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Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA (CAR:MVZ.A) Beneish M-Score : -3.10 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -3.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CAR:MVZ.A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.64   Med: -3.1   Max: -1.05
Current: -3.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA was -1.05. The lowest was -8.64. And the median was -3.10.


Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA 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 Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.2912+0.892 * 1.0306+0.115 * 0.4102
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.2903+4.679 * 0.01732-0.327 * 2.7127
=-3.10

* 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 VES0 Mil.
Revenue was VES4,582 Mil.
Gross Profit was VES4,582 Mil.
Total Current Assets was VES10,640 Mil.
Total Assets was VES30,178 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was VES4,766 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was VES70 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was VES327 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was VES1,524 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was VES1,890 Mil.
Net Income was VES1,184 Mil.
Gross Profit was VES0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was VES661 Mil.
Total Receivables was VES0 Mil.
Revenue was VES4,446 Mil.
Gross Profit was VES4,446 Mil.
Total Current Assets was VES11,090 Mil.
Total Assets was VES25,215 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was VES4,566 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was VES27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was VES138 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was VES1,044 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was VES8 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)
=(0 / 4582.024) / (0 / 4445.976)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(4445.976 / 4445.976) / (4582.024 / 4582.024)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (10640.413 + 4766.424) / 30177.957) / (1 - (11089.981 + 4566.418) / 25214.845)
=0.489467 / 0.37908
=1.2912

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
=4582.024 / 4445.976
=1.0306

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))
=(27.166 / (27.166 + 4566.418)) / (69.72 / (69.72 + 4766.424))
=0.005914 / 0.014416
=0.4102

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)
=(326.72 / 4582.024) / (138.418 / 4445.976)
=0.071305 / 0.031133
=2.2903

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)
=((1890.197 + 1524.133) / 30177.957) / ((7.621 + 1044.044) / 25214.845)
=0.11314 / 0.041708
=2.7127

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
=(1184.103 - 0 - 661.425) / 30177.957
=0.01732

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.

Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA has a M-score of -3.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA (CAR:MVZ.A) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Avenida Andres Bello, No. 1 Edificio Banco, Mercantil, Caracas, VEN
Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA is a Venezuela-based financial services provider. It offers, through its subsidiaries, a full range of financial products and services in the banking, insurance and wealth management businesses in the Americas and Europe. It provides financial and general banking services to corporate, middle market and retail customers. Third party asset management and securities brokerage services are provided in Venezuela and other jurisdictions, as well as insurance services in Venezuela and Panama. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Venezuela.