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Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (XTER:O2D) Beneish M-Score : -3.07 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG 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 -3.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XTER:O2D' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.3   Med: -3.1   Max: -2.3
Current: -3.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG was -2.30. The lowest was -3.30. And the median was -3.10.


Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG'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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Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG Beneish M-Score Chart

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG 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 -3.14 -3.03 -2.98 -3.22 -3.07

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.98 - -3.22 - -3.07

Competitive Comparison of Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG'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.


Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG 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 Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG 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 * 1.0193+0.528 * 1.0042+0.404 * 0.9724+0.892 * 1.0474+0.115 * 0.9802
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8786+4.679 * -0.13938-0.327 * 1.0127
=-3.07

* 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 €1,469 Mil.
Revenue was €8,614 Mil.
Gross Profit was €6,062 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,733 Mil.
Total Assets was €15,447 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €6,688 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2,310 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €277 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,467 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3,794 Mil.
Net Income was €273 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €2,426 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,376 Mil.
Revenue was €8,224 Mil.
Gross Profit was €5,812 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2,810 Mil.
Total Assets was €16,030 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €6,789 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2,283 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €301 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,292 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €4,173 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)
=(1469 / 8614) / (1376 / 8224)
=0.170536 / 0.167315
=1.0193

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)
=(5812 / 8224) / (6062 / 8614)
=0.706712 / 0.703738
=1.0042

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 - (2733 + 6688) / 15447) / (1 - (2810 + 6789) / 16030)
=0.390108 / 0.401185
=0.9724

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
=8614 / 8224
=1.0474

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))
=(2283 / (2283 + 6789)) / (2310 / (2310 + 6688))
=0.251653 / 0.256724
=0.9802

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)
=(277 / 8614) / (301 / 8224)
=0.032157 / 0.0366
=0.8786

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)
=((3794 + 4467) / 15447) / ((4173 + 4292) / 16030)
=0.534796 / 0.528072
=1.0127

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
=(273 - 0 - 2426) / 15447
=-0.13938

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.

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG has a M-score of -3.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG (XTER:O2D) Business Description

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Address
Georg-Brauchle-Ring 50, Munich, BY, DEU, 80992
Telefonica Deutschland O2 is the German subsidiary of Telefonica, which owns 69% of the company's stock. Following the E-Plus acquisition in 2014, O2 became one of the largest wireless operators in Germany. O2 is required to offer competitors, such as 1&1 Drillisch, access to its network as a condition of the regulator's approval of its merger with E-Plus.The firm does not have its own fixed-line network but resells capacity from Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone.
Executives
Markus Haas Board of Directors
Yelamate Mallikarjuna Rao Board of Directors

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