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Sea (SE) Beneish M-Score

: -2.49 (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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.12   Max: 2.9
Current: -2.49

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sea was 2.90. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.12.


Sea Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sea'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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Sea 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 -2.95 -2.08 -1.84 -2.29 -2.49

Sea 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 -2.29 -2.56 -2.42 -2.54 -2.49

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Sea'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.


Sea Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sea's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sea 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 Sea 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 * 0.8751+0.528 * 0.9327+0.404 * 2.2341+0.892 * 1.0493+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7741+4.679 * -0.095381-0.327 * 0.9807
=-2.49

* 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 $3,018 Mil.
Revenue was 3616.628 + 3310.168 + 3095.66 + 3041.104 = $13,064 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1524.787 + 1441.292 + 1450.878 + 1416.69 = $5,834 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11,774 Mil.
Total Assets was $18,883 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,224 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,914 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,169 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,859 Mil.
Net Income was -109.74 + -143.978 + 321.605 + 88.075 = $156 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -49.166 + 45.875 + 34.421 + -153.762 = $-123 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 278.833 + 599.839 + 595.48 + 605.536 = $2,080 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3,286 Mil.
Revenue was 3451.584 + 3155.951 + 2942.599 + 2899.571 = $12,450 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1697.313 + 1227.718 + 1090.218 + 1170.028 = $5,185 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12,688 Mil.
Total Assets was $17,003 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,346 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,818 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6,936 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,107 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)
=(3017.632 / 13063.56) / (3286.29 / 12449.705)
=0.230996 / 0.263965
=0.8751

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)
=(5185.277 / 12449.705) / (5833.647 / 13063.56)
=0.416498 / 0.446559
=0.9327

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 - (11773.934 + 2223.68) / 18883.232) / (1 - (12688.012 + 2345.735) / 17002.796)
=0.258728 / 0.115807
=2.2341

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
=13063.56 / 12449.705
=1.0493

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))
=(0 / (0 + 2345.735)) / (0 / (0 + 2223.68))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(3913.947 / 13063.56) / (4818.433 / 12449.705)
=0.299608 / 0.387032
=0.7741

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)
=((3858.622 + 8168.941) / 18883.232) / ((4107.412 + 6935.692) / 17002.796)
=0.636944 / 0.649488
=0.9807

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
=(155.962 - -122.632 - 2079.688) / 18883.232
=-0.095381

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.

Sea has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Sea (SE) Business Description

Address
1 Fusionopolis Place, No. 17-10, Galaxis, Singapore, SGP, 138522
Sea operates Southeast Asia's largest e-commerce company, Shopee, in terms of gross merchandise value and number of transactions. Sea started as a gaming business, Garena, but in 2015 expanded into e-commerce, which is now the main growth driver. Shopee is a hybrid C2C and B2C marketplace platform operating in eight core markets. Indonesia accounts for 35% of GMV, with the rest split mainly among Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines. For Garena, Free Fire was the most downloaded game in January 2022 and accounted for 74% of gaming revenue in 2021. Sea's third business, SeaMoney, provides mostly credit lending.

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