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T-Mobile US (T-Mobile US) Beneish M-Score

: -2.81 (As of Today)
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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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for T-Mobile US's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TMUS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.95
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of T-Mobile US was -1.95. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.61.


T-Mobile US Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for T-Mobile US'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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T-Mobile US Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.89 -1.95 -2.52 -2.69 -2.81

T-Mobile US 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.75 -2.78 -2.82 -2.81

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, T-Mobile US'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.


T-Mobile US Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, T-Mobile US's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where T-Mobile US's Beneish M-Score falls into.



T-Mobile US 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 T-Mobile US 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 * 0.9684+0.528 * 0.8851+0.404 * 1.0143+0.892 * 0.9873+0.115 * 1.0158
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.999+4.679 * -0.049764-0.327 * 1.0086
=-2.81

* 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 $9,148 Mil.
Revenue was 20478 + 19252 + 19196 + 19632 = $78,558 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12078 + 12117 + 12192 + 11983 = $48,370 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19,015 Mil.
Total Assets was $207,682 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $70,837 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $12,818 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $21,311 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $20,928 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $104,652 Mil.
Net Income was 2014 + 2142 + 2221 + 1940 = $8,317 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 12 + 41 + -11 + 51 = $93 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4859 + 5294 + 4355 + 4051 = $18,559 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9,568 Mil.
Revenue was 20273 + 19477 + 19701 + 20120 = $79,571 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11602 + 10783 + 10533 + 10447 = $43,365 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19,067 Mil.
Total Assets was $211,338 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $74,058 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $13,651 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $21,607 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $24,742 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $101,955 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)
=(9148 / 78558) / (9568 / 79571)
=0.116449 / 0.120245
=0.9684

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)
=(43365 / 79571) / (48370 / 78558)
=0.544985 / 0.615723
=0.8851

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 - (19015 + 70837) / 207682) / (1 - (19067 + 74058) / 211338)
=0.567358 / 0.559355
=1.0143

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
=78558 / 79571
=0.9873

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))
=(13651 / (13651 + 74058)) / (12818 / (12818 + 70837))
=0.15564 / 0.153225
=1.0158

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)
=(21311 / 78558) / (21607 / 79571)
=0.271277 / 0.271544
=0.999

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)
=((104652 + 20928) / 207682) / ((101955 + 24742) / 211338)
=0.604674 / 0.599499
=1.0086

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
=(8317 - 93 - 18559) / 207682
=-0.049764

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.

T-Mobile US has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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T-Mobile US (T-Mobile US) Business Description

Address
12920 SE 38th Street, Bellevue, WA, USA, 98006-1350
Deutsche Telekom merged its T-Mobile USA unit with prepaid specialist MetroPCS in 2013, creating T-Mobile us. Following the merger, the firm provided nationwide service in major markets but spottier coverage elsewhere. T-Mobile spent aggressively on low-frequency spectrum, well suited to broad coverage, and has substantially expanded its geographic footprint. This expansion, coupled with aggressive marketing and innovative offerings, produced rapid customer growth. With the Sprint acquisition, the firm's scale now roughly matches its larger rivals: T-Mobile now serves 73 million postpaid and 21 million prepaid phone customers, equal to around 30% of the U.S. retail wireless market. In addition, the firm provides wholesale service to resellers.
Executives
Telekom Ag Deutsche director, 10 percent owner FRIEDERICH EBERT ALLEE 140, D 53113 BONN GERMANY I8
Deeanne King officer: EVP, Human Resources C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Dara Bazzano officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer 100 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD., SUITE 1100, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Nestor Cano officer: EVP, Transformation and CIDO
Michael J. Katz officer: EVP, T-Mobile for Business C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006-1350
G Michael Sievert officer: Chief Operating Officer 1715 NORTH WESTSHORE BOULEVARD, SUITE 650, TAMPA FL 33607
Srikant Datar director ICF INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9300 LEE HIGHWAY, FAIRFAX VA 22031
Ulf Ewaldsson officer: President, Technology C/O T-MOBILE US, INC, 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Jon Freier officer: EVP, Consumer Markets C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006-1350
James J Kavanaugh director IBM CORPORATION, ONE NEW ORCHARD RD, ARMONK NY 10504-1722
Andre Almeida director C/O T-MOBILE US, INC, 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Raul Marcelo Claure director 2010 NW 84 AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33122
Neville R Ray officer: EVP & Chief Technology Officer C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Peter Osvaldik officer: SVP, Finance & CAO C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006
Callie R Field officer: President, Business Group C/O T-MOBILE US, INC., 12920 SE 38TH STREET, BELLEVUE WA 98006