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Telekom Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4863) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Telekom Malaysia Bhd 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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:4863' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.8   Max: -2.5
Current: -2.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Telekom Malaysia Bhd was -2.50. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.80.


Telekom Malaysia Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telekom Malaysia Bhd'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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Telekom Malaysia Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Telekom Malaysia Bhd 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 -3.08 -2.81 -2.79 -2.68 -2.86

Telekom Malaysia Bhd 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 -2.68 - - - -2.86

Competitive Comparison of Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telekom Malaysia Bhd'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.


Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Telekom Malaysia Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Telekom Malaysia Bhd 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 Telekom Malaysia Bhd 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 * 0.9197+0.528 * 1.0054+0.404 * 1.0522+0.892 * 1.0113+0.115 * 1.0393
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.07916-0.327 * 0.9313
=-2.86

* 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 RM2,477 Mil.
Revenue was RM12,256 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM12,109 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM6,515 Mil.
Total Assets was RM22,936 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM14,302 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM2,650 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM5,874 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM5,171 Mil.
Net Income was RM1,871 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM3,686 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM2,663 Mil.
Revenue was RM12,118 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM12,037 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM6,399 Mil.
Total Assets was RM23,131 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM14,701 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM2,851 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM5,457 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM6,504 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)
=(2476.6 / 12255.6) / (2662.5 / 12118.1)
=0.202079 / 0.219713
=0.9197

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)
=(12037.4 / 12118.1) / (12109.2 / 12255.6)
=0.993341 / 0.988054
=1.0054

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 - (6515 + 14301.6) / 22935.8) / (1 - (6399.4 + 14700.7) / 23131.3)
=0.092397 / 0.087812
=1.0522

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
=12255.6 / 12118.1
=1.0113

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))
=(2851.4 / (2851.4 + 14700.7)) / (2649.6 / (2649.6 + 14301.6))
=0.162453 / 0.156308
=1.0393

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)
=(0 / 12255.6) / (0 / 12118.1)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((5171.3 + 5874.2) / 22935.8) / ((6503.8 + 5457.3) / 23131.3)
=0.481583 / 0.517096
=0.9313

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
=(1870.5 - 0 - 3686.1) / 22935.8
=-0.07916

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.

Telekom Malaysia Bhd has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Telekom Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:4863) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Pantai Baharu, Level 51, North Wing, Menara TM, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50672
Telekom Malaysia Bhd is a triple-play telecommunications company. It generates revenue from the provision of fixed-line voice services, data, and broadband, and multimedia services to businesses and individual households, and consumers. Broadband and multimedia services are the majority of company revenue. Data is composed of products such as Ethernet and Internet protocol services. Additionally, the company's voice product generates revenue from providing business and residential telephony services. The company owns telecommunications infrastructure. Its segments include Unifi; TM ONE; TM Global; and Shared Services/Others. It generates the vast majority of its revenue in Malaysia.

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