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Aena SME (XMAD:AENA) Beneish M-Score : -2.20 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Aena SME 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 -2.2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XMAD:AENA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.58   Max: -0.39
Current: -2.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aena SME was -0.39. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.58.


Aena SME Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aena SME'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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Aena SME Beneish M-Score Chart

Aena SME 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 -2.38 -0.39 -2.91 -2.59 -2.20

Aena SME 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 -2.59 - - - -2.20

Competitive Comparison of Aena SME's Beneish M-Score

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Aena SME'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.


Aena SME's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Aena SME's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aena SME 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 Aena SME 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 * 1.2065+0.528 * 0.9268+0.404 * 1.3381+0.892 * 1.2047+0.115 * 0.9641
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2082+4.679 * -0.033549-0.327 * 0.9759
=-2.20

* 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 €979 Mil.
Revenue was €5,048 Mil.
Gross Profit was €3,326 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3,381 Mil.
Total Assets was €17,556 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €12,043 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €821 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,661 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €6,569 Mil.
Net Income was €1,631 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €2,220 Mil.
Total Receivables was €674 Mil.
Revenue was €4,190 Mil.
Gross Profit was €2,559 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,285 Mil.
Total Assets was €15,849 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €12,125 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €795 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,546 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €6,993 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)
=(978.969 / 5047.917) / (673.516 / 4190.195)
=0.193935 / 0.160736
=1.2065

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)
=(2558.53 / 4190.195) / (3325.863 / 5047.917)
=0.610599 / 0.658858
=0.9268

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 - (3380.929 + 12042.728) / 17556.226) / (1 - (2285.093 + 12125.335) / 15849.198)
=0.121471 / 0.090779
=1.3381

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
=5047.917 / 4190.195
=1.2047

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))
=(795.175 / (795.175 + 12125.335)) / (821.192 / (821.192 + 12042.728))
=0.061544 / 0.063837
=0.9641

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)
=(79.872 / 5047.917) / (54.875 / 4190.195)
=0.015823 / 0.013096
=1.2082

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)
=((6569.046 + 2661.301) / 17556.226) / ((6992.933 + 1546.067) / 15849.198)
=0.525759 / 0.538765
=0.9759

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
=(1630.814 - 0 - 2219.815) / 17556.226
=-0.033549

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.

Aena SME has a M-score of -2.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aena SME (XMAD:AENA) Business Description

Address
Calle Peonias, 12, Madrid, ESP, 28042
Aena is a Spanish airport operator with 46 airports in Spain, including Madrid and Barcelona, and has stakes in 23 international airports. The group generates regulated and nonregulated revenue. Regulated revenue includes fees collected from takeoff and landing, passenger fees and security, whereas nonregulated revenue stems from commercial activities such as retail, food and beverage and advertising sales. In 2019, before the onset of the pandemic, the group catered to 275 million passengers through its Spanish airport network. The group was semiprivatized in 2015, with a listing on the Madrid exchange.

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