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Sonae SGPS (XLIS:SON) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Sonae SGPS 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XLIS:SON' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.64   Max: -1.8
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sonae SGPS was -1.80. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.64.


Sonae SGPS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonae SGPS'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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Sonae SGPS Beneish M-Score Chart

Sonae SGPS 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 -2.98 -2.50 -2.78 -3.00 -2.40

Sonae SGPS 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 -3.00 -2.80 -2.62 -2.55 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of Sonae SGPS's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, Sonae SGPS'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.


Sonae SGPS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonae SGPS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sonae SGPS 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 Sonae SGPS 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 * 0.9949+0.528 * 1.0096+0.404 * 0.9471+0.892 * 1.0918+0.115 * 1.007
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.031257-0.327 * 1.0305
=-2.40

* 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 €209 Mil.
Revenue was 2363.19 + 2204.905 + 1958.01 + 1873.078 = €8,399 Mil.
Gross Profit was 769.591 + 658.872 + 604.95 + 565.427 = €2,599 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,010 Mil.
Total Assets was €8,845 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,987 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €386 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,502 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,438 Mil.
Net Income was 222.099 + 69.296 + 42.672 + 32.578 = €367 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 463.866 + 250.832 + 67.513 + -139.096 = €643 Mil.
Total Receivables was €193 Mil.
Revenue was 2225.003 + 2036.323 + 1762.474 + 1669.114 = €7,693 Mil.
Gross Profit was 696.807 + 620.03 + 556.934 + 529.392 = €2,403 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,938 Mil.
Total Assets was €8,641 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €2,734 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €356 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €618 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,465 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,219 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)
=(209.224 / 8399.183) / (192.604 / 7692.914)
=0.02491 / 0.025037
=0.9949

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)
=(2403.163 / 7692.914) / (2598.84 / 8399.183)
=0.312387 / 0.309416
=1.0096

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 - (2009.941 + 2987.075) / 8845.055) / (1 - (1938.169 + 2733.5) / 8641.084)
=0.43505 / 0.459365
=0.9471

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
=8399.183 / 7692.914
=1.0918

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))
=(356.339 / (356.339 + 2733.5)) / (386.353 / (386.353 + 2987.075))
=0.115326 / 0.114528
=1.007

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)
=(0 / 8399.183) / (618.323 / 7692.914)
=0 / 0.080376
=0

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)
=((2438.007 + 2502.075) / 8845.055) / ((2218.527 + 2464.917) / 8641.084)
=0.558513 / 0.541997
=1.0305

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
=(366.645 - 0 - 643.115) / 8845.055
=-0.031257

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.

Sonae SGPS has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sonae SGPS (XLIS:SON) Business Description

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Lugar do Espido, Via Norte, Apartado 1011, Maia, PRT, 4470-909
Sonae SGPS SA is a retail company that manages a variety of business portfolios, including food, sports goods, clothing & apparel, financial services, electronics, technology, and telecommunication. The company's business is divided into eight segments based on the business offerings: Sonae MC, Worten, Sonae Fashion, Iberian Sports Retail Group, Sonae FS, Sonae IM, Sonae Sierra, and NOS. The Sonae MC business segment, which generates most of the company's revenue, is the company's food retail unit and operates restaurants, supermarkets, and convenience stores, among others. The company operates globally but earns most of its revenue in Portugal.

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