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Invercap INVERCAP (XSGO:INVERCAP) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Invercap INVERCAP 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:INVERCAP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -1.95   Max: 78.53
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Invercap INVERCAP was 78.53. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -1.95.


Invercap INVERCAP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Invercap INVERCAP'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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Invercap INVERCAP Beneish M-Score Chart

Invercap INVERCAP 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 -3.37 17.15 78.53 2.67 -2.65

Invercap INVERCAP 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 2.67 -1.38 -2.30 2.59 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Invercap INVERCAP's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Invercap INVERCAP'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.


Invercap INVERCAP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Invercap INVERCAP's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Invercap INVERCAP 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 Invercap INVERCAP 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 * 1.1362+0.528 * 1.0492+0.404 * 0.9449+0.892 * 0.9467+0.115 * 1.6947
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0809+4.679 * -0.058758-0.327 * 1.1415
=-2.65

* 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 CLP405,387 Mil.
Revenue was 811008.947 + 589625.533 + 553972.804 + 548852.869 = CLP2,503,460 Mil.
Gross Profit was 267802.724 + 119514.253 + 70051.488 + 116483.109 = CLP573,852 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,765,456 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP6,801,535 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP3,651,480 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP2,825 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP99,526 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP1,232,502 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP1,010,942 Mil.
Net Income was 57462.806 + -816.156 + -60334.244 + -90.772 = CLP-3,778 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 205687.095 + 60929.671 + 142406.667 + -13155.596 = CLP395,868 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP376,905 Mil.
Revenue was 729653.095 + 593965.379 + 700858.884 + 620028.593 = CLP2,644,506 Mil.
Gross Profit was 142152.363 + 61483.967 + 175855.94 + 256510.246 = CLP636,003 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,462,469 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP6,385,541 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP3,547,323 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP4,652 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP97,270 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP1,281,129 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP564,060 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)
=(405387.498 / 2503460.153) / (376904.864 / 2644505.951)
=0.161931 / 0.142524
=1.1362

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)
=(636002.516 / 2644505.951) / (573851.574 / 2503460.153)
=0.2405 / 0.229223
=1.0492

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 - (1765455.798 + 3651479.956) / 6801534.821) / (1 - (1462469.043 + 3547322.968) / 6385540.978)
=0.203572 / 0.215448
=0.9449

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
=2503460.153 / 2644505.951
=0.9467

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))
=(4651.76 / (4651.76 + 3547322.968)) / (2824.874 / (2824.874 + 3651479.956))
=0.00131 / 0.000773
=1.6947

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)
=(99526.402 / 2503460.153) / (97269.517 / 2644505.951)
=0.039756 / 0.036782
=1.0809

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)
=((1010941.555 + 1232502.372) / 6801534.821) / ((564060.25 + 1281128.694) / 6385540.978)
=0.329844 / 0.288964
=1.1415

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
=(-3778.366 - 0 - 395867.837) / 6801534.821
=-0.058758

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.

Invercap INVERCAP has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Invercap INVERCAP (XSGO:INVERCAP) Business Description

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Address
Gertrudis Echenique 220, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Invercap SA INVERCAP through its subsidiaries engages in the extraction of iron ore and production of steel in Chile and Latin America. Its steel products include steel bars, flat products, structural tubes, pipes, and open profiles. The company also provides shaped steel products for structural use and conduction of steel fluids for safety and construction markets.

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