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Masisa (XSGO:MASISA) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Masisa 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 Masisa's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XSGO:MASISA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.26   Med: -2.91   Max: -2.32
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Masisa was -2.32. The lowest was -5.26. And the median was -2.91.


Masisa Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Masisa'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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Masisa Beneish M-Score Chart

Masisa 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 -2.53 -4.45 -2.82 -4.19 -2.70

Masisa 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 -4.67 -5.26 -4.93 -2.70 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Masisa's Beneish M-Score

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Masisa'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.


Masisa's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Masisa's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Masisa 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 Masisa 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 * 1.4557+0.528 * 2.3192+0.404 * 1.1378+0.892 * 0.6193+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.273+4.679 * -0.166206-0.327 * 1.0694
=-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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was CLP49,318 Mil.
Revenue was 58839.448 + 35028.864 + 70062.456 + 70033.026 = CLP233,964 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6754.014 + 7313.575 + 5436.506 + 11139.593 = CLP30,644 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP143,332 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP474,392 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP203,404 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP35,602 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP109,753 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP53,389 Mil.
Net Income was -7171.284 + -21395.131 + -23055.499 + -3280.553 = CLP-54,902 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3511.878 + 3916.054 + 2071.222 + 14445.029 = CLP23,944 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP54,704 Mil.
Revenue was 64777.124 + 59323.427 + 128072.278 + 125592.461 = CLP377,765 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16096.603 + 21296.367 + 38700.858 + 38656.218 = CLP114,750 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP206,072 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP529,953 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP198,544 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP45,157 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP92,897 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP77,525 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)
=(49318.182 / 233963.794) / (54703.822 / 377765.29)
=0.210794 / 0.144809
=1.4557

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)
=(114750.046 / 377765.29) / (30643.688 / 233963.794)
=0.30376 / 0.130976
=2.3192

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 - (143332.277 + 203404.33) / 474391.576) / (1 - (206071.718 + 198543.973) / 529953.391)
=0.269092 / 0.236507
=1.1378

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
=233963.794 / 377765.29
=0.6193

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 + 198543.973)) / (0 / (0 + 203404.33))
=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)
=(35601.749 / 233963.794) / (45157.357 / 377765.29)
=0.152168 / 0.119538
=1.273

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)
=((53388.748 + 109752.51) / 474391.576) / ((77524.642 + 92896.649) / 529953.391)
=0.343896 / 0.321578
=1.0694

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
=(-54902.467 - 0 - 23944.183) / 474391.576
=-0.166206

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.

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


Masisa (XSGO:MASISA) Business Description

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Avenue Apoquindo 3650, Piso 11, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Masisa SA produces and markets wooden boards in Latin America. The company engages in the production of the wooden board of various types particle board, medium-density fibreboard, medium density particleboard. It operates several wood board producing industrial complexes across Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico. Its products are mainly used for the furniture and interior architecture industries of Latin America.

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