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Grupo MexicoB de CV (FRA:4GE) Beneish M-Score : -2.33 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Grupo MexicoB de CV 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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:4GE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.96   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grupo MexicoB de CV was -2.08. The lowest was -12.96. And the median was -2.62.


Grupo MexicoB de CV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grupo MexicoB de CV'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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Grupo MexicoB de CV Beneish M-Score Chart

Grupo MexicoB de CV 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 -2.56 -2.65 -2.62 -2.49 -2.96

Grupo MexicoB de CV 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 -2.86 -2.96 -2.67 -2.35 -2.33

Competitive Comparison of Grupo MexicoB de CV's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Grupo MexicoB de CV'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.


Grupo MexicoB de CV's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Grupo MexicoB de CV's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grupo MexicoB de CV's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Grupo MexicoB de CV 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 Grupo MexicoB de CV 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 * 1.2162+0.528 * 1.011+0.404 * 0.9915+0.892 * 1.0458+0.115 * 0.9234
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8855+4.679 * -0.069638-0.327 * 0.99
=-2.55

* 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 €2,229 Mil.
Revenue was 3717.994 + 4084.853 + 3495.169 + 3121.415 = €14,419 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1705.656 + 1952.074 + 1551.14 + 1216.712 = €6,426 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €10,903 Mil.
Total Assets was €33,105 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €16,722 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,214 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €174 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,803 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €7,377 Mil.
Net Income was 738.884 + 170.355 + 854.259 + 672.894 = €2,436 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1592.829 + 1623.322 + 916.452 + 609.115 = €4,742 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,752 Mil.
Revenue was 3417.516 + 3187.802 + 3607.03 + 3575.562 = €13,788 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1457.909 + 1327.04 + 1751.735 + 1675.133 = €6,212 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €10,015 Mil.
Total Assets was €32,545 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €17,097 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1,140 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €188 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,841 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €8,268 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)
=(2228.527 / 14419.431) / (1752.1 / 13787.91)
=0.15455 / 0.127075
=1.2162

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)
=(6211.817 / 13787.91) / (6425.582 / 14419.431)
=0.450526 / 0.44562
=1.011

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 - (10902.639 + 16722.373) / 33104.647) / (1 - (10015.174 + 17096.7) / 32544.871)
=0.165525 / 0.166939
=0.9915

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
=14419.431 / 13787.91
=1.0458

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))
=(1139.635 / (1139.635 + 17096.7)) / (1213.87 / (1213.87 + 16722.373))
=0.062493 / 0.067677
=0.9234

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)
=(173.72 / 14419.431) / (187.593 / 13787.91)
=0.012048 / 0.013606
=0.8855

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)
=((7376.601 + 2802.651) / 33104.647) / ((8267.805 + 1840.886) / 32544.871)
=0.307487 / 0.310608
=0.99

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
=(2436.392 - 0 - 4741.718) / 33104.647
=-0.069638

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.

Grupo MexicoB de CV has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Grupo MexicoB de CV Business Description

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Address
Campos Eliieos No. 400, Col. lomas de chapultepec, Mexico, DF, MEX, C.P. 11000
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV is a holding company that operates in the mining-metallurgic industry, the exploration, exploitation, and benefit of metallic and non-metallic ores, multimodal freight railroad service, and infrastructure development. The majority of the group's revenue is generated by the mining division, through its subsidiary AMC. The company has 14 mines and exploration projects in Mexico, Peru, the United States of America, Chile, Ecuador, and Argentina, and its products include copper, molybdenum, silver, zinc, gold, and lead. The company also has a transportation division comprised of three large railroad companies through its subsidiary FM Rail Holding. Together, they form the largest railroad operator in Mexico, both in terms of coverage and fleet size.

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