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Altice USA (Altice USA) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Altice USA 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ATUS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.81   Max: -2.63
Current: -2.71

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Altice USA was -2.63. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.81.


Altice USA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Altice USA'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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Altice USA Beneish M-Score Chart

Altice USA Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.81 -2.86 -2.81 -2.89 -2.71

Altice USA 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 -2.89 - - - -2.71

Competitive Comparison of Altice USA's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Altice USA'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.


Altice USA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Altice USA 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 Altice USA 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 * 1.0201+0.528 * 0.9937+0.404 * 1.0261+0.892 * 0.9574+0.115 * 1.1345
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.050565-0.327 * 0.9988
=-2.71

* 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 $358 Mil.
Revenue was $9,237 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6,207 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $835 Mil.
Total Assets was $31,924 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8,373 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,644 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,308 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $24,980 Mil.
Net Income was $53 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-159 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,826 Mil.
Total Receivables was $367 Mil.
Revenue was $9,648 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6,442 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,568 Mil.
Total Assets was $33,665 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7,751 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,774 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,040 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $24,773 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)
=(358.004 / 9237.064) / (366.564 / 9647.659)
=0.038757 / 0.037995
=1.0201

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)
=(6442.021 / 9647.659) / (6207.222 / 9237.064)
=0.667729 / 0.671991
=0.9937

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 - (834.794 + 8373.302) / 31923.616) / (1 - (2568.445 + 7751.381) / 33664.966)
=0.711558 / 0.693455
=1.0261

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
=9237.064 / 9647.659
=0.9574

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))
=(1773.673 / (1773.673 + 7751.381)) / (1644.297 / (1644.297 + 8373.302))
=0.186211 / 0.164141
=1.1345

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)
=(0 / 9237.064) / (0 / 9647.659)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((24980.201 + 2308.124) / 31923.616) / ((24772.893 + 4039.701) / 33664.966)
=0.854801 / 0.855863
=0.9988

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
=(53.198 - -158.982 - 1826.398) / 31923.616
=-0.050565

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.

Altice USA has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Altice USA (Altice USA) Business Description

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Address
1 Court Square West, Long Island City, New York, NY, USA, 11101
Altice Europe acquired privately held U.S. cable company Suddenlink in 2015 and Cablevision in 2016. Suddenlink's networks provide television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 3.5 million U.S. homes and businesses located primarily in smaller markets, with major clusters in Texas, West Virginia, Idaho, Arizona, and Louisiana. Cablevision provides comparable services to about 5.5 million homes and business in the New York City metro area. Both regions operate under the Optimum brand name. Altice Europe spun off Altice USA, which includes both the Suddenlink and Cablevision operations, to shareholders in 2018. Altice USA also owns News 12 Networks, which broadcasts local news in New York, i24News, a news operation focused on the Middle East, and Cheddar, a news upstart.
Executives
Alexandre Fonseca director 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Marc Sirota officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Patrick Drahi director, 10 percent owner WIESTISTRASSE 14, ZERMATT V8 3920
Next Alt S.a.r.l. director, 10 percent owner 5, RUE EUGENE RUPPERT, GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG N4 L-2453
Dennis Mathew officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Maria Bruzzese officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1 COURT SQUARE WEST, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Charles Stewart officer: Co-President & CFO 1111 STEWART AVENUE, BETHPAGE NY 11714
Mark Mullen director 1111 STEWART AVENUE, BETHPAGE NY 11714
Susan C Schnabel director C/O CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, 11 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10010
Gerrit Jan Bakker director 15 RUE PIERRE FATIO 6TH FLOOR, GENEVA V8 1204
Raymond Svider director 650 MADISON AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Michael Olsen officer: Acting Gen Counsel & Secretary 1 COURT SQUARE W, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Michael Grau officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 COURT SQUARE W, LONG ISLAND CITY NY 11101
Soroban Opportunities Master Fund Lp 10 percent owner WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED, CAYMAN CORPORATE CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-9008
Soroban Capital Gp Llc 10 percent owner 55 WEST 46TH STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036