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Quinenco (XSGO:QUINENCO) Beneish M-Score : -2.48 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Quinenco 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:QUINENCO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.6   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.84
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Quinenco was -1.84. The lowest was -2.60. And the median was -2.45.


Quinenco Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Quinenco 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 -2.54 -2.49 -2.47 -1.84 -2.48

Quinenco 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 -1.84 -2.13 -2.21 -2.40 -2.48

Competitive Comparison of Quinenco's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Quinenco'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.


Quinenco's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

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

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



Quinenco 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 Quinenco 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 * 0.9551+0.528 * 0.9978+0.404 * 0.8108+0.892 * 1.0935+0.115 * 1.0899
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0257+4.679 * 0.001748-0.327 * 0.943
=-2.48

* 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 CLP40,336,045 Mil.
Revenue was 2130910.654 + 1799815.827 + 1774971.069 + 1307054.329 = CLP7,012,752 Mil.
Gross Profit was 742290.446 + 666947.996 + 637273.292 + 136830.043 = CLP2,183,342 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP52,699,117 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP69,348,511 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP2,088,908 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP94,070 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP551,121 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP1,709,800 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP18,551,509 Mil.
Net Income was 116223.558 + 220636.58 + 98076.334 + 407030.384 = CLP841,967 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 57016.537 + 1512219.321 + -1275193.197 + 426687.565 = CLP720,730 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP38,619,591 Mil.
Revenue was 2027459.6 + 1767989.447 + 1590897.975 + 1026723.701 = CLP6,413,071 Mil.
Gross Profit was 647986.712 + 611449.315 + 596844.82 + 135980.932 = CLP1,992,262 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP49,854,044 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP69,583,052 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP1,710,332 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP84,282 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP491,344 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP3,353,608 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP18,204,214 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)
=(40336045.005 / 7012751.879) / (38619590.837 / 6413070.723)
=5.751814 / 6.022012
=0.9551

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)
=(1992261.779 / 6413070.723) / (2183341.777 / 7012751.879)
=0.310656 / 0.311339
=0.9978

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 - (52699117.009 + 2088908.038) / 69348511.034) / (1 - (49854043.583 + 1710332.167) / 69583051.9)
=0.209961 / 0.258952
=0.8108

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
=7012751.879 / 6413070.723
=1.0935

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))
=(84282.375 / (84282.375 + 1710332.167)) / (94069.889 / (94069.889 + 2088908.038))
=0.046964 / 0.043092
=1.0899

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)
=(551120.814 / 7012751.879) / (491344.208 / 6413070.723)
=0.078588 / 0.076616
=1.0257

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)
=((18551509.447 + 1709800.291) / 69348511.034) / ((18204214.464 + 3353607.849) / 69583051.9)
=0.292166 / 0.309814
=0.943

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
=(841966.856 - 0 - 720730.226) / 69348511.034
=0.001748

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.

Quinenco has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Quinenco (XSGO:QUINENCO) Business Description

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Enrique Foster Sur 20, Piso 14 Las Condes, Santiago, CHL
Quinenco SA is a Chilean business conglomerate. The group operates businesses in financial services, beverages and food, manufacturing, transport, energy, and port and shipping services. The largest segment by net income, financial services, consists primarily of the participation in Banco de Chile. The bank provides retail and wholesale banking services in Chile. Other business participations include a beverage and food distribution company with presence in South America, a French power-cable producer, a Latin American flexible-packaging producer, a Chilean fuel and lubricant distributor, a German container shipping operator, and a South American port operator.

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