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Globe Telecom (Globe Telecom) Beneish M-Score : -3.21 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is Globe Telecom 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 -3.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GTMEY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.31   Med: -2.98   Max: -1.98
Current: -3.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Globe Telecom was -1.98. The lowest was -3.31. And the median was -2.98.


Globe Telecom Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Globe Telecom'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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Globe Telecom Beneish M-Score Chart

Globe Telecom 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 -3.31 -3.10 -3.04 -2.40 -3.15

Globe Telecom Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.71 -2.82 -2.87 -3.15 -3.21

Competitive Comparison of Globe Telecom's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Globe Telecom'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.


Globe Telecom's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Globe Telecom 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 Globe Telecom 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 * 0.7934+0.528 * 0.9878+0.404 * 0.8138+0.892 * 1.0223+0.115 * 1.1235
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9425+4.679 * -0.107175-0.327 * 1.0144
=-3.21

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $401 Mil.
Revenue was 772.232 + 790.374 + 754.515 + 758.364 = $3,075 Mil.
Gross Profit was 695.029 + 701.055 + 684.861 + 680.936 = $2,762 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,444 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,561 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,087 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $827 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $537 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,582 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,998 Mil.
Net Income was 116.048 + 88.971 + 84.636 + 120.562 = $410 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 402.642 + 392.677 + 397.402 + 349.336 = $1,542 Mil.
Total Receivables was $494 Mil.
Revenue was 767.505 + 764.323 + 730.775 + 745.939 = $3,009 Mil.
Gross Profit was 670.111 + 671.273 + 657.791 + 669.51 = $2,669 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,705 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,911 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,866 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $780 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $557 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,873 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,140 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)
=(400.876 / 3075.485) / (494.264 / 3008.542)
=0.130346 / 0.164287
=0.7934

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)
=(2668.685 / 3008.542) / (2761.881 / 3075.485)
=0.887036 / 0.898031
=0.9878

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 - (1443.908 + 7087.42) / 10560.721) / (1 - (1705.254 + 5865.638) / 9911.425)
=0.192164 / 0.236145
=0.8138

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
=3075.485 / 3008.542
=1.0223

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))
=(779.921 / (779.921 + 5865.638)) / (826.664 / (826.664 + 7087.42))
=0.11736 / 0.104455
=1.1235

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)
=(536.98 / 3075.485) / (557.333 / 3008.542)
=0.1746 / 0.18525
=0.9425

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)
=((4997.651 + 2582.309) / 10560.721) / ((4140.301 + 2872.65) / 9911.425)
=0.71775 / 0.707562
=1.0144

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
=(410.217 - 0 - 1542.057) / 10560.721
=-0.107175

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.

Globe Telecom has a M-score of -3.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Globe Telecom (Globe Telecom) Business Description

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32nd Street Corner 7th Avenue, 27th Floor, The Globe Tower, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, PHL, 1634
Globe Telecom Inc is a telecommunications company that provides mobile, voice, and broadband services. Its operating segments are Mobile Business, Fixed Line and Broadband Business. Mobile involves traditional mobile services and contributes the majority of company revenue. Within the mobile division, the majority of subscribers are considered prepaid customers. The other division, fixed-line and broadband, provides fixed-line voice services, corporate data, and Internet for its customers. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in the Philippines.