Lumen Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lumen Technologies'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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Lumen Technologies Annual Data
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-2.99 |
-3.00 |
-3.01 |
-2.88 |
-2.90 |
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Lumen Technologies Quarterly Data
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-2.88 |
-2.81 |
-2.79 |
-2.82 |
-2.90 |
Competitive Comparison
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Lumen Technologies'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.
Lumen Technologies Beneish M-Score Distribution
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Lumen Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lumen Technologies's Beneish M-Score falls into.
Lumen Technologies 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 Lumen Technologies 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 * 1.2651 | + | 0.528 * 1.0797 | + | 0.404 * 0.6057 | + | 0.892 * 0.8329 | + | 0.115 * 1.1015 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 1.2475 | + | 4.679 * -0.061967 | - | 0.327 * 1.2375 |
| = | -2.90 |
* 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 (Dec23) TTM: | Last Year (Dec22) TTM: |
Total Receivables was $1,610 Mil.
Revenue was 3517 + 3641 + 3661 + 3738 = $14,557 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1780 + 1791 + 1921 + 1921 = $7,413 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,775 Mil.
Total Assets was $34,018 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19,758 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,985 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,198 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,534 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $19,831 Mil.
Net Income was -1995 + -78 + -8736 + 511 = $-10,298 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2026 + -35 + -8781 + 492 = $-10,350 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 784 + 881 + -100 + 595 = $2,160 Mil.
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Total Receivables was $1,528 Mil.
Revenue was 3800 + 4390 + 4612 + 4676 = $17,478 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1974 + 2391 + 2554 + 2691 = $9,610 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,451 Mil.
Total Assets was $45,612 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19,166 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3,239 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,078 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,897 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $20,418 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (1610 / 14557) | / | (1528 / 17478) |
| = | 0.1106 | / | 0.087424 |
| | = | 1.2651 |
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) |
| = | (9610 / 17478) | / | (7413 / 14557) |
| = | 0.549834 | / | 0.50924 |
| | = | 1.0797 |
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 - (4775 + 19758) / 34018) | / | (1 - (5451 + 19166) / 45612) |
| = | 0.278823 | / | 0.460296 |
| | = | 0.6057 |
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 |
| = | 14557 | / | 17478 |
| | = | 0.8329 |
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)) |
| = | (3239 / (3239 + 19166)) | / | (2985 / (2985 + 19758)) |
| = | 0.144566 | / | 0.131249 |
| | = | 1.1015 |
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) |
| = | (3198 / 14557) | / | (3078 / 17478) |
| = | 0.219688 | / | 0.176107 |
| | = | 1.2475 |
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) |
| = | ((19831 + 3534) / 34018) | / | ((20418 + 4897) / 45612) |
| = | 0.686842 | / | 0.555007 |
| | = | 1.2375 |
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 |
| = | (-10298 - -10350 | - | 2160) | / | 34018 |
| | = | -0.061967 |
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.
Lumen Technologies has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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