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Singapore Telecommunications (SGX:Z74) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Singapore Telecommunications 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SGX:Z74' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.12
Current: -2.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Singapore Telecommunications was -2.12. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.64.


Singapore Telecommunications Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Singapore Telecommunications'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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Singapore Telecommunications Beneish M-Score Chart

Singapore Telecommunications Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.68 -3.04 -2.88 -2.86 -2.80

Singapore Telecommunications Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - -2.86 - -2.80 -

Competitive Comparison of Singapore Telecommunications's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Singapore Telecommunications'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.


Singapore Telecommunications's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Singapore Telecommunications 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 Singapore Telecommunications 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 * 1.012+0.528 * 0.9677+0.404 * 0.9695+0.892 * 0.9534+0.115 * 0.9945
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0363+4.679 * -0.054818-0.327 * 0.9958
=-2.80

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was S$4,441 Mil.
Revenue was S$14,624 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$10,320 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$8,583 Mil.
Total Assets was S$46,530 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$13,385 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$2,574 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$1,918 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$8,299 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$9,911 Mil.
Net Income was S$2,225 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was S$4,776 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$4,603 Mil.
Revenue was S$15,339 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$10,475 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$8,130 Mil.
Total Assets was S$49,131 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$14,250 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$2,723 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$1,941 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$9,055 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$10,254 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)
=(4441.1 / 14624.4) / (4602.8 / 15339.1)
=0.303677 / 0.30007
=1.012

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)
=(10475.1 / 15339.1) / (10320 / 14624.4)
=0.682902 / 0.70567
=0.9677

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 - (8582.8 + 13384.7) / 46530) / (1 - (8130.4 + 14250.4) / 49131)
=0.527885 / 0.544467
=0.9695

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
=14624.4 / 15339.1
=0.9534

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))
=(2722.5 / (2722.5 + 14250.4)) / (2574.1 / (2574.1 + 13384.7))
=0.160403 / 0.161297
=0.9945

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)
=(1917.8 / 14624.4) / (1941.1 / 15339.1)
=0.131137 / 0.126546
=1.0363

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)
=((9910.6 + 8299.1) / 46530) / ((10254.4 + 9055.1) / 49131)
=0.391354 / 0.393021
=0.9958

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
=(2225.1 - 0 - 4775.8) / 46530
=-0.054818

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.

Singapore Telecommunications has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Singapore Telecommunications (SGX:Z74) Business Description

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Address
31 Exeter Road, Comcentre, Singapore, SGP, 239732
Singapore Telecommunications is Singapore's leading telecoms company. It owns extensive wired and wireless networks offering data and voice services to a broad customer base. Singtel's diverse investment portfolio spreads across the region. The firm wholly owns Optus in Australia and minority equity stakes in Airtel (29%) in India; Telkomsel (35%) in Indonesia; Globe Telecom (47%) in the Philippines; and Advanced Information Services (23%) and Intouch (21%) in Thailand. Singtel is majority-owned by the Singapore government.

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