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Empresas Gasco (XSGO:GASCO) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Empresas Gasco 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:GASCO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.88   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.49
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Empresas Gasco was -1.49. The lowest was -3.88. And the median was -2.52.


Empresas Gasco Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empresas Gasco'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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Empresas Gasco Beneish M-Score Chart

Empresas Gasco 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 -2.68 -2.93 -1.49 -2.35 -2.68

Empresas Gasco 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 -2.35 -2.50 -2.94 -2.83 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Empresas Gasco's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Empresas Gasco'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.


Empresas Gasco's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Empresas Gasco's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Empresas Gasco 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 Empresas Gasco 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 * 1.2596+0.528 * 0.7904+0.404 * 1.1871+0.892 * 0.9384+0.115 * 0.9066
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1273+4.679 * -0.070847-0.327 * 0.965
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was CLP50,818 Mil.
Revenue was 127765.421 + 137128.281 + 133204.655 + 102857.948 = CLP500,956 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24566.537 + 35010.036 + 30798.45 + 18211.797 = CLP108,587 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP153,484 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP878,540 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP680,475 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP4,821 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP38,472 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP132,703 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP183,069 Mil.
Net Income was 2222.857 + 7889.016 + 6868.889 + 728.818 = CLP17,710 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8938.066 + 31830.959 + 26857.122 + 12325.577 = CLP79,952 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP42,993 Mil.
Revenue was 116391.365 + 166307.906 + 150074.765 + 101057.76 = CLP533,832 Mil.
Gross Profit was 25123.03 + 31745.52 + 23584.453 + 11002.454 = CLP91,455 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP149,223 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP826,345 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP641,800 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP4,120 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP36,368 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP115,010 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP192,766 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)
=(50817.811 / 500956.305) / (42992.542 / 533831.796)
=0.101442 / 0.080536
=1.2596

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)
=(91455.457 / 533831.796) / (108586.82 / 500956.305)
=0.171319 / 0.216759
=0.7904

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 - (153483.583 + 680475.421) / 878539.623) / (1 - (149223.459 + 641799.846) / 826345.264)
=0.050744 / 0.042745
=1.1871

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
=500956.305 / 533831.796
=0.9384

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))
=(4119.707 / (4119.707 + 641799.846)) / (4821.348 / (4821.348 + 680475.421))
=0.006378 / 0.007035
=0.9066

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)
=(38472.191 / 500956.305) / (36367.739 / 533831.796)
=0.076797 / 0.068126
=1.1273

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)
=((183068.554 + 132702.528) / 878539.623) / ((192765.617 + 115010.077) / 826345.264)
=0.359427 / 0.372454
=0.965

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
=(17709.58 - 0 - 79951.724) / 878539.623
=-0.070847

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.

Empresas Gasco has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Empresas Gasco (XSGO:GASCO) Business Description

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Address
Santo Domingo, Santiago, CHL, 1061
Empresas Gasco SA is a Chile-based company operating in the energy field. It offers gas energy solutions through the distribution of liquefied gas, natural gas, and vehicular gas. The businesses of the company include Procurement segment, Segment energy solutions to gas Chile and Segment gas energy solutions international business. The company has operations in Chile and other countries. It provides gas by meter, gas in the pond, and gas in the cylinder.

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