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Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener (BUE:TRAN) Beneish M-Score : 0.91 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener 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 0.91 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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: -0.81   Max: 5.93
Current: 0.91

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 -0.81.


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

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.

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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 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.25 -2.40 -2.06 -0.31 -2.55

Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener 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 -0.08 -2.55 3.03 1.58 0.91

Competitive Comparison of Compania de Transporte de Energia Electrica en Alta Tension Transener's Beneish M-Score

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's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the 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.



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 * 4.8478+0.528 * 1.2285+0.404 * 1.084+0.892 * 0.5617+0.115 * 5.2822
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2664+4.679 * -0.071256-0.327 * 1.0818
=0.91

* 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 ARS56,784 Mil.
Revenue was 78948.544 + 73795.731 + 52410.915 + -77335.144 = ARS127,820 Mil.
Gross Profit was 34442.881 + 27189.338 + 16880.152 + -47991.162 = ARS30,521 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS134,932 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS736,258 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS563,524 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS17,487 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS2,089 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS76,678 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS17 Mil.
Net Income was 17637.591 + 12468.255 + 10333.273 + -31736.511 = ARS8,703 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 41661.742 + 24407.559 + 10671.696 + -15575.226 = ARS61,166 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS20,854 Mil.
Revenue was 60143.963 + 59619.737 + 60767.763 + 47031.976 = ARS227,563 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14391.975 + 20262.663 + 29592.996 + 2506.054 = ARS66,754 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS38,729 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS230,650 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS180,996 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS34,215 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS2,936 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS22,186 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS24 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)
=(56783.992 / 127820.046) / (20853.909 / 227563.439)
=0.44425 / 0.09164
=4.8478

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)
=(66753.688 / 227563.439) / (30521.209 / 127820.046)
=0.293341 / 0.238783
=1.2285

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 - (134931.83 + 563524.065) / 736258.112) / (1 - (38729.05 + 180995.624) / 230649.656)
=0.051344 / 0.047366
=1.084

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
=127820.046 / 227563.439
=0.5617

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))
=(34214.711 / (34214.711 + 180995.624)) / (17487.296 / (17487.296 + 563524.065))
=0.158983 / 0.030098
=5.2822

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)
=(2088.654 / 127820.046) / (2936.216 / 227563.439)
=0.016341 / 0.012903
=1.2664

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)
=((16.699 + 76678.289) / 736258.112) / ((23.739 + 22185.663) / 230649.656)
=0.104169 / 0.096291
=1.0818

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
=(8702.608 - 0 - 61165.771) / 736258.112
=-0.071256

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 0.91 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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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