Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN) Beneish M-Score: -2.36 (As of Jul. 11, 2026)


XSGO:VOLCAN Compania Industrial El Volcan SA XSGO:VOLCAN
58 GF Score
Price CLP3,107.60
GF Value CLP2,583.79
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Compania Industrial El Volcan Beneish M-Score?

Compania Industrial El Volcan XSGO:VOLCAN 58 Beneish M-Score is -2.36 as of Jul. 11, 2026. GuruFocus rates XSGO:VOLCAN with a GF Score™ of 58/100 and a GF Value™ of CLP2,583.79 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 388 Building Materials companies, Compania Industrial El Volcan ranks worse than 68.56% 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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Compania Industrial El Volcan's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XSGO:VOLCAN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.64
Current: -2.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Compania Industrial El Volcan was -1.64. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.48.


Compania Industrial El Volcan Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Compania Industrial El Volcan'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.

Compania Industrial El Volcan Beneish M-Score Chart

Compania Industrial El Volcan 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 -1.98 -2.26 -2.83 -2.27 -2.54

Compania Industrial El Volcan 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 -2.41 -2.29 -2.44 -2.54 -2.36

XSGO:VOLCAN vs CRH, VMC, MLM: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Compania Industrial El Volcan'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.


Compania Industrial El Volcan Beneish M-Score vs Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Compania Industrial El Volcan's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compania Industrial El Volcan's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Compania Industrial El Volcan 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 Compania Industrial El Volcan 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 * 1.0711+0.528 * 1.0224+0.404 * 1.0579+0.892 * 1.033+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.983+4.679 * -0.003556-0.327 * 0.9752
=-2.36

* 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 CLP23,372 Mil.
Revenue was 36585.976 + 37458.89 + 32507.654 + 36026.732 = CLP142,579 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11048.846 + 12184.183 + 9982.291 + 11274.066 = CLP44,489 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP79,816 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP432,620 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP151,377 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP36,302 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP21,290 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP80,567 Mil.
Net Income was 4658.642 + 5859.506 + 3871.004 + 3382.797 = CLP17,772 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1510.482 + 8169.219 + 5096.275 + 4534.186 = CLP19,310 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP21,124 Mil.
Revenue was 35015.646 + 36589.902 + 33959.169 + 32458.784 = CLP138,024 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10865.021 + 11064.793 + 11377.9 + 10725.287 = CLP44,033 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP79,462 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP417,664 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP154,381 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP35,751 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP22,265 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP78,569 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)
=(23371.864 / 142579.252) / (21124.066 / 138023.501)
=0.163922 / 0.153047
=1.0711

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)
=(44033.001 / 138023.501) / (44489.386 / 142579.252)
=0.319025 / 0.312033
=1.0224

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 - (79816.133 + 151377.476) / 432619.611) / (1 - (79462.44 + 154381.272) / 417663.998)
=0.465596 / 0.440115
=1.0579

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
=142579.252 / 138023.501
=1.033

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 + 154381.272)) / (0 / (0 + 151377.476))
=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)
=(36301.985 / 142579.252) / (35751.048 / 138023.501)
=0.254609 / 0.259021
=0.983

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)
=((80566.791 + 21289.929) / 432619.611) / ((78568.819 + 22264.941) / 417663.998)
=0.235442 / 0.241423
=0.9752

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
=(17771.949 - 0 - 19310.162) / 432619.611
=-0.003556

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.

Compania Industrial El Volcan has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.36 mean?
Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.36 as of Jul. 11, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Compania Industrial El Volcan and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Compania Industrial El Volcan ranks #266 out of 388 companies in the Building Materials industry, placing it in the top 68.6%.
Is Compania Industrial El Volcan's Beneish M-Score too high?
Compania Industrial El Volcan's current Beneish M-Score is -2.36. Based on the distribution chart, Compania Industrial El Volcan ranks #266 out of 388 companies in the Building Materials industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Compania Industrial El Volcan has a GF Score™ of 58/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Compania Industrial El Volcan's Beneish M-Score compare to CRH and VMC?
According to the Building Materials industry distribution chart, Compania Industrial El Volcan ranks #266 out of 388 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Compania Industrial El Volcan in the lower 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 Building Materials company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Building Materials 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 Compania Industrial El Volcan and its competitors. Compania Industrial El Volcan's current Beneish M-Score is -2.36. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Compania Industrial El Volcan stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CLP2,583.79, compared to a current price of CLP3,107.60 — trading 20.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.36. Compania Industrial El Volcan's overall GF Score™ is 58/100 with 8 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 Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.36 as of Jul. 11, 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 Compania Industrial El Volcan (XSGO:VOLCAN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compania Industrial El Volcan stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CLP3,107.60 is trading 20.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of CLP2,583.79. GuruFocus considers Compania Industrial El Volcan to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for XSGO:VOLCAN:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.36
  • GF Value™: CLP2,583.79 vs. price of CLP3,107.60 (20.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 8 warning signs

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


Compania Industrial El Volcan Business Description

Address Avenue Apoquindo 3721, 16th floor, Las Condes, CHL
Compania Industrial El Volcan SA is a producer and marketer of materials for construction in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Brazil. It supplies building materials and provides constructive solutions. Through its subsidiaries it produces plasterboard plates, mineral wool, glass wool, and many others. It also distributes mines gypsum and lime. Its products include Perimeter walls, Finishing the facade, Plates for wet areas, High hardness / impact plates, Plates with built-in color, Thermal insulation, Insulation of boilers and ponds, Insulation for pipes, Insulation for industrial sheds.
58GF Score

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