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Cemex Holdings Philippines (PHS:CHP) Beneish M-Score : -1.46 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Cemex Holdings Philippines 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.46 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

PHS:CHP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.69   Med: -2.54   Max: 1.36
Current: -1.46

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cemex Holdings Philippines was 1.36. The lowest was -3.69. And the median was -2.54.


Cemex Holdings Philippines Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cemex Holdings Philippines'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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Cemex Holdings Philippines Beneish M-Score Chart

Cemex Holdings Philippines 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 -2.76 -3.04 -2.57 -2.19 -1.91

Cemex Holdings Philippines 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 -1.98 -1.91 -2.00 -1.91 -1.46

Competitive Comparison of Cemex Holdings Philippines's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Cemex Holdings Philippines'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.


Cemex Holdings Philippines's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Cemex Holdings Philippines's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cemex Holdings Philippines's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Cemex Holdings Philippines 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 Cemex Holdings Philippines 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 * 2.1711+0.528 * 1.3747+0.404 * 0.9534+0.892 * 0.8798+0.115 * 1.0966
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2701+4.679 * -0.02398-0.327 * 0.9404
=-1.46

* 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 ₱2,132 Mil.
Revenue was 4055.681 + 4210.086 + 3940.69 + 3840.157 = ₱16,047 Mil.
Gross Profit was 692.612 + 879.58 + 652.248 + 405.648 = ₱2,630 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱10,488 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱69,020 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱28,936 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱1,914 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱2,182 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱11,178 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱7,290 Mil.
Net Income was -445.583 + -1508.706 + -917.844 + -780.493 = ₱-3,653 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₱0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1816.663 + 354.208 + -297.866 + -237.231 = ₱-1,998 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₱1,116 Mil.
Revenue was 4390.65 + 4440.377 + 4645.083 + 4763.846 = ₱18,240 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1122.555 + 1102.945 + 942.423 + 941.906 = ₱4,110 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱10,291 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱67,464 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱26,830 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱1,959 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱1,952 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱10,205 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱8,991 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)
=(2132.111 / 16046.614) / (1116.269 / 18239.956)
=0.13287 / 0.061199
=2.1711

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)
=(4109.829 / 18239.956) / (2630.088 / 16046.614)
=0.22532 / 0.163903
=1.3747

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 - (10487.865 + 28936.066) / 69019.994) / (1 - (10291.06 + 26829.571) / 67464.216)
=0.428804 / 0.449773
=0.9534

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
=16046.614 / 18239.956
=0.8798

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))
=(1958.505 / (1958.505 + 26829.571)) / (1913.916 / (1913.916 + 28936.066))
=0.068032 / 0.062039
=1.0966

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)
=(2181.721 / 16046.614) / (1952.488 / 18239.956)
=0.135961 / 0.107045
=1.2701

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)
=((7289.986 + 11178.232) / 69019.994) / ((8990.911 + 10204.946) / 67464.216)
=0.267578 / 0.284534
=0.9404

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
=(-3652.626 - 0 - -1997.552) / 69019.994
=-0.02398

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.

Cemex Holdings Philippines has a M-score of -1.46 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Cemex Holdings Philippines Business Description

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Address
358 Sen. Gil. J. Puyat Avenue, 34th Floor Petron Mega Plaza Building, Makati, PHL, 1200
Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc is a holding company engaged in manufacturing and marketing cement products such as ready-mix concrete and clinker, in the Philippines. The company predominantly sells gray portland cement, masonry, blended cement, and ready-mix concrete. It also offers bag cement and bulk cement. The company markets its products under the brand name APO, Island, and Rizal.

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