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PagSeguro Digital (PagSeguro Digital) Beneish M-Score : -2.05 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is PagSeguro Digital 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 -2.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PAGS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.18   Med: -2.11   Max: -0.59
Current: -2.05

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PagSeguro Digital was -0.59. The lowest was -2.18. And the median was -2.11.


PagSeguro Digital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PagSeguro Digital'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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PagSeguro Digital Beneish M-Score Chart

PagSeguro Digital 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 -1.58 -2.18 -2.17 -2.18 -2.05

PagSeguro Digital 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 -2.18 -2.40 -2.42 -2.24 -2.05

Competitive Comparison of PagSeguro Digital's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, PagSeguro Digital'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.


PagSeguro Digital's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, PagSeguro Digital's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



PagSeguro Digital 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 PagSeguro Digital 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 * 1.1803+0.528 * 1.6257+0.404 * 1.0529+0.892 * 1.0465+0.115 * 0.897
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8153+4.679 * -0.035904-0.327 * 0.9523
=-2.05

* 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 $8,671 Mil.
Revenue was 498.169 + 459.491 + 446.259 + 412.974 = $1,817 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40.211 + 47.782 + 49.434 + 42.568 = $180 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,945 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,247 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $500 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $273 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $436 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,027 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Net Income was 99.6 + 83.165 + 79.341 + 71.006 = $333 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -23.289 + -15.442 + -19.391 + -15.774 = $-74 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 441.877 + 196.881 + 95.493 + 76.568 = $811 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7,020 Mil.
Revenue was 439.253 + 437.119 + 446.874 + 412.865 = $1,736 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.866 + 81.989 + 70.406 + 63.34 = $280 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,581 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,642 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $475 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $220 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $510 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,670 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 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)
=(8671.303 / 1816.893) / (7019.751 / 1736.111)
=4.7726 / 4.043377
=1.1803

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)
=(279.601 / 1736.111) / (179.995 / 1816.893)
=0.16105 / 0.099067
=1.6257

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 - (9945.065 + 500.227) / 11247.009) / (1 - (7581.324 + 475.369) / 8641.728)
=0.071283 / 0.067699
=1.0529

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
=1816.893 / 1736.111
=1.0465

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))
=(220.24 / (220.24 + 475.369)) / (272.909 / (272.909 + 500.227))
=0.316615 / 0.35299
=0.897

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)
=(435.502 / 1816.893) / (510.438 / 1736.111)
=0.239696 / 0.294012
=0.8153

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)
=((0 + 7027.209) / 11247.009) / ((0 + 5669.797) / 8641.728)
=0.624807 / 0.656095
=0.9523

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
=(333.112 - -73.896 - 810.819) / 11247.009
=-0.035904

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.

PagSeguro Digital has a M-score of -2.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PagSeguro Digital (PagSeguro Digital) Business Description

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Avenue Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 1384, 4th Floor, Parte A, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 01451-001
PagSeguro Digital Ltd is a Brazilian-based company that acts as a provider of financial technology solutions focused primarily on Micro-Merchants, Small Companies and Medium-Sized Companies (SMEs), in Brazil. The company provides a range of solutions and tools such as cash-in and cash-out options and provides access to working capital to help to manage its cash flow. It delivers an end-to-end digital ecosystem to address day-to-day financial needs, including receiving and spending funds and managing and growing businesses for clients. The company also offers the Free PagSeguro Digital Account delivering Cash-In Solutions, Online and In-Person Payment Tools, Online Payment Tools; and Web Check Outs offer tokenization, handling of shipping information, and others.

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