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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras) Beneish M-Score

: -2.75 (As of Today)
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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 -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

EBR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.1   Med: -2.42   Max: -0.28
Current: -2.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras was -0.28. The lowest was -3.10. And the median was -2.42.


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras'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.

* Premium members only.

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.19 -2.07 -1.68 -2.80 -2.61

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.19 -2.61 -2.57 -2.77 -2.75

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras'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.


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras 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 Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras 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 * 1.1872+0.528 * 0.9041+0.404 * 0.9189+0.892 * 1.0563+0.115 * 0.7656
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9396+4.679 * -0.05866-0.327 * 1.1365
=-2.68

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4,492 Mil.
Revenue was 1778.085 + 1904.842 + 1768.197 + 1717.558 = $7,169 Mil.
Gross Profit was 823.111 + 996.02 + 997.362 + 3398.034 = $6,215 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11,751 Mil.
Total Assets was $56,049 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,853 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $713 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $823 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,259 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $11,125 Mil.
Net Income was 201.591 + 432.638 + 77.941 + -91.246 = $621 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 388.407 + 268.193 + 95.49 + 391.212 = $1,143 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 633.631 + 495.56 + 211.543 + 1424.681 = $2,765 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,582 Mil.
Revenue was 1534.65 + 1753.324 + 1641.269 + 1857.13 = $6,786 Mil.
Gross Profit was 678.212 + 1118.096 + 997.528 + 2524.975 = $5,319 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,299 Mil.
Total Assets was $50,825 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,560 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $446 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $829 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,710 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9,161 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)
=(4491.945 / 7168.682) / (3581.864 / 6786.373)
=0.626607 / 0.527802
=1.1872

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)
=(5318.811 / 6786.373) / (6214.527 / 7168.682)
=0.783749 / 0.8669
=0.9041

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 - (11751.084 + 7852.615) / 56048.557) / (1 - (8299.014 + 6559.912) / 50825.03)
=0.650237 / 0.707646
=0.9189

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
=7168.682 / 6786.373
=1.0563

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))
=(446.263 / (446.263 + 6559.912)) / (712.601 / (712.601 + 7852.615))
=0.063696 / 0.083197
=0.7656

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)
=(822.627 / 7168.682) / (828.858 / 6786.373)
=0.114753 / 0.122136
=0.9396

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)
=((11125.348 + 6259.194) / 56048.557) / ((9160.651 + 4710.381) / 50825.03)
=0.310169 / 0.272917
=1.1365

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
=(620.924 - 1143.302 - 2765.415) / 56048.557
=-0.05866

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.

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras (Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras) Business Description

Address
Rua da Quitanda 196, 9th floor, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20091-005
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, or Eletrobras, is a mixed capital, Brazilian electric utility company of which the majority shareholder is the Government of Brazil. Eletrobras, through its subsidiaries, controls a sizable amount of total installed electricity generation, transmission, and distribution in Brazil. The company operates a portfolio of wind, thermal, hydro, and nuclear power plants located throughout the country. The vast majority of the total energy produced by Eletrobras comes from its hydroelectric facilities. The company primarily generates revenue from the administration segment. About half of Eletrobras' electricity sales are made using free market agreements, while the other half is completed through auctions and contracts.

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