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Almendral (XSGO:ALMENDRAL) Beneish M-Score : -3.08 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Almendral 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 -3.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:ALMENDRAL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.83   Max: -2.64
Current: -3.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Almendral was -2.64. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.83.


Almendral Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Almendral'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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Almendral Beneish M-Score Chart

Almendral 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 -2.85 -3.01 -2.64 -2.81 -3.08

Almendral 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 -2.81 -2.90 -3.22 -3.35 -3.08

Competitive Comparison of Almendral's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Almendral'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.


Almendral's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Almendral's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Almendral 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 Almendral 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 * 1.0367+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.985+0.892 * 0.9736+0.115 * 1.0681
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8953+4.679 * -0.138353-0.327 * 0.9607
=-3.08

* 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 CLP633,965 Mil.
Revenue was 661252.819 + 603807.073 + 607222.759 + 601409.659 = CLP2,473,692 Mil.
Gross Profit was 661252.819 + 603807.073 + 607222.759 + 601409.659 = CLP2,473,692 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,598,685 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP5,946,741 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP2,622,820 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP504,146 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP738,858 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP1,352,379 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP2,247,324 Mil.
Net Income was 41853.834 + -7154.293 + 12096.743 + 1625.615 = CLP48,422 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 215289.078 + 331568.081 + 167073.182 + 157238.253 = CLP871,169 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP628,077 Mil.
Revenue was 630486.353 + 622782.227 + 646628.746 + 640785.578 = CLP2,540,683 Mil.
Gross Profit was 630486.353 + 622782.227 + 646628.746 + 640785.578 = CLP2,540,683 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP1,498,218 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP5,653,411 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP2,490,037 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP518,026 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP847,604 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP1,139,679 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP2,422,291 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)
=(633964.515 / 2473692.31) / (628077.209 / 2540682.904)
=0.256283 / 0.247208
=1.0367

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)
=(2540682.904 / 2540682.904) / (2473692.31 / 2473692.31)
=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 - (1598685.23 + 2622819.798) / 5946741.293) / (1 - (1498217.636 + 2490037.025) / 5653410.801)
=0.290115 / 0.29454
=0.985

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
=2473692.31 / 2540682.904
=0.9736

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))
=(518025.718 / (518025.718 + 2490037.025)) / (504146.19 / (504146.19 + 2622819.798))
=0.172212 / 0.161225
=1.0681

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)
=(738857.997 / 2473692.31) / (847604.01 / 2540682.904)
=0.298686 / 0.333613
=0.8953

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)
=((2247323.941 + 1352379.305) / 5946741.293) / ((2422290.791 + 1139679.302) / 5653410.801)
=0.605324 / 0.630057
=0.9607

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
=(48421.899 - 0 - 871168.594) / 5946741.293
=-0.138353

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.

Almendral has a M-score of -3.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Almendral (XSGO:ALMENDRAL) Business Description

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Avda Isidora Goyenechea 3642, Piso 4, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Almendral SA is a provider of telecommunication services. The company through its subsidiaries, provides mobile telecommunications services, that includes voice, added value, data, broadband and mobile Internet, as well as fixed network services, integrated solutions that include data network services, telephony local, Internet access, long-distance public telephony, information technology services data center, Business Process Outsourcing and operational continuity, leasing of networks and wholesale traffic businesses. It also provides call center services for the corporate market and for group companies.

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