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Puerto Ventanas (XSGO:VENTANAS) Beneish M-Score : -2.14 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Puerto Ventanas 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 -2.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:VENTANAS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.61
Current: -2.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Puerto Ventanas was -1.61. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.61.


Puerto Ventanas Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Puerto Ventanas'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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Puerto Ventanas Beneish M-Score Chart

Puerto Ventanas 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 -2.31 -3.14 -2.42 -2.55 -1.86

Puerto Ventanas 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 -1.61 -1.86 - -2.12 -2.14

Competitive Comparison of Puerto Ventanas's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Puerto Ventanas'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.


Puerto Ventanas's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Puerto Ventanas 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 Puerto Ventanas 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 * 1.1021+0.528 * 1.1535+0.404 * 1.0194+0.892 * 0.9944+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0527+4.679 * 0.043486-0.327 * 1.102
=-2.14

* 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 CLP65,959 Mil.
Revenue was 34808.008 + 34583.66 + 29501.345 + 36271.945 = CLP135,165 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7025.501 + 8175.177 + 4832.651 + 11382.395 = CLP31,416 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP105,621 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP373,120 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP251,122 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP18,294 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP98,614 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP102,043 Mil.
Net Income was 649.475 + 2146.584 + -883.425 + 13580.483 = CLP15,493 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5647.113 + -5217.622 + 2424.182 + -3586.079 = CLP-732 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP60,188 Mil.
Revenue was 31786.555 + 33500.652 + 29489.784 + 41150.03 = CLP135,927 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7899.483 + 9031.755 + 5740.724 + 13768.986 = CLP36,441 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP92,759 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP320,696 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP214,128 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP17,476 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP87,889 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP68,612 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)
=(65959.228 / 135164.958) / (60187.875 / 135927.021)
=0.487991 / 0.442796
=1.1021

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)
=(36440.948 / 135927.021) / (31415.724 / 135164.958)
=0.268092 / 0.232425
=1.1535

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 - (105620.838 + 251121.522) / 373119.775) / (1 - (92758.847 + 214128.494) / 320695.793)
=0.043893 / 0.043058
=1.0194

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
=135164.958 / 135927.021
=0.9944

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 + 214128.494)) / (0 / (0 + 251121.522))
=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)
=(18294.412 / 135164.958) / (17476.108 / 135927.021)
=0.135349 / 0.12857
=1.0527

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)
=((102042.616 + 98613.668) / 373119.775) / ((68612.419 + 87889.116) / 320695.793)
=0.53778 / 0.488006
=1.102

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
=(15493.117 - 0 - -732.406) / 373119.775
=0.043486

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.

Puerto Ventanas has a M-score of -2.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Puerto Ventanas Business Description

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Address
The Trovador 4253, Floor 2, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Puerto Ventanas SA is engaged in the port business. It has a private port in the Midwest area. Its business activity includes transfer of bulk, including the stowage and unloading of ships and the consequent storage of cargo. It provides liquid, dry bulk and general cargo based services. Some of its services are loading-unloading of goods & warehousing. It has a railway terminal, cargo warehouses & storage yards.

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