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Cencosud (XSGO:CENCOSUD) Beneish M-Score

: -3.03 (As of Today)
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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 -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:CENCOSUD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.69   Max: -2.36
Current: -3.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cencosud was -2.36. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.69.


Cencosud Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cencosud'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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Cencosud Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.70 -3.09 -2.59 -2.67 -3.03

Cencosud 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.67 -2.77 -2.82 -3.01 -3.03

Competitive Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, Cencosud'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.


Cencosud Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Cencosud 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 Cencosud 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 * 0.8739+0.528 * 0.9805+0.404 * 1.0349+0.892 * 1.002+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.08+4.679 * -0.090427-0.327 * 1.0122
=-3.03

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was CLP714,313 Mil.
Revenue was 3299029 + 3823845.171 + 3604583.627 + 3503183.757 = CLP14,230,642 Mil.
Gross Profit was 943287 + 1142872.962 + 1059494.699 + 1015690.767 = CLP4,161,345 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP2,976,277 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP13,573,123 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP3,743,123 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP3,111,271 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP3,798,928 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP4,803,407 Mil.
Net Income was 83277 + 27986.446 + 48648.689 + 60367.226 = CLP220,279 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 729558.149 + 717725.086 + 295.688 + 76.077 = CLP1,447,655 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP815,700 Mil.
Revenue was 3922301 + 3889525.558 + 3404815.521 + 2985455.348 = CLP14,202,097 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1120713 + 1125935.888 + 964124.011 + 861331.098 = CLP4,072,104 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP3,108,157 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP13,340,200 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP3,723,012 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP2,874,912 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP3,753,382 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP4,599,532 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)
=(714312.93 / 14230641.555) / (815700.423 / 14202097.427)
=0.050195 / 0.057435
=0.8739

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)
=(4072103.997 / 14202097.427) / (4161345.428 / 14230641.555)
=0.286726 / 0.292421
=0.9805

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 - (2976277.224 + 3743122.719) / 13573122.529) / (1 - (3108157.445 + 3723012.133) / 13340199.791)
=0.504948 / 0.487926
=1.0349

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
=14230641.555 / 14202097.427
=1.002

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))
=(0 / (0 + 3723012.133)) / (0 / (0 + 3743122.719))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(3111270.696 / 14230641.555) / (2874911.619 / 14202097.427)
=0.218632 / 0.202429
=1.08

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)
=((4803407.338 + 3798928.406) / 13573122.529) / ((4599531.597 + 3753381.559) / 13340199.791)
=0.633777 / 0.626146
=1.0122

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
=(220279.361 - 0 - 1447655) / 13573122.529
=-0.090427

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.

Cencosud has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cencosud (XSGO:CENCOSUD) Business Description

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Address
Avenida Kennedy 9001, Piso 6, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Cencosud SA is a multi-brand retailer in South America. Headquartered in Chile, the Company is organized in five reportable segments: Supermarkets, Shopping Centers, Home Improvement stores, Department stores, and Financial Services., the company is involved in commercial real estate development by leasing shopping mall space to third parties. Cencosud also provides private-label credit cards and financial services to retail customers. The portfolio includes both low and high-end brands like Jumbo, Wong, Perini, Santa Isabel, Bretas, and Unicenter. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Supermarket segment.

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