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Unifique Telecomunicacoes (BSP:FIQE3) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Unifique Telecomunicacoes 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:FIQE3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.77   Max: -2.59
Current: -2.95

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Unifique Telecomunicacoes was -2.59. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.77.


Unifique Telecomunicacoes Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unifique Telecomunicacoes'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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Unifique Telecomunicacoes Beneish M-Score Chart

Unifique Telecomunicacoes Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.59 -2.95

Unifique Telecomunicacoes Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 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 -2.59 -2.70 -2.72 -2.95 -2.95

Competitive Comparison of Unifique Telecomunicacoes's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Unifique Telecomunicacoes'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.


Unifique Telecomunicacoes's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Unifique Telecomunicacoes 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 Unifique Telecomunicacoes 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 * 0.8757+0.528 * 1.0343+0.404 * 1.0838+0.892 * 1.3017+0.115 * 0.9777
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0673+4.679 * -0.142634-0.327 * 0.9847
=-2.95

* 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 R$128.8 Mil.
Revenue was 231.423 + 231.09 + 215.71 + 204.933 = R$883.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106.419 + 103.428 + 97.245 + 90.327 = R$397.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$552.7 Mil.
Total Assets was R$2,016.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$654.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$218.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$125.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$399.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$302.8 Mil.
Net Income was 48.012 + 40.954 + 29.898 + 26.245 = R$145.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 104.788 + 117.429 + 121.5 + 89.075 = R$432.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$113.0 Mil.
Revenue was 189.356 + 177.19 + 157.982 + 153.92 = R$678.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 84.977 + 81.616 + 74.51 + 74.656 = R$315.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$705.4 Mil.
Total Assets was R$1,919.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$503.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$163.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$90.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$381.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$296.8 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)
=(128.829 / 883.156) / (113.016 / 678.448)
=0.145873 / 0.16658
=0.8757

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)
=(315.759 / 678.448) / (397.419 / 883.156)
=0.465414 / 0.449999
=1.0343

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 - (552.708 + 654.744) / 2016.925) / (1 - (705.427 + 503.214) / 1919.412)
=0.40134 / 0.370307
=1.0838

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
=883.156 / 678.448
=1.3017

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))
=(163.077 / (163.077 + 503.214)) / (218.639 / (218.639 + 654.744))
=0.244753 / 0.250336
=0.9777

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)
=(125.807 / 883.156) / (90.55 / 678.448)
=0.142452 / 0.133466
=1.0673

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)
=((302.83 + 399.274) / 2016.925) / ((296.763 + 381.77) / 1919.412)
=0.348106 / 0.353511
=0.9847

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
=(145.109 - 0 - 432.792) / 2016.925
=-0.142634

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.

Unifique Telecomunicacoes has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Unifique Telecomunicacoes (BSP:FIQE3) Business Description

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R Duque De Caxias, 831, CENTRO, Timbo, SC, BRA, 89120-000
Unifique Telecomunicacoes SA is a fixed broadband operator in Brazil. Its services include internet, fixed-line telephony, mobile telephony, HD Pay TV, data ceter among others.

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