Sociedad MatrizAM (XSGO:SMSAAM) Beneish M-Score: -2.73 (As of Aug. 01, 2026)

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XSGO:SMSAAM Sociedad Matriz SAAM SA XSGO:SMSAAM
90 GF Score
Price CLP136.22
GF Value CLP135.85
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Sociedad MatrizAM Beneish M-Score?

Sociedad MatrizAM XSGO:SMSAAM 90 Beneish M-Score is -2.73 as of Aug. 01, 2026. GuruFocus rates XSGO:SMSAAM with a GF Score™ of 90/100 and a GF Value™ of CLP135.85 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 967 Transportation companies, Sociedad MatrizAM ranks better than 62.98% 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:SMSAAM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.65   Max: -0.93
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sociedad MatrizAM was -0.93. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.65.


Sociedad MatrizAM Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sociedad MatrizAM'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.

Sociedad MatrizAM Beneish M-Score Chart

Sociedad MatrizAM 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 -1.96 -3.02 -1.50 -2.13 -2.79

Sociedad MatrizAM 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 -2.30 -2.53 -2.41 -2.79 -2.73

Sociedad MatrizAM Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Sociedad MatrizAM'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.


Sociedad MatrizAM Beneish M-Score vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Sociedad MatrizAM's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sociedad MatrizAM 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 Sociedad MatrizAM 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 * 0.8577+0.528 * 0.9691+0.404 * 1.0604+0.892 * 1.0875+0.115 * 1.213
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8885+4.679 * -0.053502-0.327 * 0.9959
=-2.73

* 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 CLP121,060 Mil.
Revenue was 147355.345 + 154626.691 + 154069.207 + 144405.733 = CLP600,457 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43104.373 + 53239.121 + 53200.02 + 43276.725 = CLP192,820 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP685,507 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP1,705,398 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP756,578 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP7,055 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP25,778 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP240,012 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP304,074 Mil.
Net Income was 17950.039 + 15074.608 + 22913.255 + 20424.904 = CLP76,363 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 22239.94 + 67487.523 + 50389.007 + 27488.177 = CLP167,605 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP129,796 Mil.
Revenue was 138038.567 + 148602.933 + 132536.879 + 132987.625 = CLP552,166 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43287.04 + 47605.831 + 40217.43 + 40726.196 = CLP171,836 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP691,555 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP1,723,711 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP781,181 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP8,854 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP26,678 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP183,919 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP368,266 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)
=(121060.08 / 600456.976) / (129795.858 / 552166.004)
=0.201613 / 0.235067
=0.8577

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)
=(171836.497 / 552166.004) / (192820.239 / 600456.976)
=0.311204 / 0.321122
=0.9691

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 - (685506.936 + 756577.809) / 1705397.927) / (1 - (691554.967 + 781181.488) / 1723710.668)
=0.1544 / 0.145601
=1.0604

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
=600456.976 / 552166.004
=1.0875

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))
=(8853.583 / (8853.583 + 781181.488)) / (7054.868 / (7054.868 + 756577.809))
=0.011207 / 0.009239
=1.213

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)
=(25777.988 / 600456.976) / (26678.352 / 552166.004)
=0.042931 / 0.048316
=0.8885

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)
=((304073.626 + 240011.72) / 1705397.927) / ((368265.692 + 183919.343) / 1723710.668)
=0.319037 / 0.320347
=0.9959

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
=(76362.806 - 0 - 167604.647) / 1705397.927
=-0.053502

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.

Sociedad MatrizAM has a M-score of -2.73 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 -2.73 mean?
Sociedad MatrizAM (XSGO:SMSAAM) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.73 as of Aug. 01, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sociedad MatrizAM and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sociedad MatrizAM ranks #358 out of 967 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 37%.
Is Sociedad MatrizAM's Beneish M-Score too high?
Sociedad MatrizAM's current Beneish M-Score is -2.73. Based on the distribution chart, Sociedad MatrizAM ranks #358 out of 967 companies in the Transportation industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Sociedad MatrizAM has a GF Score™ of 90/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sociedad MatrizAM's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Sociedad MatrizAM ranks #358 out of 967 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Sociedad MatrizAM 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 a Transportation company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Transportation 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 Sociedad MatrizAM and its competitors. Sociedad MatrizAM's current Beneish M-Score is -2.73. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sociedad MatrizAM stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sociedad MatrizAM (XSGO:SMSAAM) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is CLP135.85, compared to a current price of CLP136.22 — trading 0.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.73. Sociedad MatrizAM's overall GF Score™ is 90/100 with 5 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 Sociedad MatrizAM (XSGO:SMSAAM), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.73 as of Aug. 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 Sociedad MatrizAM (XSGO:SMSAAM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sociedad MatrizAM stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CLP136.22 is trading 0.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of CLP135.85. GuruFocus considers Sociedad MatrizAM to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XSGO:SMSAAM:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.73
  • GF Value™: CLP135.85 vs. price of CLP136.22 (0.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 90/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Sociedad MatrizAM Business Description

Address Avenue Apoquindo 4800, Torre II, 18th Floor, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Sociedad Matriz SAAM SA is a Chile based company which provides maritime transport, freight and cargo services. It participates in the businesses of tugboats, harbor terminals and logistics in over 10 countries of the American continent. The company provides foreign trade services by means of its three business divisions, Port Terminals, Towage and Logistics.
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