986 + 3615.084 + 2777.065 = ARS20,254 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS12,979 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS18,295 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS4,039 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS2,398 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS19,367 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS5,350 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS132 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)
=(14447.64 / 52153.528) / (5391.806 / 50912.208)
=0.277021 / 0.105904
=2.6158

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)
=(20253.948 / 50912.208) / (26266.013 / 52153.528)
=0.397821 / 0.503629
=0.7899

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 - (39147.722 + 11737.648) / 55285.593) / (1 - (12978.508 + 4039.469) / 18294.775)
=0.079591 / 0.06979
=1.1404

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
=52153.528 / 50912.208
=1.0244

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))
=(2398.076 / (2398.076 + 4039.469)) / (1607.63 / (1607.63 + 11737.648))
=0.372514 / 0.120464
=3.0923

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)
=(10264.567 / 52153.528) / (19367.434 / 50912.208)
=0.196814 / 0.380408
=0.5174

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)
=((868.323 + 13433.658) / 55285.593) / ((132.062 + 5349.574) / 18294.775)
=0.258693 / 0.299629
=0.8634

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
=(1715.284 - 0 - 5446.706) / 55285.593
=-0.067494

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.

Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires has a M-score of -0.97 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires Business Description

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Address
Chile 778, Buenos Aires, ARG
Compania Introductora de Buenos Aires SA operates in the packaged food industry. The company industrializes and commercializes table salt, flavour seasonings, vinegar, olive oil, ketchup, soy sauce and syrups for households. It is also present in the industrial market, offering its products to companies that process food, textile companies and petrochemicals among others.

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