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Fox (MEX:FOX1) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Fox 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:FOX1' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.71   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.33
Current: -2.42

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fox was -2.33. The lowest was -3.71. And the median was -2.52.


Fox Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fox'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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Fox Beneish M-Score Chart

Fox Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.71 -2.65 -2.47 -2.41 -2.43

Fox Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.33 -2.45 -2.50 -2.43 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Fox's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Fox'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.


Fox's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



Fox 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 Fox 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 * 1.3303+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9911+0.892 * 0.9435+0.115 * 1.1667
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0334+4.679 * -0.008787-0.327 * 0.9612
=-2.25

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN52,908 Mil.
Revenue was 70176.229 + 56645.759 + 57207.291 + 71868.966 = MXN255,898 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70176.229 + 56645.759 + 57207.291 + 71868.966 = MXN255,898 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN153,447 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN443,780 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN50,683 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN6,860 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN36,625 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN59,169 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN146,890 Mil.
Net Income was 16283.878 + 5844.113 + 11053.106 + 1850.193 = MXN35,031 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 4134.963 + -3169.378 + 3767.35 + -780.815 = MXN3,952 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3111.067 + 16469.773 + 24496.072 + -9098.197 = MXN34,979 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN42,154 Mil.
Revenue was 55862.403 + 51980.305 + 73614.1 + 89779.08 = MXN271,236 Mil.
Gross Profit was 55862.403 + 51980.305 + 73614.1 + 89779.08 = MXN271,236 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN126,095 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN377,102 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN45,533 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN7,357 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN37,567 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN62,516 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN119,650 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)
=(52907.836 / 255898.245) / (42153.731 / 271235.888)
=0.206753 / 0.155414
=1.3303

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)
=(271235.888 / 271235.888) / (255898.245 / 255898.245)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (153446.508 + 50682.832) / 443779.982) / (1 - (126095.395 + 45532.997) / 377101.701)
=0.540021 / 0.544875
=0.9911

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
=255898.245 / 271235.888
=0.9435

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))
=(7356.774 / (7356.774 + 45532.997)) / (6860.122 / (6860.122 + 50682.832))
=0.139096 / 0.119217
=1.1667

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)
=(36625.41 / 255898.245) / (37567.331 / 271235.888)
=0.143125 / 0.138504
=1.0334

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)
=((146889.638 + 59169.352) / 443779.982) / ((119650.404 + 62516.421) / 377101.701)
=0.464327 / 0.483071
=0.9612

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
=(35031.29 - 3952.12 - 34978.715) / 443779.982
=-0.008787

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.

Fox has a M-score of -2.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fox operates in two segments: cable networks and television. Cable networks primarily includes Fox News, Fox Business, and several pay-TV sports stations. Television primarily includes the Fox broadcast network, 29 owned and operated local television stations, of which 18 are affiliated with the Fox network, and streaming platform Tubi, which is not subscription-based and is completely ad-supported. Fox effectively sold most of its entertainment assets to Disney in 2019, so it no longer creates entertainment content and relies heavily on live news and sports, with nearly all tied to the pay-TV bundle. The Murdoch family controls Fox.

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