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PJSC MegaFon (MIC:MFON) Beneish M-Score : -2.48 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is PJSC MegaFon 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MIC:MFON' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.99   Med: -3.1   Max: -1.13
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PJSC MegaFon was -1.13. The lowest was -3.99. And the median was -3.10.


PJSC MegaFon Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PJSC MegaFon'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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PJSC MegaFon Beneish M-Score Chart

PJSC MegaFon Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.15 -3.11 -3.22 -2.41 -2.28

PJSC MegaFon Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23
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 -1.75 -1.42 -2.28 - -2.48

Competitive Comparison of PJSC MegaFon's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, PJSC MegaFon'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.


PJSC MegaFon's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



PJSC MegaFon 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 PJSC MegaFon 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 * 1.1487+0.528 * 0.9696+0.404 * 0.7418+0.892 * 0.7373+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4559+4.679 * 0.072551-0.327 * 1.126
=-2.48

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₽26,798 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 81615.747 + 84003.616 + 81580.651 = ₽247,200 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 38121.058 + 31356.306 + 41605.385 = ₽111,083 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₽72,564 Mil.
Total Assets was ₽634,579 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₽341,111 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₽0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₽58,148 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₽241,391 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₽273,210 Mil.
Net Income was 0 + 10978.619 + 20618.679 + 14442.11 = ₽46,039 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₽0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₽0 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₽31,641 Mil.
Revenue was 75342.118 + 80857.924 + 87247.067 + 91844 = ₽335,291 Mil.
Gross Profit was 33094.904 + 27763.616 + 23158.265 + 62067 = ₽146,084 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₽75,534 Mil.
Total Assets was ₽719,120 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₽306,100 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₽40,705 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₽54,174 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₽134,579 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₽383,302 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)
=(26797.502 / 247200.014) / (31640.605 / 335291.109)
=0.108404 / 0.094368
=1.1487

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)
=(146083.785 / 335291.109) / (111082.749 / 247200.014)
=0.435692 / 0.449364
=0.9696

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 - (72564.15 + 341110.924) / 634578.501) / (1 - (75534.203 + 306099.994) / 719119.967)
=0.34811 / 0.469304
=0.7418

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
=247200.014 / 335291.109
=0.7373

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))
=(40705 / (40705 + 306099.994)) / (0 / (0 + 341110.924))
=0.117371 / 0
=1

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)
=(58148.191 / 247200.014) / (54173.543 / 335291.109)
=0.235227 / 0.161572
=1.4559

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)
=((273210.026 + 241391.286) / 634578.501) / ((383301.997 + 134578.764) / 719119.967)
=0.810934 / 0.720159
=1.126

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
=(46039.408 - 0 - 0) / 634578.501
=0.072551

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.

PJSC MegaFon has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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PJSC MegaFon (MIC:MFON) Business Description

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Address
41 Oruzheyniy Lane, Moscow, RUS, 127006
PJSC MegaFon is a telecommunications company that provides fixed-line, mobile business, and hardware operations. The primary mobile segment provides voice, data, Internet, and business solutions products for customers in the Russian Federation. MegaFon operates its retail chain of stores through both direct ownership and franchised operations. The company also manages a hardware brand, which creates fixed phones, mobile phones, modems, laptops, and tablet computers. MegaFon generates the vast majority of its revenue in Russia. The company earns revenue in the form of Wireless services, wireline services, and sale of equipment and accessories, out of which the majority of the revenue is generated from Wireless services.