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Grupo Mateus (BSP:GMAT3) Beneish M-Score : -1.95 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Grupo Mateus 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 -1.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:GMAT3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.64   Med: -1.95   Max: -1.77
Current: -1.95

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grupo Mateus was -1.77. The lowest was -2.64. And the median was -1.95.


Grupo Mateus Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grupo Mateus'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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Grupo Mateus Beneish M-Score Chart

Grupo Mateus Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -1.77 -2.64 -1.95

Grupo Mateus Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 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 -2.64 -2.57 -2.06 -2.37 -1.95

Competitive Comparison of Grupo Mateus's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, Grupo Mateus'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.


Grupo Mateus's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Grupo Mateus's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grupo Mateus's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Grupo Mateus 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 Grupo Mateus 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 * 1.1032+0.528 * 1.0154+0.404 * 1.3547+0.892 * 1.2299+0.115 * 1.2149
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9855+4.679 * 0.016291-0.327 * 1.0728
=-1.95

* 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$3,458 Mil.
Revenue was 7541.305 + 6934.929 + 6429.472 + 5867.88 = R$26,774 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1647.245 + 1524.368 + 1401.405 + 1239.91 = R$5,813 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$10,371 Mil.
Total Assets was R$16,357 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$5,581 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$353 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,797 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$4,236 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$3,271 Mil.
Net Income was 384.891 + 309.403 + 289.844 + 236.719 = R$1,221 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 587.263 + 153.53 + 34.386 + 179.199 = R$954 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$2,548 Mil.
Revenue was 6064.577 + 5923.131 + 5201.989 + 4578.78 = R$21,768 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1288.508 + 1314.222 + 1174.001 + 1022.311 = R$4,799 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$8,800 Mil.
Total Assets was R$13,264 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$4,221 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$329 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$3,132 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$2,753 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$2,920 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)
=(3457.628 / 26773.586) / (2548.256 / 21768.477)
=0.129143 / 0.117062
=1.1032

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)
=(4799.042 / 21768.477) / (5812.928 / 26773.586)
=0.220458 / 0.217114
=1.0154

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 - (10370.535 + 5581.326) / 16357.296) / (1 - (8800.267 + 4221) / 13263.938)
=0.024786 / 0.018296
=1.3547

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
=26773.586 / 21768.477
=1.2299

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))
=(329.168 / (329.168 + 4221)) / (353.392 / (353.392 + 5581.326))
=0.072342 / 0.059547
=1.2149

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)
=(3796.551 / 26773.586) / (3132.101 / 21768.477)
=0.141802 / 0.143882
=0.9855

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)
=((3270.742 + 4235.73) / 16357.296) / ((2920.38 + 2753.346) / 13263.938)
=0.458907 / 0.427756
=1.0728

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
=(1220.857 - 0 - 954.378) / 16357.296
=0.016291

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.

Grupo Mateus has a M-score of -1.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Grupo Mateus (BSP:GMAT3) Business Description

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Address
Avenida Daniel de la Touche, 7, Cohama, Sao Luis, MA, BRA
Grupo Mateus SA which which operate in the wholesale and retail, electro, mix, and industry segments through the subsidiary. The company has its operations in the supermarket, wholesale, appliance, furniture, bakery, slicing, and portioning. The business's product portfolio consists of maetus, mix atacarejo, camino supermercados, electro mateus among others.

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