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Lojas Quero-Quero (BSP:LJQQ3) Beneish M-Score : -2.26 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Lojas Quero-Quero 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 -2.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:LJQQ3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.36   Max: -1.91
Current: -2.26

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lojas Quero-Quero was -1.91. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.36.


Lojas Quero-Quero Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lojas Quero-Quero'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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Lojas Quero-Quero Beneish M-Score Chart

Lojas Quero-Quero Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.36 -2.30 -2.71 -2.51

Lojas Quero-Quero Quarterly Data
Mar19 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 -2.85 -2.59 -2.57 -2.51 -2.26

Competitive Comparison of Lojas Quero-Quero's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Lojas Quero-Quero'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.


Lojas Quero-Quero's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Lojas Quero-Quero 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 Lojas Quero-Quero 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 * 1.1411+0.528 * 0.953+0.404 * 1.4185+0.892 * 1.0389+0.115 * 0.8688
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0644+4.679 * -0.011635-0.327 * 1.0265
=-2.26

* 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 R$1,149 Mil.
Revenue was 588.33 + 654.057 + 622.132 + 560.262 = R$2,425 Mil.
Gross Profit was 206.44 + 229.261 + 218.838 + 188.42 = R$843 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$2,083 Mil.
Total Assets was R$3,273 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$647 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$126 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$787 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$1,246 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$862 Mil.
Net Income was 53.923 + 60.16 + -12.252 + -5.872 = R$96 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -148.397 + 63.422 + 249.821 + -30.812 = R$134 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$970 Mil.
Revenue was 561.676 + 615.082 + 601.18 + 556.157 = R$2,334 Mil.
Gross Profit was 189.493 + 207.913 + 188.966 + 186.931 = R$773 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$1,855 Mil.
Total Assets was R$2,873 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$682 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$112 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$711 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$1,009 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$794 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)
=(1149.484 / 2424.781) / (969.701 / 2334.095)
=0.474057 / 0.415451
=1.1411

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)
=(773.303 / 2334.095) / (842.959 / 2424.781)
=0.331307 / 0.347643
=0.953

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 - (2082.861 + 646.96) / 3272.536) / (1 - (1855.309 + 681.554) / 2872.723)
=0.165839 / 0.116913
=1.4185

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
=2424.781 / 2334.095
=1.0389

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))
=(112.415 / (112.415 + 681.554)) / (125.964 / (125.964 + 646.96))
=0.141586 / 0.162971
=0.8688

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)
=(786.527 / 2424.781) / (711.314 / 2334.095)
=0.32437 / 0.304749
=1.0644

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)
=((862.489 + 1246.04) / 3272.536) / ((794.161 + 1008.949) / 2872.723)
=0.64431 / 0.627666
=1.0265

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
=(95.959 - 0 - 134.034) / 3272.536
=-0.011635

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.

Lojas Quero-Quero has a M-score of -2.26 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lojas Quero-Quero (BSP:LJQQ3) Business Description

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Avenida General Flores da Cunha, 1943, Vila Cachoeirinha, Cachoeirinha, RS, BRA, 94910-003
Lojas Quero-Quero SA is engaged providing integrated solutions to customers, with a comprehensive portfolio of construction materials, home appliances and furniture, in order to meet their needs in the household goods and construction segment. It currently has stores distributed in the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Cataria, Parana, Mato Grosso do Sul and Sao Paulo, in addition to three distribution centers. The company has one operating segment with consists of revenues obtained from retail activities, financial services and credit cards on a segregated basis.

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