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Atento S.A (Atento S.A) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Atento S.A 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Atento S.A's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Atento S.A was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Atento S.A Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atento S.A'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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Atento S.A Beneish M-Score Chart

Atento S.A Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.67 -2.82 -2.65 -2.62 -3.59

Atento S.A Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 -2.62 -2.29 -2.74 -2.55 -3.59

Competitive Comparison of Atento S.A's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Atento S.A'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.


Atento S.A's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Atento S.A's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atento S.A's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Atento S.A 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 Atento S.A 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 * 1.0317+0.528 * 0.988+0.404 * 0.8391+0.892 * 0.9591+0.115 * 0.9108
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0409+4.679 * -0.195073-0.327 * 1.306
=-3.59

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $358 Mil.
Revenue was 322.751 + 346.795 + 363.8 + 356.589 = $1,390 Mil.
Gross Profit was 325.928 + 311.477 + 333.7 + 329.174 = $1,300 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $455 Mil.
Total Assets was $886 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $175 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $121 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,133 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $507 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $575 Mil.
Net Income was -214.065 + 1.486 + -12.1 + -70.57 = $-295 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -90.139 + 14.773 + 4.7 + -63.033 = $-134 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 16.112 + -1.35 + 27.5 + -30.983 = $11 Mil.
Total Receivables was $362 Mil.
Revenue was 327.25 + 368.637 + 382.701 + 370.638 = $1,449 Mil.
Gross Profit was 289.221 + 346.565 + 353.957 + 349.714 = $1,339 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $502 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,108 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $224 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $133 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,135 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $437 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $599 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)
=(357.75 / 1389.935) / (361.56 / 1449.226)
=0.257386 / 0.249485
=1.0317

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)
=(1339.457 / 1449.226) / (1300.279 / 1389.935)
=0.924257 / 0.935496
=0.988

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 - (454.623 + 174.954) / 885.972) / (1 - (501.638 + 224.1) / 1107.776)
=0.289394 / 0.344869
=0.8391

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
=1389.935 / 1449.226
=0.9591

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))
=(133.241 / (133.241 + 224.1)) / (121.275 / (121.275 + 174.954))
=0.372868 / 0.409396
=0.9108

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)
=(1133.47 / 1389.935) / (1135.384 / 1449.226)
=0.815484 / 0.783442
=1.0409

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)
=((575.478 + 507.048) / 885.972) / ((599.262 + 437.108) / 1107.776)
=1.221851 / 0.935541
=1.306

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
=(-295.249 - -133.699 - 11.279) / 885.972
=-0.195073

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.

Atento S.A has a M-score of -3.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Atento S.A (Atento S.A) Business Description

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Address
1, rue Hildegard Von Bingen, Luxembourg, LUX, L-1282
Atento S.A is a provider of customer relationship management (CRM) and business process outsourcing (BPO) services & solutions in Latin America. It offers a range of front and back-end services, including sales, customer care, collections, back-office, and technical support services. Atento provides its services and solutions through digital channels, which include SMS, email, chats, social media and apps, and others, as well as through voice and in-person. Its geographical segments are Brazil, America, and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa).