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GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos (BSP:GGPS3) Beneish M-Score : -2.16 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos 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 -2.16 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:GGPS3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.16   Med: -2.12   Max: -1.75
Current: -2.16

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos was -1.75. The lowest was -2.16. And the median was -2.12.


GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos'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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GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos Beneish M-Score Chart

GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -1.75 -2.12 -2.16

GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 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 -2.12 -2.31 -2.32 -2.35 -2.16

Competitive Comparison of GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos'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.


GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos's Beneish M-Score falls into.



GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos 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 GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos 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 * 1.0911+0.528 * 0.9573+0.404 * 1.0211+0.892 * 1.1532+0.115 * 1.2035
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1471+4.679 * 0.021824-0.327 * 0.9471
=-2.16

* 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$2,477 Mil.
Revenue was 2864.783 + 2628.719 + 2610.027 + 2527.625 = R$10,631 Mil.
Gross Profit was 507.176 + 452.463 + 452.679 + 425.05 = R$1,837 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$5,476 Mil.
Total Assets was R$10,019 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$766 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$112 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$834 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$2,451 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$2,791 Mil.
Net Income was 251.095 + 141.828 + 128.727 + 120.86 = R$643 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -91.531 + 200.014 + 46.954 + 268.42 = R$424 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$1,969 Mil.
Revenue was 2485.602 + 2426.556 + 2224.923 + 2081.602 = R$9,219 Mil.
Gross Profit was 451.17 + 412.676 + 355.034 + 306.354 = R$1,525 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$5,199 Mil.
Total Assets was R$8,996 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$476 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$630 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$1,961 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$3,009 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)
=(2477.136 / 10631.154) / (1968.682 / 9218.683)
=0.233007 / 0.213553
=1.0911

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)
=(1525.234 / 9218.683) / (1837.368 / 10631.154)
=0.16545 / 0.172829
=0.9573

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 - (5475.713 + 766.436) / 10019.062) / (1 - (5198.747 + 476.32) / 8996.499)
=0.376973 / 0.369192
=1.0211

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
=10631.154 / 9218.683
=1.1532

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))
=(86.022 / (86.022 + 476.32)) / (111.608 / (111.608 + 766.436))
=0.152971 / 0.12711
=1.2035

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)
=(833.77 / 10631.154) / (630.25 / 9218.683)
=0.078427 / 0.068367
=1.1471

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)
=((2791.224 + 2450.842) / 10019.062) / ((3009.127 + 1960.993) / 8996.499)
=0.523209 / 0.55245
=0.9471

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
=(642.51 - 0 - 423.857) / 10019.062
=0.021824

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.

GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos has a M-score of -2.16 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos (BSP:GGPS3) Business Description

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Address
Avenida Miguel Frias e Vasconcelos, 1215, Jaguare, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA
GPS Participacoes E Empreendimentos SA is engaged in the provision of property security services, sanitation and cleaning services, indoor logistics services, electronic security services, implementation, operation and building maintenance, maritime hotel services on oil platforms, kitchen services and meal sales, highway maintenance services, and participation in companies through the acquisition of shares or capital quotas.

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