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NII Holdings (NII Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is NII Holdings 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NII Holdings was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


NII Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NII Holdings'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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NII Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

NII Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.00 -2.74 -3.65 -2.68 -2.02

NII Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19
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 -2.02 -2.02 -1.35 -2.67 -1.96

Competitive Comparison of NII Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, NII Holdings'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.


NII Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, NII Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



NII Holdings 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 NII Holdings 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+0.528 * 0.5274+0.404 * 1.8119+0.892 * 2.072+0.115 * 0.108
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8678+4.679 * 0.061827-0.327 * 0.3883
=-1.96

* 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 (Sep19) TTM:Last Year (Sep18) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 146.815 + 620.697 = $767.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 80.357 + 620.697 = $701.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $418.0 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,253.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $370.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $370.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $77.3 Mil.
Net Income was -29.904 + -13.51 + 4.905 + 0.279 = $-38.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.06 + 2.486 + 20.72 + -61.781 = $-38.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.822 + -9.196 + -37.443 + -28.742 = $-77.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $97.4 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 181.241 + 189.182 = $370.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 87.669 + 90.763 = $178.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $535.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,039.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $121.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $205.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $332.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $623.3 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 / 767.512) / (97.415 / 370.423)
=0 / 0.262983
=0

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)
=(178.432 / 370.423) / (701.054 / 767.512)
=0.481698 / 0.913411
=0.5274

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 - (417.974 + 0) / 1253.309) / (1 - (535.594 + 121.593) / 1039.588)
=0.666504 / 0.367839
=1.8119

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
=767.512 / 370.423
=2.072

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))
=(14.72 / (14.72 + 121.593)) / (8.356 / (8.356 + 0))
=0.107987 / 1
=0.108

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)
=(370.312 / 767.512) / (205.941 / 370.423)
=0.482484 / 0.555962
=0.8678

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)
=((77.301 + 369.961) / 1253.309) / ((623.332 + 332.075) / 1039.588)
=0.356865 / 0.919025
=0.3883

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
=(-38.23 - -38.515 - -77.203) / 1253.309
=0.061827

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.

NII Holdings has a M-score of -1.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NII Holdings (NII Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
12110 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 600, Reston, VA, USA, 20190
NII Holdings was incorporated in Virginia but conducts all of its business in Latin America. The firm provides a push-to-talk wireless service, using technology licensed from Motorola, in four countries. It has more than 9 million customers in total throughout Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina. The firm is rolling out 3G wireless services in all these regions over the next few years.
Executives
Robert A Schriesheim director 3333 BEVERLY ROAD, HOFFMAN ESTATES IL 60179
Steven M Shindler director 10700 PARKRIDGE BLVD., RESTON VA 20191
James V Continenza director C/O ARCH WIRELESS INC, 1800 WEST PARK DR #250, WESTBOROUGH MA 01581
Christopher Thomas Rogers director 2001 EDMUND HALLEY DRIVE, RESTON VA 20191
Kevin L Beebe director ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
683 Capital Partners, Lp other: Former 10% Owner C/O 683 CAPITAL GP, LLC, 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ari Zweiman other: Former 10% Owner C/O 683 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
683 Capital Management, Llc other: Former 10% Owner 1700 BROADWAY, SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Gary Begeman officer: EVP, General Counsel 10700 PARKRIDGE BLVD., SUSITE 600, RESTON VA 20191
Gokul V Hemmady officer: Chief Operating Officer P.O. BOX 1101, MS067, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1101
Juan R Figuereo officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 875 E. CAMINO REAL, APT. # 10-D, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Rosendo G Parra director C/O DELL INC., ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682-2244
Carolyn Katz director C/O AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION, 116 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON X1 02116
Charles M Herington director 1801 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 4600, DENVER CO 80202
Paulino R Barros director 1550 PEACHTREE STREET NW, ATLANTA GA 30309

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