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Fibria Celulose (Fibria Celulose) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Fibria Celulose 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fibria Celulose was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Fibria Celulose Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fibria Celulose'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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Fibria Celulose Beneish M-Score Chart

Fibria Celulose Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.42 -2.20 -2.63 -2.98 -2.30

Fibria Celulose Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 -2.18 -2.30 -1.94 -2.02 -1.83

Competitive Comparison of Fibria Celulose's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Fibria Celulose'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.


Fibria Celulose's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Fibria Celulose's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fibria Celulose 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 Fibria Celulose 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 * 1.7847+0.528 * 0.5484+0.404 * 0.762+0.892 * 1.5866+0.115 * 0.7069
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9208+4.679 * -0.039443-0.327 * 1.0205
=-1.78

* 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 (Sep18) TTM:Last Year (Sep17) TTM:
Total Receivables was $943 Mil.
Revenue was 1420.422 + 1252.317 + 1126.309 + 1228.114 = $5,027 Mil.
Gross Profit was 707.481 + 558.655 + 453.804 + 458.227 = $2,178 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,850 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,392 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,768 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $768 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $342 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,612 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,640 Mil.
Net Income was 274.325 + -56.298 + 187.021 + 84.466 = $490 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -131.201 + -525.491 + 7.406 + -178.604 = $-828 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 546.915 + 619.272 + 140.066 + 421.051 = $1,727 Mil.
Total Receivables was $333 Mil.
Revenue was 907.787 + 842.04 + 663.155 + 755.458 = $3,168 Mil.
Gross Profit was 291.379 + 220.779 + 108.898 + 131.788 = $753 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,150 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,195 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,774 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $649 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $234 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,609 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,580 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)
=(943.405 / 5027.162) / (333.17 / 3168.44)
=0.187662 / 0.105153
=1.7847

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)
=(752.844 / 3168.44) / (2178.167 / 5027.162)
=0.237607 / 0.43328
=0.5484

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 - (3850.307 + 3768.466) / 10392.237) / (1 - (3149.943 + 4773.74) / 12194.557)
=0.266878 / 0.350228
=0.762

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
=5027.162 / 3168.44
=1.5866

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))
=(649.24 / (649.24 + 4773.74)) / (768.301 / (768.301 + 3768.466))
=0.11972 / 0.16935
=0.7069

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)
=(341.958 / 5027.162) / (234.06 / 3168.44)
=0.068022 / 0.073872
=0.9208

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)
=((4639.99 + 1611.524) / 10392.237) / ((5579.823 + 1608.543) / 12194.557)
=0.601556 / 0.589473
=1.0205

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
=(489.514 - -827.89 - 1727.304) / 10392.237
=-0.039443

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.

Fibria Celulose has a M-score of -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fibria Celulose (Fibria Celulose) Business Description

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Fibria Celulose SA manufactures and sells eucalyptus pulp. The firm classifies its end products into sanitary paper, printing and writing, and special papers. The sanitary paper segment generates more pulp revenue than any other segment. More revenue comes from Europe than any other geography. The company owns forest land and mills in Brazil, where it harvests timber and turns the timber into pulp products in its mills. Fibria Celulose also operates a shipping port specialized for the shipment of pulp.