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Telefonica Chile (XSGO:CTC) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Telefonica Chile 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSGO:CTC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.17   Med: -2.91   Max: -1.71
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Telefonica Chile was -1.71. The lowest was -3.17. And the median was -2.91.


Telefonica Chile Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telefonica Chile'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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Telefonica Chile Beneish M-Score Chart

Telefonica Chile Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.88 -3.04 -1.71 -2.22 -2.78

Telefonica Chile 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 -2.22 -2.03 -2.12 -2.45 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Telefonica Chile's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telefonica Chile'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.


Telefonica Chile's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Telefonica Chile 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 Telefonica Chile 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 * 0.865+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.2771+0.892 * 1.0571+0.115 * 0.685
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0863+4.679 * -0.054367-0.327 * 1.1063
=-2.78

* 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 CLP288,605 Mil.
Revenue was 267794.143 + 226530.016 + 231701.631 + 237168.473 = CLP963,194 Mil.
Gross Profit was 267794.143 + 226530.016 + 231701.631 + 237168.473 = CLP963,194 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP623,620 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP1,915,485 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP702,692 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP164,500 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP292,898 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP553,926 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP67,608 Mil.
Net Income was 32200.7 + -19082.505 + -11080.719 + -9603.322 = CLP-7,566 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = CLP0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 212870.008 + 20235.489 + -33279.493 + -103252.707 = CLP96,573 Mil.
Total Receivables was CLP315,612 Mil.
Revenue was 246562.904 + 233539.128 + 213079.727 + 217964.441 = CLP911,146 Mil.
Gross Profit was 246562.904 + 233539.128 + 213079.727 + 217964.441 = CLP911,146 Mil.
Total Current Assets was CLP655,797 Mil.
Total Assets was CLP1,845,391 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was CLP745,128 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was CLP111,290 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was CLP255,049 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was CLP518,266 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was CLP22,983 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)
=(288605.335 / 963194.263) / (315611.64 / 911146.2)
=0.299634 / 0.34639
=0.865

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)
=(911146.2 / 911146.2) / (963194.263 / 963194.263)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (623620.353 + 702691.56) / 1915484.672) / (1 - (655796.608 + 745127.688) / 1845391.477)
=0.307584 / 0.240853
=1.2771

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
=963194.263 / 911146.2
=1.0571

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))
=(111289.751 / (111289.751 + 745127.688)) / (164500.154 / (164500.154 + 702691.56))
=0.129948 / 0.189693
=0.685

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)
=(292897.876 / 963194.263) / (255048.933 / 911146.2)
=0.30409 / 0.279921
=1.0863

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)
=((67607.706 + 553925.933) / 1915484.672) / ((22982.512 + 518266.327) / 1845391.477)
=0.324479 / 0.293298
=1.1063

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
=(-7565.846 - 0 - 96573.297) / 1915484.672
=-0.054367

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.

Telefonica Chile has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Telefonica Chile (XSGO:CTC) Business Description

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Avenida Providencia Number 111, 23rd Floor, Santiago, CHL
Telefonica Chile SA is a telecommunication company based in Chile. The company has aggregated its operations into the divisions of Fixed Telecommunications, Television Services, Corporate Communications and Data and Others which comprises logistics, personnel, and management services. The company offers a wide range of services including broadband, pay television, local telephony, national and international long distance, data transmission, terminal sales and leasing, value-added services and interconnection services, among others. It serves to corporate customers and small and medium enterprises.

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