Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener (BUE:TRAN) Beneish M-Score: -2.23 (As of Jul. 06, 2026)


BUE:TRAN Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener SA BUE:TRAN
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Price ARS3,640.00
GF Value ARS3,644.69
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener Beneish M-Score?

Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener BUE:TRAN +0.28% 100 Beneish M-Score is -2.23 as of Jul. 06, 2026. GuruFocus rates BUE:TRAN with a GF Score™ of 100/100 and a GF Value™ of ARS3,644.69 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 488 Utilities - Regulated companies, Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener ranks worse than 81.97% 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 -2.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:TRAN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -1.51   Max: 5.93
Current: -2.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener was 5.93. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -1.51.


Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener'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.

Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener Beneish M-Score Chart

Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener 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 -2.06 -0.31 -1.13 -2.61 -2.52

Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.60 -2.26 -2.39 -2.52 -2.23

BUE:TRAN vs NEE, SO, DUK: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener'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 de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener Beneish M-Score vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener 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 de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener 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 * 1.3338+0.528 * 0.7377+0.404 * 0.9855+0.892 * 1.3098+0.115 * 1.6096
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.585+4.679 * -0.052046-0.327 * 1.2722
=-2.23

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS126,534 Mil.
Revenue was 181425.83 + 197445.033 + 138612.926 + 116556.731 = ARS634,041 Mil.
Gross Profit was 113621.054 + 119097.859 + 81736.302 + 56757.267 = ARS371,212 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS313,687 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS1,368,772 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS985,198 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS48,005 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS4,101 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS205,017 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS96 Mil.
Net Income was 63924.687 + 67074.221 + 49851.271 + 40791.149 = ARS221,641 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 84221.447 + 103843.728 + 88011.622 + 16803.128 = ARS292,880 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS72,429 Mil.
Revenue was 134410.258 + 142521.566 + 104014.6 + 103120.055 = ARS484,066 Mil.
Gross Profit was 64559.167 + 61127.11 + 45378.45 + 37993.608 = ARS209,058 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS215,021 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS934,059 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS670,647 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS54,210 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS5,351 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS110,019 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS7 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)
=(126533.599 / 634040.52) / (72429.181 / 484066.479)
=0.199567 / 0.149627
=1.3338

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)
=(209058.335 / 484066.479) / (371212.482 / 634040.52)
=0.431879 / 0.585471
=0.7377

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 - (313687.484 + 985197.888) / 1368771.777) / (1 - (215020.59 + 670646.931) / 934058.618)
=0.051058 / 0.051807
=0.9855

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
=634040.52 / 484066.479
=1.3098

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))
=(54209.615 / (54209.615 + 670646.931)) / (48004.658 / (48004.658 + 985197.888))
=0.074787 / 0.046462
=1.6096

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)
=(4100.562 / 634040.52) / (5350.94 / 484066.479)
=0.006467 / 0.011054
=0.585

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)
=((96.128 + 205016.676) / 1368771.777) / ((7.093 + 110019.047) / 934058.618)
=0.149852 / 0.117794
=1.2722

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
=(221641.328 - 0 - 292879.925) / 1368771.777
=-0.052046

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 de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener has a M-score of -2.23 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 -2.23 mean?
Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener (BUE:TRAN) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.23 as of Jul. 06, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener ranks #400 out of 488 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 82%.
Is Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener's Beneish M-Score too high?
Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener's current Beneish M-Score is -2.23. Based on the distribution chart, Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener ranks #400 out of 488 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener has a GF Score™ of 100/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener's Beneish M-Score compare to NEE and SO?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener ranks #400 out of 488 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener and its competitors. Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener's current Beneish M-Score is -2.23. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener (BUE:TRAN) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS3,644.69, compared to a current price of ARS3,640.00 — trading 0.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.23. Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener's overall GF Score™ is 100/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener (BUE:TRAN), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.23 as of Jul. 06, 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 Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener (BUE:TRAN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ARS3,640.00 is trading 0.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ARS3,644.69. GuruFocus considers Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BUE:TRAN:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.23
  • GF Value™: ARS3,644.69 vs. price of ARS3,640.00 (0.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 100/100 with 1 warning sign

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


Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener Business Description

Address Piso 6, Avenida Paseo Colon 728, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1063ACU
Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener SA is a producer and distributor of high-voltage electric power in the Argentine Republic. It also offers lines and substations maintenance and transmission works supervision and inspection, engineering and consulting, transportation system extension, and testing and commissioning services among others.
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