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Bharti Airtel (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Beneish M-Score : -2.90 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Bharti Airtel 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 -2.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:BHARTIARTL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.25   Med: -2.73   Max: -2.16
Current: -2.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bharti Airtel was -2.16. The lowest was -3.25. And the median was -2.73.


Bharti Airtel Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bharti Airtel'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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Bharti Airtel Beneish M-Score Chart

Bharti Airtel Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 -3.06 -2.76 -2.17 -2.74

Bharti Airtel Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 - -2.74 - -2.87 -2.90

Competitive Comparison of Bharti Airtel's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Bharti Airtel'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.


Bharti Airtel's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Bharti Airtel 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 Bharti Airtel 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 * 1.0504+0.528 * 0.9765+0.404 * 0.9286+0.892 * 1.1022+0.115 * 1.0072
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.068+4.679 * -0.106873-0.327 * 1.0034
=-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 ₹55,099 Mil.
Revenue was 378995 + 370438 + 374400 + 360090 = ₹1,483,923 Mil.
Gross Profit was 254296 + 248411 + 250989 + 205377 = ₹959,073 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹642,882 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹4,456,927 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,655,598 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹292,146 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹84,748 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,333,210 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,922,770 Mil.
Net Income was 24422 + 13407 + 16125 + 30056 = ₹84,010 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 214346 + -16806 + 208097 + 154700 = ₹560,337 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹47,595 Mil.
Revenue was 358044 + 345268 + 328046 + 315003 = ₹1,346,361 Mil.
Gross Profit was 236987 + 225144 + 211214 + 176354 = ₹849,699 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹587,413 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹4,378,397 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,507,572 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹268,271 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹71,999 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,229,452 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,958,412 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)
=(55099 / 1483923) / (47595 / 1346361)
=0.037131 / 0.035351
=1.0504

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)
=(849699 / 1346361) / (959073 / 1483923)
=0.631108 / 0.646309
=0.9765

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 - (642882 + 1655598) / 4456927) / (1 - (587413 + 1507572) / 4378397)
=0.48429 / 0.521518
=0.9286

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
=1483923 / 1346361
=1.1022

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))
=(268271 / (268271 + 1507572)) / (292146 / (292146 + 1655598))
=0.151067 / 0.149992
=1.0072

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)
=(84748 / 1483923) / (71999 / 1346361)
=0.057111 / 0.053477
=1.068

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)
=((1922770 + 1333210) / 4456927) / ((1958412 + 1229452) / 4378397)
=0.730544 / 0.728089
=1.0034

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
=(84010 - 0 - 560337) / 4456927
=-0.106873

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.

Bharti Airtel has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bharti Airtel (NSE:BHARTIARTL) Business Description

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1, Nelson Mandela Road, Bharti Crescent, Phase II, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, IND, 110 070
Bharti Airtel Ltd is a telecommunications company. The company's segment includes Mobile Services India; Mobile Services Africa; Mobile Services South Asia; Airtel Business; Tower Infrastructure Services; Homes Services; Digital TV Services and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Mobile Services India segment. Mobile Services India services cover voice and data telecom services provided through wireless technology (2G / 3G / 4G) in India. It includes the captive national long distance networks which primarily provide connectivity to the mobile services business in India. It also includes intra-city fibre networks.

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