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Molinos Agro (BUE:MOLA) Beneish M-Score : 2.79 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Molinos Agro 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 2.79 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BUE:MOLA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.55   Med: -0.77   Max: 4.7
Current: 2.79

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Molinos Agro was 4.70. The lowest was -2.55. And the median was -0.77.


Molinos Agro Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Molinos Agro'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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Molinos Agro Beneish M-Score Chart

Molinos Agro Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.62 -0.58 -0.95 -1.01 -2.48

Molinos Agro Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.55 -2.48 3.05 4.70 2.79

Competitive Comparison of Molinos Agro's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, Molinos Agro'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.


Molinos Agro's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Molinos Agro's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Molinos Agro 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 Molinos Agro 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 * 5.9006+0.528 * 1.4202+0.404 * 1.7117+0.892 * 0.6382+0.115 * 2.448
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * -0.1937+4.679 * 0.044435-0.327 * 1.0176
=2.79

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS132,189 Mil.
Revenue was 714315 + 634162 + 613706 + -126493.19 = ARS1,835,690 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3474 + 7915 + 27409 + -6561.526 = ARS32,236 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS567,481 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS703,906 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS121,055 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS6,371 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS-8,357 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS528,168 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS747 Mil.
Net Income was 814 + 5657 + 21572 + 14673.695 = ARS42,717 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -17649 + -46384 + -36056 + 111527.63 = ARS11,439 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS35,104 Mil.
Revenue was 490066 + 522304 + 610174 + 1253943.009 = ARS2,876,487 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19222 + 14309 + 18769 + 19442.991 = ARS71,743 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS365,477 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS443,056 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS71,928 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS10,031 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS67,606 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS327,127 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS41 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)
=(132189 / 1835689.81) / (35104.477 / 2876487.009)
=0.072011 / 0.012204
=5.9006

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)
=(71742.991 / 2876487.009) / (32236.474 / 1835689.81)
=0.024941 / 0.017561
=1.4202

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 - (567481 + 121055) / 703906) / (1 - (365476.587 + 71928.253) / 443056.393)
=0.021835 / 0.012756
=1.7117

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
=1835689.81 / 2876487.009
=0.6382

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))
=(10030.581 / (10030.581 + 71928.253)) / (6370.62 / (6370.62 + 121055))
=0.122386 / 0.049995
=2.448

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)
=(-8356.519 / 1835689.81) / (67606.175 / 2876487.009)
=-0.004552 / 0.023503
=-0.1937

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)
=((747 + 528168) / 703906) / ((41.117 + 327127.315) / 443056.393)
=0.7514 / 0.738435
=1.0176

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
=(42716.695 - 0 - 11438.63) / 703906
=0.044435

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.

Molinos Agro has a M-score of 2.79 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Molinos Agro Business Description

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Address
Uruguay 4075, Buenos Aires, Victoria, ARG, B1644HKG
Molinos Agro SA is engaged in the industrialization and sale of grains and by-products obtained from soybean, as well as the sale of cereals. Molinos Agro operates primarily in the Soybean (and its byproducts) and Cereal business segments. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Soybean (and its by-products) segment.

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