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Auren Energia (BSP:AURE3) Beneish M-Score : -3.31 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Auren Energia 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 -3.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:AURE3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.31   Med: -1.8   Max: -0.28
Current: -3.31

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Auren Energia was -0.28. The lowest was -3.31. And the median was -1.80.


Auren Energia Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Auren Energia'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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Auren Energia Beneish M-Score Chart

Auren Energia Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -0.28 -3.31

Auren Energia Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.13 -2.10 -2.85 -3.31 -

Competitive Comparison of Auren Energia's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Auren Energia'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.


Auren Energia's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Auren Energia's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Auren Energia 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 Auren Energia 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 * 0.8531+0.528 * 0.985+0.404 * 0.7959+0.892 * 1.0657+0.115 * 1.032
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.393+4.679 * -0.184441-0.327 * 1.086
=-3.43

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$592 Mil.
Revenue was 1397.531 + 1703.702 + 1626.59 + 1437.088 = R$6,165 Mil.
Gross Profit was 291.026 + 330.579 + 327.437 + 341.562 = R$1,291 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$5,348 Mil.
Total Assets was R$27,694 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$11,795 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$675 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$171 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$3,183 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$5,673 Mil.
Net Income was 253.618 + 107.593 + -838.116 + 182.882 = R$-294 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 316.63 + 192.696 + -47.275 + 4351.899 = R$4,814 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$651 Mil.
Revenue was 1414.51 + 1484.892 + 1538.901 + 1346.655 = R$5,785 Mil.
Gross Profit was 331.844 + 255.895 + 304.823 + 300.314 = R$1,193 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$6,900 Mil.
Total Assets was R$33,694 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$10,665 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$631 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$409 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$4,042 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$5,880 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)
=(592.221 / 6164.911) / (651.41 / 5784.958)
=0.096063 / 0.112604
=0.8531

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)
=(1192.876 / 5784.958) / (1290.604 / 6164.911)
=0.206203 / 0.209347
=0.985

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 - (5347.929 + 11795.286) / 27694.357) / (1 - (6900.272 + 10664.521) / 33694.157)
=0.380985 / 0.478699
=0.7959

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
=6164.911 / 5784.958
=1.0657

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))
=(631.293 / (631.293 + 10664.521)) / (675.329 / (675.329 + 11795.286))
=0.055887 / 0.054154
=1.032

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)
=(171.125 / 6164.911) / (408.643 / 5784.958)
=0.027758 / 0.070639
=0.393

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)
=((5673.472 + 3183.325) / 27694.357) / ((5879.553 + 4042.413) / 33694.157)
=0.319805 / 0.294471
=1.086

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
=(-294.023 - 0 - 4813.95) / 27694.357
=-0.184441

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.

Auren Energia has a M-score of -3.43 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Auren Energia (BSP:AURE3) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Avenida Doutora Ruth Cardoso, 8501, 2nd Floor, Room 11, Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, CEP 05425-070
Auren Energia SA operates as an energy company. Its activity includes Wind power generation, Hydropower generation, Sale of energy and Holding and Pipeline projects.

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