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Compania General de Electricidad CGE (XSGO:CGE) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of Jul. 11, 2025)


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What is Compania General de Electricidad CGE 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XSGO:CGE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.54   Med: -2.34   Max: -1.49
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Compania General de Electricidad CGE was -1.49. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.34.


Compania General de Electricidad CGE Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Compania General de Electricidad CGE'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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Compania General de Electricidad CGE Beneish M-Score Chart

Compania General de Electricidad CGE Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.54 -2.61 -1.73 -1.77 -2.82

Compania General de Electricidad CGE 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 -1.49 -2.82 -2.79 -2.82 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Compania General de Electricidad CGE'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.


Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Compania General de Electricidad CGE 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 Compania General de Electricidad CGE 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 * 0.495+0.528 * 1.4924+0.404 * 1.1144+0.892 * 1.2345+0.115 * 0.9979
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9829+4.679 * -0.050597-0.327 * 1.037
=-2.68

* 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 CLP673,779 Mil.
Revenue was 596023.552 + 603849.021 + 586390.587 + 830399.892 = CLP2,616,663 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70782.541 + 64775.804 + 44462.008 + 105765.003 = CLP285,785 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP798,185 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP4,041,867 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP1,634,724 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP3,856 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP128,451 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP1,201,614 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP863,456 Mil.
Net Income was 3343.172 + 9966.755 + -11291.845 + 34913.357 = CLP36,931 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9664.154 + 67017.27 + 148000.71 + 36085.369 = CLP241,439 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP1,102,587 Mil.
Revenue was 645804.595 + 743115.008 + 500802.438 + 229814.057 = CLP2,119,536 Mil.
Gross Profit was 118672.062 + 93556.505 + 62555.443 + 70683.729 = CLP345,468 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,178,103 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP4,196,838 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP1,519,533 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP3,576 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP105,862 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP1,217,096 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP850,581 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)
=(673778.612 / 2616663.052) / (1102587.318 / 2119536.098)
=0.257495 / 0.520202
=0.495

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)
=(345467.739 / 2119536.098) / (285785.356 / 2616663.052)
=0.162992 / 0.109217
=1.4924

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 - (798185.3 + 1634724.337) / 4041866.967) / (1 - (1178102.634 + 1519533.469) / 4196837.92)
=0.398073 / 0.357222
=1.1144

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
=2616663.052 / 2119536.098
=1.2345

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))
=(3576.486 / (3576.486 + 1519533.469)) / (3855.721 / (3855.721 + 1634724.337))
=0.002348 / 0.002353
=0.9979

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)
=(128450.698 / 2616663.052) / (105861.606 / 2119536.098)
=0.04909 / 0.049946
=0.9829

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)
=((863456.289 + 1201613.594) / 4041866.967) / ((850581.292 + 1217095.871) / 4196837.92)
=0.51092 / 0.492675
=1.037

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
=(36931.439 - 0 - 241439.195) / 4041866.967
=-0.050597

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.

Compania General de Electricidad CGE has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Compania General de Electricidad CGE Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Avenida Presidente Riesco 5561, Piso 17, Santiago, CHL
Compania General de Electricidad SA CGE is an integrated gas and electricity company. It is operating in the areas of gas supply and transportation, distribution, electricity generation, marketing, and trading.

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