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Prosegur Cash (FRA:PQN) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Prosegur Cash 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:PQN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.32   Med: -2.8   Max: -2.26
Current: -2.87

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Prosegur Cash was -2.26. The lowest was -3.32. And the median was -2.80.


Prosegur Cash Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prosegur Cash'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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Prosegur Cash Beneish M-Score Chart

Prosegur Cash 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 -2.73 -3.32 -3.01 -2.69 -2.87

Prosegur Cash 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 - -2.87 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Prosegur Cash's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Prosegur Cash'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.


Prosegur Cash's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Prosegur Cash's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Prosegur Cash 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 Prosegur Cash 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 * 0.9631+0.528 * 0.9919+0.404 * 1.1505+0.892 * 0.9942+0.115 * 0.9849
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.04+4.679 * -0.085705-0.327 * 0.9922
=-2.87

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €321 Mil.
Revenue was €1,861 Mil.
Gross Profit was €641 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €691 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,990 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €464 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €132 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €206 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €720 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €831 Mil.
Net Income was €63 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €233 Mil.
Total Receivables was €335 Mil.
Revenue was €1,872 Mil.
Gross Profit was €640 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €901 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,130 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €453 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €127 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €199 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €857 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €816 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)
=(320.579 / 1861.278) / (334.823 / 1872.179)
=0.172236 / 0.178841
=0.9631

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)
=(639.883 / 1872.179) / (641.338 / 1861.278)
=0.341785 / 0.344569
=0.9919

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 - (690.882 + 463.654) / 1989.562) / (1 - (900.514 + 452.519) / 2130.081)
=0.419703 / 0.364797
=1.1505

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
=1861.278 / 1872.179
=0.9942

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))
=(126.573 / (126.573 + 452.519)) / (132.245 / (132.245 + 463.654))
=0.218571 / 0.221925
=0.9849

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)
=(206.099 / 1861.278) / (199.343 / 1872.179)
=0.11073 / 0.106476
=1.04

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)
=((830.648 + 720.36) / 1989.562) / ((816.359 + 857.32) / 2130.081)
=0.779573 / 0.785735
=0.9922

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
=(62.933 - 0 - 233.449) / 1989.562
=-0.085705

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.

Prosegur Cash has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Prosegur Cash Business Description

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Address
Calle Santa Sabina, 8, Madrid, ESP, 28007
Prosegur Cash SA is engaged in the transit business and the outsourcing of services to financial institutions, retail establishments, government agencies and central banks, national mints, jewelers and other business activities around the world. The company's business lines can be categorized into Transport, Cash management, and New Products such as Automation of payments in shops using self-service cash machines, among others. The Business Divisions of the company are divided into three geographical segments: Europe, Asia-Oceania-Africa (AOA) and LatAm. The majority of the revenue is generated from the LatAm segment.

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