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Grupo Financiero Bg (XPTY:BGFG) Beneish M-Score : -2.22 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Grupo Financiero Bg Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XPTY:BGFG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.73   Med: -2.37   Max: -2.22
Current: -2.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grupo Financiero Bg was -2.22. The lowest was -2.73. And the median was -2.37.


Grupo Financiero Bg 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 Grupo Financiero Bg 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9997+0.892 * 1.2261+0.115 * 0.9012
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6968+4.679 * 0.008816-0.327 * 1.0674
=-2.22

* 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 $0 Mil.
Revenue was 283.085 + 283.192 + 278.103 + 251.364 = $1,096 Mil.
Gross Profit was 283.085 + 283.192 + 278.103 + 251.364 = $1,096 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0 Mil.
Total Assets was $18,972 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $277 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,351 Mil.
Net Income was 165.344 + 189.965 + 183.42 + 154.022 = $693 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 370.068 + 0 + -14.717 + 170.135 = $525 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 268.18 + 243.043 + 196.799 + 185.681 = $894 Mil.
Gross Profit was 268.18 + 243.043 + 196.799 + 185.681 = $894 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0 Mil.
Total Assets was $18,648 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $268 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,244 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)
=(0 / 1095.744) / (0 / 893.703)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(893.703 / 893.703) / (1095.744 / 1095.744)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 277.296) / 18972.468) / (1 - (0 + 267.607) / 18647.694)
=0.985384 / 0.985649
=0.9997

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
=1095.744 / 893.703
=1.2261

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))
=(33.813 / (33.813 + 267.607)) / (39.426 / (39.426 + 277.296))
=0.112179 / 0.124481
=0.9012

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)
=(81.068 / 1095.744) / (94.886 / 893.703)
=0.073984 / 0.106172
=0.6968

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)
=((1350.76 + 0) / 18972.468) / ((1243.81 + 0) / 18647.694)
=0.071196 / 0.0667
=1.0674

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
=(692.751 - 0 - 525.486) / 18972.468
=0.008816

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.

Grupo Financiero Bg has a M-score of -2.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Grupo Financiero Bg (XPTY:BGFG) Business Description

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Aquilino De La Guardia Street and 5th Avenue, PO Box 0816, B South, Republic of Panama, Panama, PAN, 00843
Grupo Financiero Bg SA is a Panama based bank holding company. The company through its holding provides banking products & services including personal banking, corporate banking and wealth management services.