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SINGY (Singapore Airlines) Beneish M-Score : -2.34 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Singapore Airlines 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 -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SINGY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.63   Med: -2.7   Max: 0.86
Current: -2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Singapore Airlines was 0.86. The lowest was -3.63. And the median was -2.70.


Singapore Airlines Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Singapore Airlines'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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Singapore Airlines Beneish M-Score Chart

Singapore Airlines Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.48 -0.87 -1.94 -1.88 -2.04

Singapore Airlines 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 -2.31 -2.04 -2.04 -2.14 -2.34

Competitive Comparison of Singapore Airlines's Beneish M-Score

For the Airlines subindustry, Singapore Airlines'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.


Singapore Airlines's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Singapore Airlines's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Singapore Airlines 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 Singapore Airlines 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 * 0.896+0.528 * 1.062+0.404 * 0.9847+0.892 * 1.0611+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.046873-0.327 * 1.051
=-2.29

* 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 $1,173 Mil.
Revenue was 3688.354 + 3490.715 + 3556.65 + 3814.954 = $14,551 Mil.
Gross Profit was -681.639 + 2440.926 + 3556.65 + 3814.954 = $9,131 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,771 Mil.
Total Assets was $31,608 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $20,444 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,716 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,621 Mil.
Net Income was 224.049 + 334.172 + 428.88 + 494.482 = $1,482 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 $1,234 Mil.
Revenue was 3434.04 + 3327.44 + 3365.834 + 3585.146 = $13,712 Mil.
Gross Profit was -282.907 + 2470.212 + 3365.834 + 3585.146 = $9,138 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12,714 Mil.
Total Assets was $34,214 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $19,968 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,250 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,635 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)
=(1172.88 / 14550.673) / (1233.629 / 13712.46)
=0.080607 / 0.089964
=0.896

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)
=(9138.285 / 13712.46) / (9130.891 / 14550.673)
=0.666422 / 0.627524
=1.062

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 - (9770.857 + 20443.544) / 31608.474) / (1 - (12713.647 + 19968.175) / 34214.27)
=0.044104 / 0.04479
=0.9847

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
=14550.673 / 13712.46
=1.0611

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))
=(0 / (0 + 19968.175)) / (0 / (0 + 20443.544))
=0 / 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)
=(0 / 14550.673) / (0 / 13712.46)
=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)
=((8621.286 + 9715.521) / 31608.474) / ((8635.11 + 10250.495) / 34214.27)
=0.580123 / 0.55198
=1.051

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
=(1481.583 - 0 - 0) / 31608.474
=0.046873

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.

Singapore Airlines has a M-score of -2.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Singapore Airlines Business Description

Address
25 Airline Road, Airline House, Sinagapore, SGP, 819829
Singapore Airlines is Singapore's flagship carrier and one of the region's largest airlines in revenue and carrying capacity. The company's hub is Changi Airport, providing regional and cross-continental passenger and cargo services destined to or transit through Singapore. The company operates under dual brands: the premium carrier, SIA, coupled with its wholly owned subsidiary, and the low-cost regional carrier Scoot. It also owns stakes in SATs and SIA Engineering.