Big Medya Teknoloji AS (IST:BIGTK) Beneish M-Score: 0.65 (As of Jul. 08, 2026)


IST:BIGTK Big Medya Teknoloji AS IST:BIGTK
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GF Value ₺220.54
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What is Big Medya Teknoloji AS Beneish M-Score?

Big Medya Teknoloji AS IST:BIGTK +2.75% 44 Beneish M-Score is 0.65 as of Jul. 08, 2026. GuruFocus rates IST:BIGTK with a GF Score™ of 44/100 and a GF Value™ of ₺220.54 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 977 Media - Diversified companies, Big Medya Teknoloji AS ranks worse than 94.47% on this metric.

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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.65 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Big Medya Teknoloji AS's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

IST:BIGTK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.66   Med: -2.68   Max: 1.64
Current: 0.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Big Medya Teknoloji AS was 1.64. The lowest was -3.66. And the median was -2.68.


Big Medya Teknoloji AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Big Medya Teknoloji AS'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.

Big Medya Teknoloji AS Beneish M-Score Chart

Big Medya Teknoloji AS Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.74 -0.57 -0.74 -2.69 -0.88

Big Medya Teknoloji AS Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.68 -2.90 -2.66 -0.88 0.65

IST:BIGTK vs NYT, WLY: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, Big Medya Teknoloji AS'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.


Big Medya Teknoloji AS Beneish M-Score vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Big Medya Teknoloji AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Big Medya Teknoloji AS's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Big Medya Teknoloji AS 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 Big Medya Teknoloji AS 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 * 2.4443+0.528 * 0.8718+0.404 * 4.4184+0.892 * 1.2188+0.115 * 0.807
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6919+4.679 * 0.009812-0.327 * 0.3468
=0.65

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₺395.5 Mil.
Revenue was 418.078 + 159.006 + 114.832 + 185.957 = ₺877.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 296.421 + 56.203 + 15.422 + 95.333 = ₺463.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₺636.6 Mil.
Total Assets was ₺1,993.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₺76.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₺54.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₺171.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₺416.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₺28.2 Mil.
Net Income was 174.328 + -41.8 + -42.995 + -12.809 = ₺76.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₺0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 97.946 + -14.161 + 0.611 + -27.235 = ₺57.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₺132.8 Mil.
Revenue was 127.009 + 220.148 + 115.096 + 258.049 = ₺720.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24.408 + 117.564 + 18.206 + 171.285 = ₺331.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₺235.8 Mil.
Total Assets was ₺324.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₺41.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₺20.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₺203.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₺189.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₺19.2 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)
=(395.496 / 877.873) / (132.76 / 720.302)
=0.450516 / 0.184312
=2.4443

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)
=(331.463 / 720.302) / (463.379 / 877.873)
=0.460172 / 0.527843
=0.8718

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 - (636.576 + 76.52) / 1993.81) / (1 - (235.807 + 41.619) / 324.619)
=0.642345 / 0.14538
=4.4184

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
=877.873 / 720.302
=1.2188

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))
=(20.864 / (20.864 + 41.619)) / (54.005 / (54.005 + 76.52))
=0.333915 / 0.413752
=0.807

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)
=(171.837 / 877.873) / (203.779 / 720.302)
=0.195742 / 0.282908
=0.6919

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)
=((28.218 + 416.42) / 1993.81) / ((19.193 + 189.527) / 324.619)
=0.223009 / 0.642969
=0.3468

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
=(76.724 - 0 - 57.161) / 1993.81
=0.009812

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.

Big Medya Teknoloji AS has a M-score of 0.65 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of 0.65 mean?
Big Medya Teknoloji AS (IST:BIGTK) has a Beneish M-Score of 0.65 as of Jul. 08, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Big Medya Teknoloji AS and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Big Medya Teknoloji AS ranks #923 out of 977 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 94.5%.
Is Big Medya Teknoloji AS's Beneish M-Score too high?
Big Medya Teknoloji AS's current Beneish M-Score is 0.65. Based on the distribution chart, Big Medya Teknoloji AS ranks #923 out of 977 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Big Medya Teknoloji AS has a GF Score™ of 44/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Big Medya Teknoloji AS's Beneish M-Score compare to NYT and WLY?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, Big Medya Teknoloji AS ranks #923 out of 977 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Big Medya Teknoloji AS in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Media - Diversified company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Media - Diversified industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Big Medya Teknoloji AS and its competitors. Big Medya Teknoloji AS's current Beneish M-Score is 0.65. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Big Medya Teknoloji AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Big Medya Teknoloji AS (IST:BIGTK) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₺220.54, compared to a current price of ₺318.00 — trading 44.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is 0.65. Big Medya Teknoloji AS's overall GF Score™ is 44/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Big Medya Teknoloji AS (IST:BIGTK), the current Beneish M-Score is 0.65 as of Jul. 08, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Big Medya Teknoloji AS (IST:BIGTK) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Big Medya Teknoloji AS stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₺318.00 is trading 44.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₺220.54. GuruFocus considers Big Medya Teknoloji AS to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for IST:BIGTK:

  • Beneish M-Score: 0.65
  • GF Value™: ₺220.54 vs. price of ₺318.00 (44.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 44/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the IST:BIGTK stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Big Medya Teknoloji AS Business Description

Address Mecidiyekoy Kustepe District Road Street, Number 12, Trump Towers, Tower 2 Floor, Sisli, Istanbul, TUR, 34387
Big Medya Teknoloji AS Formerly Dogan Burda Dergi Yayincilik ve Pazarlama AS is a Turkey-based company involved in the publishing of Magazines. It has licensing agreements with various international publishing brands of magazines including Auto Show, Here, Capital, Elle and Elle Decoration, Maison Francaise, Chip and Level and, Popular Science.
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