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CemexB de CV (MEX:CEMEXCPO) Beneish M-Score : -2.06 (As of Jun. 25, 2025)


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What is CemexB 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 -2.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:CEMEXCPO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.25   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.63
Current: -2.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CemexB de CV was -1.63. The lowest was -3.25. And the median was -2.37.


CemexB de CV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CemexB 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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CemexB de CV Beneish M-Score Chart

CemexB de CV 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 -2.56 -2.03 -2.17 -2.54 -2.14

CemexB de CV 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 -2.53 -2.49 -2.33 -2.14 -2.06

Competitive Comparison of CemexB de CV's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, CemexB 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.


CemexB de CV's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, CemexB de CV's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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CemexB 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 CemexB 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 * 1.0274+0.528 * 1.0368+0.404 * 1.0406+0.892 * 1.1059+0.115 * 0.8824
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8884+4.679 * 0.058813-0.327 * 0.9559
=-2.03

* 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 MXN51,106 Mil.
Revenue was 74655.593 + 79484.681 + 80526.888 + 82333.749 = MXN317,001 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23194.873 + 25526.167 + 26384.136 + 29388.999 = MXN104,494 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN110,481 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN572,315 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN233,633 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN4,598 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN26,106 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN127,575 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN0 Mil.
Net Income was 15015.48 + 1011.481 + 7988.689 + 4220.732 = MXN28,236 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 212.029 + -1754.653 + -1495.222 + -2385.186 = MXN-5,423 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = MXN0 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN44,981 Mil.
Revenue was 65430.619 + 68342.396 + 76013.854 + 76853.669 = MXN286,641 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22026.4 + 23287.09 + 25951.718 + 26703.064 = MXN97,968 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN86,030 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN474,695 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN206,770 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN3,582 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN26,571 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN110,693 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN0 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)
=(51106.384 / 317000.911) / (44980.847 / 286640.538)
=0.161218 / 0.156924
=1.0274

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)
=(97968.272 / 286640.538) / (104494.175 / 317000.911)
=0.341781 / 0.329634
=1.0368

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 - (110480.868 + 233633.381) / 572315.404) / (1 - (86030.322 + 206769.588) / 474695.33)
=0.398733 / 0.383184
=1.0406

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
=317000.911 / 286640.538
=1.1059

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))
=(3582.252 / (3582.252 + 206769.588)) / (4597.632 / (4597.632 + 233633.381))
=0.01703 / 0.019299
=0.8824

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)
=(26105.917 / 317000.911) / (26570.998 / 286640.538)
=0.082353 / 0.092698
=0.8884

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)
=((0 + 127575.392) / 572315.404) / ((0 + 110692.739) / 474695.33)
=0.222911 / 0.233187
=0.9559

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
=(28236.382 - -5423.032 - 0) / 572315.404
=0.058813

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.

CemexB de CV has a M-score of -2.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CemexB de CV Business Description

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Avenida Ricardo Margain Zozaya No.325, Colonia Valle del Campestre, San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL, MEX, 66265
Cemex SAB de CV is a ready-mix concrete company that mainly engaged in activities that are oriented to the construction industry, mainly through the production, marketing, sale, and distribution of cement, ready-mix concrete, aggregates, urbanization solutions, and other construction materials and also provide related services and reliable construction-related services to customers and communities and maintain business relationships in more than 60 countries throughout the world. The company operates in different parts of the world, with operations in Mexico, the United States, the EMEA region and the SCA&C region.

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