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Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo (Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo) Beneish M-Score

: -2.55 (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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SBS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.55   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo was -1.99. The lowest was -3.55. And the median was -2.48.


Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo'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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Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo 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 -2.42 -2.53 -2.60 -2.36 -2.54

Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo 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 -2.36 -2.54 -2.50 -2.48 -2.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo'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.


Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo 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 Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo 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 * 1.0019+0.528 * 0.9983+0.404 * 1.0059+0.892 * 1.1824+0.115 * 1.0298
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0695+4.679 * -0.034381-0.327 * 1.0182
=-2.49

* 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 $788 Mil.
Revenue was 1306.669 + 1268.009 + 1094.031 + 1130.932 = $4,800 Mil.
Gross Profit was 507.973 + 400.491 + 392.552 + 380.747 = $1,682 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,442 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,943 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $85 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $533 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $490 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,429 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,311 Mil.
Net Income was 171.36 + 153.232 + 143.457 + 122.433 = $590 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -9.101 + 76.205 + 48.667 + 12.043 = $128 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 300.494 + 230.282 + 75.895 + 266.602 = $873 Mil.
Total Receivables was $665 Mil.
Revenue was 1141.914 + 1043.129 + 978.697 + 895.473 = $4,059 Mil.
Gross Profit was 423.401 + 343.423 + 352.464 + 300.631 = $1,420 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,361 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,679 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $58 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $459 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $387 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $922 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,240 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)
=(787.529 / 4799.641) / (664.78 / 4059.213)
=0.164081 / 0.163771
=1.0019

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)
=(1419.919 / 4059.213) / (1681.763 / 4799.641)
=0.349802 / 0.350393
=0.9983

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 - (1441.658 + 84.724) / 11942.797) / (1 - (1361.359 + 57.641) / 10678.562)
=0.872192 / 0.867117
=1.0059

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
=4799.641 / 4059.213
=1.1824

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))
=(458.969 / (458.969 + 57.641)) / (532.597 / (532.597 + 84.724))
=0.888425 / 0.862755
=1.0298

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)
=(489.713 / 4799.641) / (387.257 / 4059.213)
=0.102031 / 0.095402
=1.0695

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)
=((3310.738 + 1429.375) / 11942.797) / ((3240.302 + 922.393) / 10678.562)
=0.396901 / 0.389818
=1.0182

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
=(590.482 - 127.814 - 873.273) / 11942.797
=-0.034381

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.

Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo (Companhia Deneamento Basico Do Estado Deo Paulo) Business Description

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Address
Rua Costa Carvalho, 300, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 05429-900
Companhia De Saneamento Basico Do Estado De Sao Paulo is Brazilian water and waste management company. SABESP is one of the largest waste management companies in the world, and the state of Sao Paulo is the company's majority stakeholder. The company generates revenue through exclusive long-term agreements with municipal governments. It is not uncommon for SABESP to serve the vast majority of the market. The company operates in a single segment, which is Sanitation services.