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AlfaB de CV (AlfaB de CV) Beneish M-Score : -3.54 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is AlfaB 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 -3.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ALFFF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.54   Med: -2.84   Max: -2.62
Current: -3.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AlfaB de CV was -2.62. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.84.


AlfaB de CV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

AlfaB 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 -2.96 -3.14 -2.70 -2.76 -3.54

AlfaB de CV Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.76 - - - -3.54

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

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, AlfaB 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.


AlfaB de CV's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



AlfaB 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 AlfaB 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 * 1.0648+0.528 * 1.0062+0.404 * 0.9764+0.892 * 0.9192+0.115 * 0.9146
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3262+4.679 * -0.180939-0.327 * 1.0726
=-3.43

* 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 $1,772 Mil.
Revenue was $17,156 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3,279 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,374 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,315 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,742 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $527 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,354 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,521 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,243 Mil.
Net Income was $-722 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,507 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,811 Mil.
Revenue was $18,664 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3,589 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,024 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,128 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,521 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $455 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,931 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,118 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,326 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)
=(1772.45 / 17155.87) / (1810.884 / 18663.521)
=0.103314 / 0.097028
=1.0648

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)
=(3589.403 / 18663.521) / (3278.967 / 17155.87)
=0.192322 / 0.191128
=1.0062

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 - (5374.377 + 4741.889) / 12314.655) / (1 - (7024.313 + 4520.927) / 14128.385)
=0.178518 / 0.182834
=0.9764

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
=17155.87 / 18663.521
=0.9192

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))
=(455.068 / (455.068 + 4520.927)) / (526.798 / (526.798 + 4741.889))
=0.091453 / 0.099987
=0.9146

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)
=(2353.801 / 17155.87) / (1930.858 / 18663.521)
=0.137201 / 0.103456
=1.3262

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)
=((5243.001 + 4521.025) / 12314.655) / ((5325.81 + 5118.486) / 14128.385)
=0.792879 / 0.739242
=1.0726

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
=(-721.681 - 0 - 1506.517) / 12314.655
=-0.180939

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.

AlfaB de CV has a M-score of -3.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AlfaB de CV (AlfaB de CV) Business Description

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Address
Avenue Gomez Morin Sur No. 1111, Colonia Carrizalejo, San Pedro Garza García, NL, MEX, 66254
Alfa SAB de CV is a Mexican company controlling three principal businesses: Alpek; Sigma and Axtel. The segments of the company are: 1) Alpek, This segment operates in the petrochemical and synthetic fibers industry, and its revenues are derived from sales of its products: polyester, plastics and chemicals. 2) Sigma, This segment operates in the refrigerated food sector and its revenues are derived from sales of its main products: deli meats, dairy and other processed foods. 3) Axtel, This segment operates in the telecommunications sector and its revenues are derived from the provision of data transmission services, internet and long-distance phone service. 4) Other segments, include all other companies operating in business services and others that are non-reportable segments.