Minera Valparaiso (XSGO:MINERA) Beneish M-Score: -2.74 (As of Jul. 01, 2026)


XSGO:MINERA Minera Valparaiso SA XSGO:MINERA
59 GF Score
Price CLP10,750.00
GF Value CLP12,931.43
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Minera Valparaiso Beneish M-Score?

Minera Valparaiso XSGO:MINERA 59 Beneish M-Score is -2.74 as of Jul. 01, 2026. GuruFocus rates XSGO:MINERA with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of CLP12,931.43 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 390 Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies, Minera Valparaiso ranks better than 64.1% on this metric.

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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:MINERA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.65   Max: -0.44
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Minera Valparaiso was -0.44. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.65.


Minera Valparaiso Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Minera Valparaiso'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.

Minera Valparaiso Beneish M-Score Chart

Minera Valparaiso Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.11 -2.32 -2.85 -2.62 -2.62

Minera Valparaiso Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.54 -2.90 -2.79 -2.62 -2.74

Minera Valparaiso Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Minera Valparaiso'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.


Minera Valparaiso Beneish M-Score vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Minera Valparaiso's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Minera Valparaiso 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 Minera Valparaiso 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 * 0.8782+0.528 * 1.1218+0.404 * 1.0544+0.892 * 0.9789+0.115 * 0.8819
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0947+4.679 * -0.038074-0.327 * 1.0224
=-2.74

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was CLP273,258 Mil.
Revenue was 373010.502 + 358962.848 + 372536.417 + 377456.245 = CLP1,481,966 Mil.
Gross Profit was 161409.789 + 191901.022 + 162102.042 + 175574.124 = CLP690,987 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,482,151 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP9,858,211 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP5,149,995 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP241,768 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP71,042 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP488,843 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP2,441,457 Mil.
Net Income was 45422.745 + 27456.734 + 26659.992 + 55031.661 = CLP154,571 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 103041.585 + 127456.935 + 88121.26 + 211293.569 = CLP529,913 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP317,891 Mil.
Revenue was 384625.246 + 378665.782 + 355659.036 + 395010.974 = CLP1,513,961 Mil.
Gross Profit was 206229.944 + 211504.344 + 195818.895 + 178345.867 = CLP791,899 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,293,043 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP9,223,012 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP5,067,607 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP208,641 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP66,295 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP431,888 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP2,249,639 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)
=(273258.449 / 1481966.012) / (317891.097 / 1513961.038)
=0.184389 / 0.209973
=0.8782

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)
=(791899.05 / 1513961.038) / (690986.977 / 1481966.012)
=0.523064 / 0.466264
=1.1218

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 - (1482150.591 + 5149994.546) / 9858210.573) / (1 - (1293043.353 + 5067607.273) / 9223012.121)
=0.327247 / 0.31035
=1.0544

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
=1481966.012 / 1513961.038
=0.9789

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))
=(208641.457 / (208641.457 + 5067607.273)) / (241767.607 / (241767.607 + 5149994.546))
=0.039544 / 0.04484
=0.8819

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)
=(71042.21 / 1481966.012) / (66294.509 / 1513961.038)
=0.047938 / 0.043789
=1.0947

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)
=((2441457.234 + 488843.292) / 9858210.573) / ((2249639.492 + 431887.731) / 9223012.121)
=0.297245 / 0.290743
=1.0224

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
=(154571.132 - 0 - 529913.349) / 9858210.573
=-0.038074

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.

Minera Valparaiso has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.74 mean?
Minera Valparaiso (XSGO:MINERA) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.74 as of Jul. 01, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Minera Valparaiso and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Minera Valparaiso ranks #140 out of 390 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, placing it in the top 35.9%.
Is Minera Valparaiso's Beneish M-Score too high?
Minera Valparaiso's current Beneish M-Score is -2.74. Based on the distribution chart, Minera Valparaiso ranks #140 out of 390 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Minera Valparaiso has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Minera Valparaiso's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry distribution chart, Minera Valparaiso ranks #140 out of 390 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Minera Valparaiso in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Utilities - Independent Power Producers company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Minera Valparaiso and its competitors. Minera Valparaiso's current Beneish M-Score is -2.74. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Minera Valparaiso stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Minera Valparaiso (XSGO:MINERA) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CLP12,931.43, compared to a current price of CLP10,750.00 — trading 16.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.74. Minera Valparaiso's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Minera Valparaiso (XSGO:MINERA), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.74 as of Jul. 01, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Minera Valparaiso (XSGO:MINERA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Minera Valparaiso stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CLP10,750.00 is trading 16.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of CLP12,931.43. GuruFocus considers Minera Valparaiso to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XSGO:MINERA:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.74
  • GF Value™: CLP12,931.43 vs. price of CLP10,750.00 (16.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XSGO:MINERA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Minera Valparaiso Business Description

Address Teatinos No 220, Santiago de Chile, 7th floor, 161st D, Santiago, CHL
Minera Valparaiso SA is a Chile-based company. It generates, sells and distributes electric energy. It also sells and markets wood products and offers port services, real estate services. It also operates in mining and port management.
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