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CABO (Cable One) Beneish M-Score : -3.15 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Cable One 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 -3.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CABO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.95   Med: -2.87   Max: -1.4
Current: -3.15

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cable One was -1.40. The lowest was -4.95. And the median was -2.87.


Cable One Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cable One'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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Cable One Beneish M-Score Chart

Cable One 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 -2.88 -1.99 -2.71 -2.86 -2.56

Cable One Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.49 -2.56 -2.51 -2.92 -3.15

Competitive Comparison of Cable One's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cable One'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.


Cable One's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Cable One 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 Cable One 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 * 0.714+0.528 * 0.9993+0.404 * 0.9869+0.892 * 0.9482+0.115 * 1.0174
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0764+4.679 * -0.071735-0.327 * 1.0189
=-3.15

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $58 Mil.
Revenue was 393.555 + 394.461 + 404.312 + 411.815 = $1,604 Mil.
Gross Profit was 288.952 + 288.616 + 297.8 + 305.55 = $1,181 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $335 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,661 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,800 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $343 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $359 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $360 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,474 Mil.
Net Income was 44.215 + 38.152 + 37.35 + 103.496 = $223 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.207 + -3.036 + -9.022 + 64.689 = $53 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 176.209 + 155.548 + 164.75 + 151.669 = $648 Mil.
Total Receivables was $86 Mil.
Revenue was 420.348 + 424.024 + 421.894 + 425.515 = $1,692 Mil.
Gross Profit was 310.666 + 311.22 + 309.733 + 312.898 = $1,245 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $394 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,912 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,758 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $342 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $351 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $218 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,686 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)
=(58.449 / 1604.143) / (86.331 / 1691.781)
=0.036436 / 0.05103
=0.714

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)
=(1244.517 / 1691.781) / (1180.918 / 1604.143)
=0.735625 / 0.736168
=0.9993

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 - (335.07 + 1799.501) / 6660.68) / (1 - (394.38 + 1758.117) / 6911.775)
=0.679527 / 0.688575
=0.9869

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
=1604.143 / 1691.781
=0.9482

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))
=(342.484 / (342.484 + 1758.117)) / (343.424 / (343.424 + 1799.501))
=0.163041 / 0.160259
=1.0174

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)
=(358.625 / 1604.143) / (351.383 / 1691.781)
=0.223562 / 0.2077
=1.0764

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)
=((3474.201 + 359.786) / 6660.68) / ((3686.307 + 218.249) / 6911.775)
=0.575615 / 0.564914
=1.0189

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
=(223.213 - 52.838 - 648.176) / 6660.68
=-0.071735

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.

Cable One has a M-score of -3.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cable One Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
210 East Earll Drive, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85012
Cable One Inc is a telecommunications company. It derives revenue from the provision of broadband, voice, and video services to residential and business customers. From a product perspective, the majority of revenue is sourced from data and video services. This revenue is subscription-based and billed monthly. The company also offers Sparklight TV, an internet protocol-based (IPTV) video service that allows customers with Sparklight TV app to stream video channels from the cloud. The company also derives advertising revenue from selling airtime on its video channels. Voice services are offered over Internet protocols. The company owns a telecommunications infrastructure.
Executives
Peter N. Witty officer: See Remarks CABLE ONE, 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Wallace R Weitz director 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Christopher D Boone officer: See Remarks 210 E EARLL DR, C/O CABLE ONE, INC., PHOENIX AZ 85012
Thomas O. Might director, officer: Chairman and CEO 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Matthew Armstrong officer: SVP Residential Services 210 E EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
P Robert Bartolo director 1220 AUGUSTA DRIVE, SUITE 600, HOUSTON TX 77057
Eric Michael Lardy officer: SVP C/O CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Thomas Sinnickson Gayner director C/O MARKEL CORP, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Brad D. Brian director C/O CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
James A Obermeyer officer: SVP, Marketing & Sales C/O CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E EARLL DR, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Steven Scott Cochran officer: SVP C/O WIDEOPENWEST, INC., 7887 EAST BELLEVIEW AVENUE, SUITE 1000, ENGLEWOOD CO 80111
Julia M. Laulis officer: President and COO 210 E. EARLL DRIVE, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Todd M Koetje officer: See Remarks CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E EARLL DR, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Margaret Masoner Detz officer: SVP, Human Resources C/O CABLE ONE, INC., 210 E EARLL DR, PHOENIX AZ 85012
Katharine Weymouth director 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209

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