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Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas (XSGO:IAM) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:IAM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.1   Med: -2.79   Max: -2.5
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas was -2.50. The lowest was -4.10. And the median was -2.79.


Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas'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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Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas Beneish M-Score Chart

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas 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 -3.85 -2.93 -2.68 -2.64 -2.69

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas 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 -2.79 -2.69 -2.67 -2.75 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas'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.


Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas 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 Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas 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 * 1.073+0.528 * 0.9969+0.404 * 1.3673+0.892 * 1.0184+0.115 * 0.9712
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8459+4.679 * -0.064911-0.327 * 0.9044
=-2.50

* 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 CLP116,533 Mil.
Revenue was 143355.594 + 150546.418 + 189140.192 + 165620.335 = CLP648,663 Mil.
Gross Profit was 105724.2 + 117280.072 + 151854.019 + 133865.848 = CLP508,724 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP226,137 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP3,018,565 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP1,849,380 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP81,927 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP10,465 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP250,699 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP1,077,295 Mil.
Net Income was 7097.925 + 10119.333 + 27112.196 + 18275.949 = CLP62,605 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 53332.612 + 87645.007 + 60746.667 + 56820.648 = CLP258,545 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP106,648 Mil.
Revenue was 138426.249 + 155339.926 + 181469.344 + 161722.552 = CLP636,958 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106097.319 + 119291.169 + 145362.776 + 127234.559 = CLP497,986 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP293,472 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP2,670,543 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP1,766,877 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP75,921 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP12,149 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP341,423 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP957,669 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)
=(116532.6 / 648662.539) / (106648.249 / 636958.071)
=0.179651 / 0.167434
=1.073

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)
=(497985.823 / 636958.071) / (508724.139 / 648662.539)
=0.781819 / 0.784266
=0.9969

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 - (226136.846 + 1849379.834) / 3018564.653) / (1 - (293471.595 + 1766876.74) / 2670542.944)
=0.312416 / 0.228491
=1.3673

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
=648662.539 / 636958.071
=1.0184

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))
=(75920.833 / (75920.833 + 1766876.74)) / (81927.106 / (81927.106 + 1849379.834))
=0.041199 / 0.042421
=0.9712

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)
=(10464.834 / 648662.539) / (12148.974 / 636958.071)
=0.016133 / 0.019073
=0.8459

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)
=((1077294.926 + 250699.212) / 3018564.653) / ((957669.499 + 341422.622) / 2670542.944)
=0.439942 / 0.486452
=0.9044

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
=(62605.403 - 0 - 258544.934) / 3018564.653
=-0.064911

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.

Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas Business Description

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Avda. Presidente Balmaceda N 1398, Floor 14, Santiago, CHL
Inversiones Aguas Metropolitanas SA provides water transport and sanitation services. Through the operation of its sanitation companies, the company offers comprehensive management of the water cycle, a process that includes the capture of raw water; production, transport and distribution of potable water; and collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater. The company organized into two business segments: Water and Non-water. The Water segment consists only of sanitation services. The Non-Water segment consists of services related to environmental analysis, liquid waste treatment (Riles), comprehensive engineering services, plus the sale of products related to the sanitation services and energy projects.

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