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Banco De Valores (BUE:VALO) Beneish M-Score : 13.58 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is Banco De Valores 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 13.58 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BUE:VALO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -41.07   Med: -2.32   Max: 20.63
Current: 13.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Banco De Valores was 20.63. The lowest was -41.07. And the median was -2.32.


Banco De Valores Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Banco De Valores'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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Banco De Valores Beneish M-Score Chart

Banco De Valores Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.57 -0.34 -41.07 20.63 -4.01

Banco De Valores Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -1.97 0.71 3.87 -4.01 13.58

Competitive Comparison of Banco De Valores's Beneish M-Score

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Banco De Valores'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.


Banco De Valores's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Banco De Valores's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Banco De Valores's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Banco De Valores 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 Banco De Valores 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 * 15.6764+0.528 * 0.7255+0.404 * 7.0954+0.892 * 0.3427+0.115 * 1.9461
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.4173+4.679 * 0.232064-0.327 * 0.8538
=13.58

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ARS139,124 Mil.
Revenue was 77840.753 + 100631.63 + 71044.239 + 90890.551 = ARS340,407 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36815.213 + 40870.318 + 24621.839 + 32237.43 = ARS134,545 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS530,374 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS1,640,190 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS10,401 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS669 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS8,081 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS1,292,123 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS2,216 Mil.
Net Income was 13500.56 + 8116.514 + 4225.993 + 3780.088 = ARS29,623 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -175615.082 + -254697.1 + 388393.637 + -309087.755 = ARS-351,006 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS25,897 Mil.
Revenue was 261906.667 + 384382.374 + 226686.242 + 120348.234 = ARS993,324 Mil.
Gross Profit was 78041.922 + 109607.185 + 59051.191 + 38145.737 = ARS284,846 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS1,255,177 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS1,392,965 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS6,194 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS826 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS6,900 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS1,287,432 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS0 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)
=(139124.174 / 340407.173) / (25897.242 / 993323.517)
=0.408699 / 0.026071
=15.6764

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)
=(284846.035 / 993323.517) / (134544.8 / 340407.173)
=0.286761 / 0.395247
=0.7255

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 - (530373.619 + 10401.081) / 1640189.886) / (1 - (1255176.764 + 6194.368) / 1392965.169)
=0.670298 / 0.09447
=7.0954

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
=340407.173 / 993323.517
=0.3427

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))
=(826.089 / (826.089 + 6194.368)) / (669.369 / (669.369 + 10401.081))
=0.117669 / 0.060464
=1.9461

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)
=(8081.289 / 340407.173) / (6900.476 / 993323.517)
=0.02374 / 0.006947
=3.4173

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)
=((2216.25 + 1292122.655) / 1640189.886) / ((0 + 1287432.257) / 1392965.169)
=0.78914 / 0.924239
=0.8538

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
=(29623.155 - 0 - -351006.3) / 1640189.886
=0.232064

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.

Banco De Valores has a M-score of 13.58 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Banco De Valores Business Description

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Address
Sarmiento 310, Caba, ARG, C1041AAH
Banco De Valores SA is a banking firm engaged in providing services like Trust, Shares & Debt Issuance, Mutual Funds, and Ratings.

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