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Total Access Communication PCL (FRA:TA3G) Beneish M-Score : -4.30 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Total Access Communication PCL 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 -4.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Total Access Communication PCL's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:TA3G' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.3   Med: -3.34   Max: -1.44
Current: -4.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Total Access Communication PCL was -1.44. The lowest was -4.30. And the median was -3.34.


Total Access Communication PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Total Access Communication PCL'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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Total Access Communication PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Total Access Communication PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.87 -2.69 -2.81 -1.44 -4.30

Total Access Communication PCL Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22
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 -1.44 0.15 32.99 -7.65 -4.30

Competitive Comparison of Total Access Communication PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Total Access Communication PCL'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.


Total Access Communication PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Total Access Communication PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Total Access Communication PCL 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 Total Access Communication PCL 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 * 0.9616+0.528 * 1.0218+0.404 * 0.9664+0.892 * 1.0195+0.115 * 1.0232
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.97+4.679 * -0.157373-0.327 * 1.0263
=-3.24

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was €344 Mil.
Revenue was 556.06 + 545.781 + 540.639 + 549.831 = €2,192 Mil.
Gross Profit was 133.154 + 120.815 + 157.885 + 129.801 = €542 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €566 Mil.
Total Assets was €4,142 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,792 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €359 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,188 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,700 Mil.
Net Income was 24.46 + 13.296 + 27.192 + 19.841 = €85 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.958 + -0.618 + 0.084 + -0.359 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 189.552 + 228.733 + 164.059 + 154.144 = €736 Mil.
Total Receivables was €351 Mil.
Revenue was 569.264 + 493.885 + 527.52 + 559.63 = €2,150 Mil.
Gross Profit was 122.567 + 128.446 + 150.04 + 141.825 = €543 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €520 Mil.
Total Assets was €4,333 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,882 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €363 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,242 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,703 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)
=(343.63 / 2192.311) / (350.513 / 2150.299)
=0.156743 / 0.163007
=0.9616

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)
=(542.878 / 2150.299) / (541.655 / 2192.311)
=0.252466 / 0.24707
=1.0218

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 - (565.875 + 1792.181) / 4141.536) / (1 - (520.211 + 1882.015) / 4333.025)
=0.430632 / 0.445601
=0.9664

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
=2192.311 / 2150.299
=1.0195

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))
=(1.832 / (1.832 + 1882.015)) / (1.704 / (1.704 + 1792.181))
=0.000972 / 0.00095
=1.0232

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)
=(359.296 / 2192.311) / (363.312 / 2150.299)
=0.163889 / 0.168959
=0.97

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)
=((1700.162 + 1188.214) / 4141.536) / ((1702.506 + 1241.938) / 4333.025)
=0.697417 / 0.679535
=1.0263

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
=(84.789 - 0.065 - 736.488) / 4141.536
=-0.157373

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.

Total Access Communication PCL has a M-score of -3.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Total Access Communication PCL (FRA:TA3G) Business Description

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Address
Phayathai Road, No. 319 Chamchuri Square Building, 38th Floor, Pathumwan Sub-district, Pathumwan District, Bangkok, THA, 10330
Total Access Communication PCL is a telecommunications company. The company's operating segment includes Mobile telephone service and related services and Sales of handsets and starter kits. It serves both individual and business customers. The majority of revenue stems from providing mobile services. Within mobile services, a majority of revenue stems from both voice and data services. Revenue is on a subscription basis and in terms of subscribers, the majority are prepaid customers. It operates in a single geographical segment, which is Thailand.

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