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Vantage Towers AG (Vantage Towers AG) Beneish M-Score : -2.98 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Vantage Towers AG 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 -2.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

VTAGY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.98   Max: -2.98
Current: -2.98

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vantage Towers AG was -2.98. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.98.


Vantage Towers AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vantage Towers AG'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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Vantage Towers AG Beneish M-Score Chart

Vantage Towers AG Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.98

Vantage Towers AG Semi-Annual Data
Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - -2.98

Competitive Comparison of Vantage Towers AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Vantage Towers AG'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.


Vantage Towers AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Vantage Towers AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vantage Towers AG's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Vantage Towers AG 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 Vantage Towers AG 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 * 0.555+0.528 * 0.9966+0.404 * 0.9736+0.892 * 1.0405+0.115 * 0.9577
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.029395-0.327 * 1.0064
=-3.01

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $378 Mil.
Revenue was $1,173 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,123 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $642 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,816 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,813 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $445 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,318 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,875 Mil.
Net Income was $507 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $854 Mil.
Total Receivables was $655 Mil.
Revenue was $1,127 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,076 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $727 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,808 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,526 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $392 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $808 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,348 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)
=(378.373 / 1172.591) / (655.286 / 1126.982)
=0.322681 / 0.581452
=0.555

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)
=(1075.881 / 1126.982) / (1123.233 / 1172.591)
=0.954657 / 0.957907
=0.9966

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 - (642.184 + 3813.49) / 11815.632) / (1 - (727.203 + 3526.322) / 11807.93)
=0.6229 / 0.639774
=0.9736

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
=1172.591 / 1126.982
=1.0405

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))
=(392.401 / (392.401 + 3526.322)) / (445.289 / (445.289 + 3813.49))
=0.100135 / 0.104558
=0.9577

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 / 1172.591) / (0 / 1126.982)
=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)
=((1875.268 + 3317.559) / 11815.632) / ((4348.348 + 808.15) / 11807.93)
=0.439488 / 0.436698
=1.0064

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
=(506.531 - 0 - 853.854) / 11815.632
=-0.029395

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.

Vantage Towers AG has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vantage Towers AG (Vantage Towers AG) Business Description

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Address
Prinzenallee 11-13, Dusseldorf, NW, DEU, 40549
Vantage is the tower arm of Vodafone, spun off in 2021. Vantage fully owns 45,000 towers in Germany, Spain, Greece, and other European countries. Vantage also owns stakes in Inwit (22,000 towers, Vantage owns 33% stake), the Italian tower operator resulting from the merger of Vodafone and Telecom Italia's towers in the region, and Cornerstone (14,000 towers, 50% stake) a tower joint venture in the U.K. with Telefonica.

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