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MWTCY (Manila Water Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.36 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Manila Water Co 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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MWTCY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.24   Max: -1.35
Current: -2.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Manila Water Co was -1.35. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.24.


Manila Water Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manila Water Co'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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Manila Water Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Manila Water Co 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 -1.96 -2.23 -2.38 -2.09 -2.55

Manila Water Co 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 -2.19 -2.55 -2.54 -2.50 -2.36

Competitive Comparison of Manila Water Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Manila Water Co'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.


Manila Water Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Manila Water Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Manila Water Co 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 Manila Water Co 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 * 0.9126+0.528 * 0.9812+0.404 * 0.9908+0.892 * 1.1986+0.115 * 0.846
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2684+4.679 * 0.028621-0.327 * 1.0869
=-2.36

* 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 $73.0 Mil.
Revenue was 156.757 + 162.603 + 150.373 + 129.01 = $598.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 109.343 + 112.873 + 103.429 + 81.706 = $407.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $276.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,812.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $166.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $82.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $665.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,477.2 Mil.
Net Income was 54.362 + 64.641 + 53.267 + -28.452 = $143.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.099 + 11.166 + 35.587 + -16.16 = $34.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was $66.7 Mil.
Revenue was 132.204 + 136.56 + 125.892 + 104.865 = $499.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 87.287 + 94.938 + 81.854 + 69.377 = $333.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $235.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,484.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $140.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $54.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $564.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,237.0 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)
=(72.96 / 598.743) / (66.701 / 499.521)
=0.121855 / 0.13353
=0.9126

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)
=(333.456 / 499.521) / (407.351 / 598.743)
=0.667552 / 0.680344
=0.9812

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 - (276.234 + 166.22) / 3812.792) / (1 - (235.568 + 140.078) / 3484.507)
=0.883955 / 0.892195
=0.9908

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
=598.743 / 499.521
=1.1986

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))
=(54.65 / (54.65 + 140.078)) / (82.514 / (82.514 + 166.22))
=0.280648 / 0.331736
=0.846

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)
=(5.803 / 598.743) / (3.817 / 499.521)
=0.009692 / 0.007641
=1.2684

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)
=((1477.198 + 665.062) / 3812.792) / ((1237.001 + 564.267) / 3484.507)
=0.561861 / 0.516936
=1.0869

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
=(143.818 - 0 - 34.692) / 3812.792
=0.028621

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.

Manila Water Co has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Manila Water Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
489 Katipunan Road, 2nd Floor, MWSS Administration Building, Balara, Quezon, PHL, 1105
Manila Water Co Inc is a water and wastewater management company. Its operations can be divided among Metro Manila East Zone and Manila Water Philippine Ventures, which operate across municipalities in the Philippines, and Manila Water Asia Pacific, which operates in Vietnam, Myanmar, and Indonesia. The segments of the company consist of Manila Concession and Head Office, Domestic Subsidiaries, and Foreign Subsidiaries. The Manila Concession and Head Office segment generate maximum revenue for the company.

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