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Empresas Hites (XSGO:HITES) Beneish M-Score : -3.79 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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What is Empresas Hites 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 -3.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:HITES' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.99   Med: -2.79   Max: -2.39
Current: -3.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Empresas Hites was -2.39. The lowest was -3.99. And the median was -2.79.


Empresas Hites Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empresas Hites'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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Empresas Hites Beneish M-Score Chart

Empresas Hites 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 -2.95 -3.84 -2.45 -2.84 -3.55

Empresas Hites Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.78 -2.82 -3.39 -3.55 -3.79

Competitive Comparison of Empresas Hites's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, Empresas Hites'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.


Empresas Hites's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Empresas Hites 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 Empresas Hites 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 * 0.9+0.528 * 1.3477+0.404 * 1.0908+0.892 * 0.8875+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1425+4.679 * -0.27672-0.327 * 1.0443
=-3.79

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was CLP101,526 Mil.
Revenue was 74930.502 + 92686.182 + 72076.564 + 80028.847 = CLP319,722 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19877.637 + 26667.007 + 11271.707 + 27580.301 = CLP85,397 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP176,845 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP378,402 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP138,128 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP63,754 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP80,185 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP185,351 Mil.
Net Income was -9013.695 + -5331.582 + -14590.904 + -2302.917 = CLP-31,239 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 6013.53 + 17541.193 + 35651.353 + 14266.115 = CLP73,472 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP127,112 Mil.
Revenue was 79042.377 + 105800.028 + 83532.356 + 91884.48 = CLP360,259 Mil.
Gross Profit was 25891.559 + 39681.197 + 30181.549 + 33923.612 = CLP129,678 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP227,241 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP440,450 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP145,522 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP62,878 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP121,241 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP174,735 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)
=(101526.02 / 319722.095) / (127112.236 / 360259.241)
=0.317545 / 0.352835
=0.9

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)
=(129677.917 / 360259.241) / (85396.652 / 319722.095)
=0.359957 / 0.267096
=1.3477

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 - (176844.569 + 138128.002) / 378402.027) / (1 - (227240.819 + 145522.361) / 440450.147)
=0.167625 / 0.153677
=1.0908

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
=319722.095 / 360259.241
=0.8875

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 + 145522.361)) / (0 / (0 + 138128.002))
=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)
=(63754.082 / 319722.095) / (62878.224 / 360259.241)
=0.199405 / 0.174536
=1.1425

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)
=((185351.184 + 80185.366) / 378402.027) / ((174734.528 + 121240.701) / 440450.147)
=0.701731 / 0.671983
=1.0443

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
=(-31239.098 - 0 - 73472.191) / 378402.027
=-0.27672

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.

Empresas Hites has a M-score of -3.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Empresas Hites (XSGO:HITES) Business Description

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Moneda 970, Piso 4, Santiago, CHL
Empresas Hites SA is a Chile based firm. It owns and manages a network of stores and department stores that offers products such as women, men and children apparel, toys, computers & electronics, technology, furniture, home related products and among others. It also offers sales financing and portfolio management services.

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