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Cosco Capital (PHS:COSCO) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Cosco Capital 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PHS:COSCO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.6   Med: -2.54   Max: 7.18
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cosco Capital was 7.18. The lowest was -3.60. And the median was -2.54.


Cosco Capital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cosco Capital'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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Cosco Capital Beneish M-Score Chart

Cosco Capital 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 -0.70 -3.21 -3.31 -2.42 -2.60

Cosco Capital Quarterly Data
Jun19 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 -2.53 -2.53 -2.75 -2.60 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Cosco Capital's Beneish M-Score

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Cosco Capital'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.


Cosco Capital's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Cosco Capital's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cosco Capital 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 Cosco Capital 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 * 1.0337+0.528 * 1.0085+0.404 * 0.9461+0.892 * 1.068+0.115 * 1.0137
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9688+4.679 * -0.072965-0.327 * 0.973
=-2.73

* 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 ₱6,188 Mil.
Revenue was 50857.224 + 64217.161 + 52086.422 + 51459.635 = ₱218,620 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10509.86 + 11489.248 + 9960.374 + 10332.245 = ₱42,292 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱102,791 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱222,281 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱77,654 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱5,211 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱7,605 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱24,159 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱49,483 Mil.
Net Income was 1995.285 + 2023.371 + 1823.218 + 1756.921 = ₱7,599 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₱0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3195.17 + 19273.955 + 3362.455 + 4376.246 = ₱23,817 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₱5,605 Mil.
Revenue was 47477.202 + 61103.947 + 48588.76 + 47532.335 = ₱204,702 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9575.329 + 11010.875 + 9499.908 + 9850.406 = ₱39,937 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱98,795 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱209,475 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱69,009 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱4,699 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱7,350 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱24,791 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱46,538 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)
=(6188.051 / 218620.442) / (5604.876 / 204702.244)
=0.028305 / 0.027381
=1.0337

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)
=(39936.518 / 204702.244) / (42291.727 / 218620.442)
=0.195096 / 0.193448
=1.0085

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 - (102791.381 + 77653.716) / 222280.928) / (1 - (98795.223 + 69009.297) / 209475.411)
=0.188212 / 0.19893
=0.9461

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
=218620.442 / 204702.244
=1.068

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))
=(4698.972 / (4698.972 + 69009.297)) / (5211.127 / (5211.127 + 77653.716))
=0.063751 / 0.062887
=1.0137

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)
=(7604.672 / 218620.442) / (7350.245 / 204702.244)
=0.034785 / 0.035907
=0.9688

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)
=((49483.284 + 24158.814) / 222280.928) / ((46537.802 + 24791.067) / 209475.411)
=0.331302 / 0.340512
=0.973

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
=(7598.795 - 0 - 23817.486) / 222280.928
=-0.072965

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.

Cosco Capital has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cosco Capital (PHS:COSCO) Business Description

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Address
Number 900 D. Romualdez Street, 2nd Floor, Tabacalera Building Number 2, Paco, Manila, PHL, 1007
Cosco Capital Inc is a holding retail company based out of the Philippines that has operations in wine & liquor distribution, real estate, oil and minerals, and retail establishments. The majority of the company's revenue can be traced back to its grocery chain, which operates under subsidiary Puregold Price Club. The company's chain of grocery stores is complemented by membership-shopping club business and a wine and liquor distributor. Furthermore, the company is able to lease land, commercial buildings, and oil-storage facilities for customers and its own businesses. Cosco's oil and mineral subsidiaries engage in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas reserves in the Philippines.

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