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HLTOY (Hellenic Telecommunication Organization) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Hellenic Telecommunication Organization 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hellenic Telecommunication Organization was -1.00. The lowest was -3.66. And the median was -2.95.


Hellenic Telecommunication Organization Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hellenic Telecommunication Organization'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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Hellenic Telecommunication Organization Beneish M-Score Chart

Hellenic Telecommunication Organization 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 -2.57 - -2.51 -3.09 -2.64

Hellenic Telecommunication Organization Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 - - -2.64 - -

Competitive Comparison of Hellenic Telecommunication Organization's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Hellenic Telecommunication Organization'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.


Hellenic Telecommunication Organization's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hellenic Telecommunication Organization's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Hellenic Telecommunication Organization 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 Hellenic Telecommunication Organization 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $654 Mil.
Revenue was 980.301 + 953.913 + 1014.395 + 940.235 = $3,889 Mil.
Gross Profit was 739.935 + 720.761 + 727.154 + 726.894 = $2,915 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,673 Mil.
Total Assets was $5,719 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,678 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $697 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,261 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,111 Mil.
Net Income was 135.522 + 146.522 + 146.674 + 160.085 = $589 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 311.948 + 282.826 + 341.985 + 242.476 = $1,179 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 925.352 + 860.385 + 937.924 + 895.842 = $3,620 Mil.
Gross Profit was 715.71 + 679.229 + 694.174 + 685.05 = $2,774 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0 Mil.
Total Assets was $0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $831 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $74 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 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)
=(654.36 / 3888.844) / (0 / 3619.503)
=0.168266 / 0
=

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)
=(2774.163 / 3619.503) / (2914.744 / 3888.844)
=0.766449 / 0.749514
=

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 - (1673.089 + 2677.61) / 5718.945) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.239248 /
=

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
=3888.844 / 3619.503
=

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))
=(831.426 / (831.426 + 0)) / (697.223 / (697.223 + 2677.61))
=1 / 0.206595
=

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)
=(84.41 / 3888.844) / (73.718 / 3619.503)
=0.021706 / 0.020367
=

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)
=((1110.549 + 2261.464) / 5718.945) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.589622 /
=

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
=(588.803 - 0 - 1179.235) / 5718.945
=-0.103241

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.


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Hellenic Telecommunication Organization Business Description

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Address
99 Kifissias Avenue, Marousi, GRC, 15124
Hellenic Telecommunication Organization SA is a telecommunications company that offers Internet access services, TV services, broadband, fixed-line services, and mobile telecommunication. The reportable segments of the company are as follows: 1) OTE is a provider of fixed-line services, internet access services, ICT services, and TV services in Greece. 2) Cosmonote Group- Greece is a provider of mobile telecommunications, retail operations (shops), and customer services. 3) Telekom Romania Mobile is a provider of mobile telecommunications services in Romania. The majority of revenue earned by the company is from the OTE segment.