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Telefonica Brasil (BSP:VIVT3) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Telefonica Brasil 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSP:VIVT3' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.69   Max: -2.49
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Telefonica Brasil was -2.49. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.69.


Telefonica Brasil Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Telefonica Brasil 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 -3.07 -3.42 -2.66 -3.02 -2.68

Telefonica Brasil Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 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 -2.90 -3.02 -2.84 -2.78 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Telefonica Brasil's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telefonica Brasil'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 Brasil's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Telefonica Brasil 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 Brasil 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 * 0.91+0.528 * 0.9839+0.404 * 1.0033+0.892 * 1.11+0.115 * 1.1379
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9834+4.679 * -0.054698-0.327 * 0.9034
=-2.68

* 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 (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R$12,008 Mil.
Revenue was 13534.726 + 13111.806 + 12732.709 + 12659.238 = R$52,038 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5830.152 + 5659.458 + 5687.627 + 5405.522 = R$22,583 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$19,245 Mil.
Total Assets was R$120,738 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$46,318 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$10,783 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$11,402 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$20,084 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$14,262 Mil.
Net Income was 1600.646 + 1471.543 + 1122.531 + 1126.334 = R$5,321 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -327.358 + -235.148 + -410.356 + -351.494 = R$-1,324 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3834.648 + 4739.329 + 0 + 4675.607 = R$13,250 Mil.
Total Receivables was R$11,888 Mil.
Revenue was 12198.995 + 11831.309 + 11351.62 + 11500.942 = R$46,883 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5148.814 + 5163.9 + 4891.246 + 4814.16 = R$20,018 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R$21,094 Mil.
Total Assets was R$122,372 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R$45,539 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R$12,463 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R$10,445 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R$24,787 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R$13,747 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)
=(12008.491 / 52038.479) / (11888.377 / 46882.866)
=0.230762 / 0.253576
=0.91

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)
=(20018.12 / 46882.866) / (22582.759 / 52038.479)
=0.426982 / 0.433963
=0.9839

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 - (19244.962 + 46318.147) / 120737.98) / (1 - (21094.353 + 45539.264) / 122372.426)
=0.45698 / 0.455485
=1.0033

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
=52038.479 / 46882.866
=1.11

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))
=(12462.902 / (12462.902 + 45539.264)) / (10782.768 / (10782.768 + 46318.147))
=0.21487 / 0.188837
=1.1379

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)
=(11401.542 / 52038.479) / (10445.224 / 46882.866)
=0.219098 / 0.222794
=0.9834

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)
=((14261.567 + 20084.184) / 120737.98) / ((13747.209 + 24787.207) / 122372.426)
=0.284465 / 0.314895
=0.9034

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
=(5321.054 - -1324.356 - 13249.584) / 120737.98
=-0.054698

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 Brasil has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Telefonica Brasil (BSP:VIVT3) Business Description

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Avenida Engenheiro Luis Carlos Berrini, 1376, 32nd Floor, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04571-936
Telefonica Brasil, known as Vivo, is the largest wireless carrier in Brazil with 98 million customers, equal to about 40% market share. The firm is strongest in the postpaid business, where it has 60 million customers, about 42% share of this market. It is the incumbent fixed-line telephone operator in Sao Paulo state and, following the acquisition of GVT, the owner of an extensive fiber network across the country. The firm provides internet access to 6 million households on this network. Following its parent Telefonica's footsteps, Vivo is cross-selling fixed-line and wireless services as a converged offering. The firm also sells pay-tv services to its fixed-line customers.

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