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Cielo (CIOXY) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Cielo 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CIOXY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.3   Max: 1.98
Current: -2.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cielo was 1.98. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.30.


Cielo Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cielo'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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Cielo Beneish M-Score Chart

Cielo 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 -2.27 -2.19 -2.47 -2.34 -2.56

Cielo Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -2.63 -2.67 -2.56 -2.76 -2.86

Competitive Comparison of Cielo's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Cielo'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.


Cielo's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cielo's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cielo 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 Cielo 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 * 0.9447+0.528 * 0.996+0.404 * 0.9329+0.892 * 1.0025+0.115 * 0.9568
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3852+4.679 * -0.073111-0.327 * 1.0338
=-2.98

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $16,174 Mil.
Revenue was 460.281 + 514.724 + 565.37 + 530.304 = $2,071 Mil.
Gross Profit was 193.428 + 231.332 + 273.064 + 252.423 = $950 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16,609 Mil.
Total Assets was $18,660 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $158 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $175 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $115 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14,260 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $557 Mil.
Net Income was 71.586 + 101.025 + 98.131 + 92.47 = $363 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 257.06 + 1199.3 + -30.798 + 301.905 = $1,727 Mil.
Total Receivables was $17,079 Mil.
Revenue was 544.343 + 493.38 + 525.031 + 502.844 = $2,066 Mil.
Gross Profit was 256.737 + 222.887 + 241.533 + 222.921 = $944 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $17,460 Mil.
Total Assets was $19,792 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $181 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $182 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $83 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14,582 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $620 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)
=(16173.911 / 2070.679) / (17078.559 / 2065.598)
=7.810921 / 8.268094
=0.9447

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)
=(944.078 / 2065.598) / (950.247 / 2070.679)
=0.457048 / 0.458906
=0.996

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 - (16609.428 + 158.485) / 18659.973) / (1 - (17459.84 + 180.505) / 19791.589)
=0.101397 / 0.108695
=0.9329

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
=2070.679 / 2065.598
=1.0025

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))
=(182.233 / (182.233 + 180.505)) / (175.208 / (175.208 + 158.485))
=0.502382 / 0.525057
=0.9568

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)
=(114.731 / 2070.679) / (82.623 / 2065.598)
=0.055407 / 0.04
=1.3852

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)
=((556.768 + 14260.367) / 18659.973) / ((619.973 + 14582.057) / 19791.589)
=0.79406 / 0.768106
=1.0338

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
=(363.212 - 0 - 1727.467) / 18659.973
=-0.073111

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.

Cielo has a M-score of -2.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Cielo Business Description

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Address
Alameda Xingu, 512, Alphaville, Barueri, SP, BRA, 06455-030
Cielo SA is a Brazil-based provider of payment software and related services to large credit and debit card issuers such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and private-label card issuers, including retailers, supermarkets, bookstores, gas stations, and insurance companies. Cielo's offerings capture, process, and manage credit and debit card transactions; accredit merchants; and manage payment accounts. The firm also rents, installs, and maintains point-of-sale terminals.

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