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Tencent Music Entertainment Group (Tencent Music Entertainment Group) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Tencent Music Entertainment Group 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TME' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.73

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tencent Music Entertainment Group was -2.29. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was -2.61.


Tencent Music Entertainment Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tencent Music Entertainment Group'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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Tencent Music Entertainment Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Tencent Music Entertainment Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.29 -2.30 -2.33 -3.12 -2.62

Tencent Music Entertainment Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.67 -2.93 -2.85 -2.62 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Tencent Music Entertainment Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Tencent Music Entertainment Group'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.


Tencent Music Entertainment Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Tencent Music Entertainment Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tencent Music Entertainment Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Tencent Music Entertainment Group 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 Tencent Music Entertainment Group 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 * 1.0747+0.528 * 0.8625+0.404 * 0.939+0.892 * 0.9185+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9428+4.679 * -0.038851-0.327 * 0.9441
=-2.73

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $390 Mil.
Revenue was 939.804 + 965.379 + 900.122 + 1017.399 = $3,823 Mil.
Gross Profit was 384.781 + 369.878 + 320.914 + 348.675 = $1,424 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,519 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,994 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $117 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $684 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,692 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $820 Mil.
Net Income was 197.459 + 182.908 + 160.046 + 181.249 = $722 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3.888 + -18.207 + 17.402 + 9.775 = $13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 372.978 + 276.883 + 197.454 + 288.631 = $1,136 Mil.
Total Receivables was $395 Mil.
Revenue was 1016.413 + 1065.02 + 1049.22 + 1031.336 = $4,162 Mil.
Gross Profit was 335.95 + 350.99 + 342.332 + 308.131 = $1,337 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,751 Mil.
Total Assets was $10,030 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $102 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $790 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,593 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $834 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)
=(389.919 / 3822.704) / (395.014 / 4161.989)
=0.102001 / 0.09491
=1.0747

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)
=(1337.403 / 4161.989) / (1424.248 / 3822.704)
=0.321337 / 0.372576
=0.8625

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 - (4518.92 + 117.059) / 10994.376) / (1 - (3750.599 + 101.873) / 10029.604)
=0.578332 / 0.61589
=0.939

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
=3822.704 / 4161.989
=0.9185

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 + 101.873)) / (0 / (0 + 117.059))
=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)
=(684.045 / 3822.704) / (789.928 / 4161.989)
=0.178943 / 0.189796
=0.9428

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)
=((819.829 + 1692.286) / 10994.376) / ((833.998 + 1593.406) / 10029.604)
=0.228491 / 0.242024
=0.9441

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
=(721.662 - 12.858 - 1135.946) / 10994.376
=-0.038851

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.

Tencent Music Entertainment Group has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tencent Music Entertainment Group (Tencent Music Entertainment Group) Business Description

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Kexing Science Park, Kejizhongsan Avenue, Unit 3, Building D, Hi-Tech Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518057
TME is the largest online music service provider in China. It was founded in 2016 with the business combination of QQ Music (founded in 2005), Kuwo Music (founded in 2005) and Kugou Music (founded in 2004) streaming platforms. Tencent is the largest shareholder of TME with over 50% shares and over 90% voting rights held. TME also provides social entertainment services, including music live audio/video broadcasts and online concert services through the three platforms mentioned above, and online karaoke through an independent platform WeSing.