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B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (BSP:B3SA3) Beneish M-Score : -1.86 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao 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 -1.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:B3SA3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.32   Max: -1.66
Current: -1.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao was -1.66. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.32.


B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao'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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B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao Beneish M-Score Chart

B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao 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 -2.42 -2.34 -2.29 -2.87 -1.86

B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.87 -2.92 -2.69 -2.68 -1.86

Competitive Comparison of B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao's Beneish M-Score

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao'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.


B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao's Beneish M-Score falls into.



B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao 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 B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao 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 * 1.6737+0.528 * 1.0207+0.404 * 0.9683+0.892 * 0.9813+0.115 * 0.9622
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0415+4.679 * 0.007618-0.327 * 1.0118
=-1.86

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$884 Mil.
Revenue was 2241.98 + 2237.286 + 2228.351 + 2209.25 = R$8,917 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1644.848 + 1695.722 + 1718.901 + 1697.939 = R$6,757 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$18,844 Mil.
Total Assets was R$49,422 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$873 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,090 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$12,154 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$9,759 Mil.
Net Income was 915.543 + 1074.241 + 1052.794 + 1089.351 = R$4,132 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1017.803 + 1304.614 + 2113.257 + 1355.378 = R$3,755 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$538 Mil.
Revenue was 2307.43 + 2255.051 + 2241.536 + 2283.201 = R$9,087 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1739.404 + 1760.535 + 1741.482 + 1787.784 = R$7,029 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$17,130 Mil.
Total Assets was R$47,595 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$921 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$1,056 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$9,306 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$11,551 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)
=(884.309 / 8916.867) / (538.464 / 9087.218)
=0.099173 / 0.059255
=1.6737

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)
=(7029.205 / 9087.218) / (6757.41 / 8916.867)
=0.773527 / 0.757823
=1.0207

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 - (18843.82 + 872.894) / 49421.622) / (1 - (17129.613 + 920.622) / 47594.773)
=0.601051 / 0.620752
=0.9683

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
=8916.867 / 9087.218
=0.9813

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))
=(1056.304 / (1056.304 + 920.622)) / (1090.035 / (1090.035 + 872.894))
=0.534316 / 0.55531
=0.9622

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)
=(56.442 / 8916.867) / (55.234 / 9087.218)
=0.00633 / 0.006078
=1.0415

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)
=((9759.402 + 12154.194) / 49421.622) / ((11550.937 + 9306.446) / 47594.773)
=0.443401 / 0.438228
=1.0118

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
=(4131.929 - 0 - 3755.446) / 49421.622
=0.007618

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.

B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao has a M-score of -1.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcao (BSP:B3SA3) Business Description

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Address
Antonio Prado Square, 48 - Center, Rua XV de Novembro, 275, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 01010-901
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao is a financial market exchange. Its services consist of trading, clearing, and other post-trade services. The company's activities are carried out through its trading systems and clearinghouses and include transactions with securities, interbank foreign exchange, and securities under custody in the special system for settlement and custody. It relies on technology to deliver its services.

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