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Schwager (XSGO:SCHWAGER) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Schwager 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:SCHWAGER' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.59
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Schwager was -1.59. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.42.


Schwager Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Schwager 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 -3.19 -2.33 -1.59 -2.52 -2.71

Schwager 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 -2.52 -2.67 -2.79 -2.81 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of Schwager's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Schwager'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.


Schwager's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Schwager 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 Schwager 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 * 1.115+0.528 * 0.8435+0.404 * 0.9+0.892 * 1.1626+0.115 * 0.8936
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.045+4.679 * -0.077068-0.327 * 0.9426
=-2.71

* 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 CLP15,592 Mil.
Revenue was 22710.103 + 20271.163 + 19140.959 + 19158.257 = CLP81,280 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4175.764 + 2895.695 + 3437.264 + 3095.194 = CLP13,604 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP28,132 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP57,945 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP12,023 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP292 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP6,303 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP18,036 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP5,375 Mil.
Net Income was 789.632 + 364.885 + 485.203 + 429.871 = CLP2,070 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1218.182 + 639.879 + 3224.744 + 1452.458 = CLP6,535 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP12,028 Mil.
Revenue was 20765.653 + 18126.03 + 15776.193 + 15243.8 = CLP69,912 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2827.399 + 1965.962 + 2675.679 + 2400.96 = CLP9,870 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP20,952 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP50,010 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP11,999 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP260 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP5,188 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP16,994 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP4,443 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)
=(15591.782 / 81280.482) / (12027.792 / 69911.676)
=0.191827 / 0.172043
=1.115

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)
=(9870 / 69911.676) / (13603.917 / 81280.482)
=0.141178 / 0.16737
=0.8435

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 - (28131.651 + 12023.267) / 57944.544) / (1 - (20952.405 + 11998.773) / 50010.443)
=0.307011 / 0.341114
=0.9

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
=81280.482 / 69911.676
=1.1626

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))
=(259.862 / (259.862 + 11998.773)) / (292.138 / (292.138 + 12023.267))
=0.021198 / 0.023721
=0.8936

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)
=(6303.003 / 81280.482) / (5187.733 / 69911.676)
=0.077546 / 0.074204
=1.045

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)
=((5374.644 + 18036.261) / 57944.544) / ((4442.84 + 16993.76) / 50010.443)
=0.404023 / 0.428642
=0.9426

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
=(2069.591 - 0 - 6535.263) / 57944.544
=-0.077068

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.

Schwager has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Schwager (XSGO:SCHWAGER) Business Description

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Isidora Goyenechea, 3000 floor 24 of 2406, The Counts, Santiago, CHL
Schwager SA is involved in the mining and renewable energy businesses. The company has growth and development within the area of services and support for mining, with contracts committed to the main copper companies in Chile. Further, it develops business in maintenance, mining operations, projects and operational assemblies and technology of equipment and systems. Schwager through its subsidiaries has developed businesses and projects in the area of NCRE, providing energy and environmental solutions for Biogas, run-of-the-river plants and solar plants.

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