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CGE Transmision (XSGO:CGET) Beneish M-Score : -3.29 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is CGE Transmision 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 -3.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:CGET' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -3.29   Max: -3.29
Current: -3.29

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CGE Transmision was -3.29. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -3.29.


CGE Transmision Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CGE Transmision'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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CGE Transmision Beneish M-Score Chart

CGE Transmision Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.29

CGE Transmision Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - - -3.29

Competitive Comparison of CGE Transmision's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, CGE Transmision'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.


CGE Transmision's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, CGE Transmision's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



CGE Transmision 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 CGE Transmision 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 * 0.4859+0.528 * 1.095+0.404 * 0.9949+0.892 * 1.1872+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0789+4.679 * -0.10967-0.327 * 1.0761
=-3.29

* 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 CLP75,722 Mil.
Revenue was 60246.154 + 58496.629 + 59235.878 + 55052.354 = CLP233,031 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38796.902 + 33447.27 + 33518.173 + 33026.821 = CLP138,789 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP126,817 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP1,255,572 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP813,128 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP29,265 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP464,238 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP343,472 Mil.
Net Income was 14204.372 + 2583.588 + 12643.478 + 14249.731 = CLP43,681 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 42165.444 + 16764.759 + 100678.934 + 21770.582 = CLP181,380 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP131,268 Mil.
Revenue was 49372.084 + 44583.248 + 43324.529 + 59014.328 = CLP196,294 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27509.74 + 28059.388 + 28201.005 + 44247.981 = CLP128,018 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP142,775 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP1,241,748 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP785,230 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP22,849 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP568,235 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP174,059 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)
=(75722.148 / 233031.015) / (131267.722 / 196294.189)
=0.324945 / 0.66873
=0.4859

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)
=(128018.114 / 196294.189) / (138789.166 / 233031.015)
=0.652175 / 0.595582
=1.095

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 - (126817.28 + 813127.777) / 1255571.573) / (1 - (142775.489 + 785229.586) / 1241747.928)
=0.251381 / 0.252662
=0.9949

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
=233031.015 / 196294.189
=1.1872

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))
=(0 / (0 + 785229.586)) / (0 / (0 + 813127.777))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(29264.875 / 233031.015) / (22849.387 / 196294.189)
=0.125584 / 0.116404
=1.0789

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)
=((343471.857 + 464237.725) / 1255571.573) / ((174058.94 + 568234.936) / 1241747.928)
=0.6433 / 0.597781
=1.0761

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
=(43681.169 - 0 - 181379.719) / 1255571.573
=-0.10967

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.

CGE Transmision has a M-score of -3.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CGE Transmision (XSGO:CGET) Business Description

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Av. Presidente Riesco 5561, 17th floor, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
CGE Transmision SA engages in electricity transmission. It operates in the electric power transmission sector, mainly in the zonal transmission and dedicated transmission segments. The transmission system is divided into five large segments: National Transmission; Zonal Transmission; Dedicated Transmission; Transmission for development poles; and International Interconnection System.

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