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Autopistas Del Sol (BUE:AUSO) Beneish M-Score : 2.42 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Autopistas Del Sol 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.42 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BUE:AUSO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -74.43   Med: -2.38   Max: 195.53
Current: 2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Autopistas Del Sol was 195.53. The lowest was -74.43. And the median was -2.38.


Autopistas Del Sol Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Autopistas Del Sol'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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Autopistas Del Sol Beneish M-Score Chart

Autopistas Del Sol 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 -3.22 -2.56 -2.09 -0.65 -0.34

Autopistas Del Sol 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 -0.38 -0.44 -0.69 -0.34 2.42

Competitive Comparison of Autopistas Del Sol's Beneish M-Score

For the Infrastructure Operations subindustry, Autopistas Del Sol'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.


Autopistas Del Sol's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Autopistas Del Sol's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Autopistas Del Sol 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 Autopistas Del Sol 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 * 5.6118+0.528 * 1.8693+0.404 * 1.0858+0.892 * 0.837+0.115 * 3.0261
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3957+4.679 * 0.008457-0.327 * 0.6665
=2.42

* 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 ARS5,413 Mil.
Revenue was 17224.418 + 20992.151 + 6846.047 + 5459.687 = ARS50,522 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5253.046 + 3337.231 + 2034.069 + -2397.038 = ARS8,227 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS25,061 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS279,243 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS10,621 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS1,551 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS1,818 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS19,207 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS0 Mil.
Net Income was -59588.461 + 54240.409 + 3381.406 + 1493.849 = ARS-473 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ARS0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1725.84 + -4334.127 + 82.126 + -308.19 = ARS-2,834 Mil.
Total Receivables was ARS1,153 Mil.
Revenue was 18597.473 + 27528.301 + 8033.911 + 6204.208 = ARS60,364 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5321.206 + 8919.633 + 3555.555 + 579.099 = ARS18,375 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ARS9,340 Mil.
Total Assets was ARS62,260 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ARS2,907 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ARS1,824 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ARS1,556 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ARS6,425 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ARS0 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)
=(5413.253 / 50522.303) / (1152.55 / 60363.893)
=0.107146 / 0.019093
=5.6118

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)
=(18375.493 / 60363.893) / (8227.308 / 50522.303)
=0.304412 / 0.162845
=1.8693

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 - (25061.077 + 10621.007) / 279242.846) / (1 - (9339.93 + 2907.093) / 62260.2)
=0.872218 / 0.803293
=1.0858

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
=50522.303 / 60363.893
=0.837

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))
=(1823.706 / (1823.706 + 2907.093)) / (1550.548 / (1550.548 + 10621.007))
=0.385496 / 0.127391
=3.0261

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)
=(1818.03 / 50522.303) / (1556.277 / 60363.893)
=0.035985 / 0.025782
=1.3957

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)
=((0 + 19207.02) / 279242.846) / ((0 + 6424.757) / 62260.2)
=0.068782 / 0.103192
=0.6665

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
=(-472.797 - 0 - -2834.351) / 279242.846
=0.008457

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.

Autopistas Del Sol has a M-score of 2.42 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Autopistas Del Sol (BUE:AUSO) Business Description

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10th floor, Leandro N. Alem 712, Buenos Aires, ARG
Autopistas Del Sol SA is engaged in construction, repair, maintenance, management and exploitation and administration of road concession comprising of Northern Access to the city of Buenos Aires, General Paz Avenue and cities of Pilar, Campana and Tigre.

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