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Grab Holdings (Grab Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.73 (As of Today)
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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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GRAB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.81   Med: -5.27   Max: -2.73
Current: -2.73

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grab Holdings was -2.73. The lowest was -7.81. And the median was -5.27.


Grab Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grab Holdings'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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Grab Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -7.81 -2.73

Grab Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 -7.81 -3.98 -3.00 -2.74 -2.73

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Grab Holdings'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.


Grab Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Grab Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Grab Holdings 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 Grab Holdings 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 * 0.7268+0.528 * 0.1475+0.404 * 0.8763+0.892 * 1.6469+0.115 * 1.0532
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.554+4.679 * -0.037648-0.327 * 0.9545
=-2.73

* 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 $486 Mil.
Revenue was 653 + 615 + 567 + 525 = $2,360 Mil.
Gross Profit was 276 + 240 + 191 + 153 = $860 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,768 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,792 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $512 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $145 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $843 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,478 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $668 Mil.
Net Income was 62 + -99 + -135 + -244 = $-416 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 13 + -53 + -82 + -51 = $-173 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -26 + 322 + -51 + -157 = $88 Mil.
Total Receivables was $406 Mil.
Revenue was 502 + 382 + 321 + 228 = $1,433 Mil.
Gross Profit was 114 + 61 + -16 + -82 = $77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,688 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,170 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $492 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $149 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $924 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,097 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,248 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)
=(486 / 2360) / (406 / 1433)
=0.205932 / 0.283322
=0.7268

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)
=(77 / 1433) / (860 / 2360)
=0.053733 / 0.364407
=0.1475

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 - (5768 + 512) / 8792) / (1 - (5688 + 492) / 9170)
=0.285714 / 0.326063
=0.8763

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
=2360 / 1433
=1.6469

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))
=(149 / (149 + 492)) / (145 / (145 + 512))
=0.232449 / 0.2207
=1.0532

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)
=(843 / 2360) / (924 / 1433)
=0.357203 / 0.644801
=0.554

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)
=((668 + 1478) / 8792) / ((1248 + 1097) / 9170)
=0.244086 / 0.255725
=0.9545

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
=(-416 - -173 - 88) / 8792
=-0.037648

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.

Grab Holdings has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Grab Holdings (Grab Holdings) Business Description

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3 Media Close, No. 01-03/06, Singapore, SGP, 138498
Founded in 2012, Grab provides ride-sharing services, food and grocery delivery, and financial services (payments, consumer loans, and enterprise offerings) in eight Southeast-Asian countries through its mobile platform. The company partners with merchants and riders, connecting them with consumers while charging commission to both sides. Grab has a leading market share in and derives 89% of its revenue from its core businesses, ride-sharing and food delivery. Singapore and Malaysia contributed 58% of revenue as of end-2021. Grab's main competitors in Southeast Asia are Foodpanda and Gojek, the ride-sharing arm of GoTo. Its financial services business is still in its nascent stage and provides minimal revenue currently. The company now also generates advertising revenue.

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