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Advanced Info Service PCL (Advanced Info Service PCL) Beneish M-Score : -3.08 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Advanced Info Service PCL 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 -3.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

AVIFY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.74   Med: -3.12   Max: -2.49
Current: -3.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Advanced Info Service PCL was -2.49. The lowest was -3.74. And the median was -3.12.


Advanced Info Service PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advanced Info Service PCL'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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Advanced Info Service PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Advanced Info Service PCL 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 -3.19 -3.25 -3.16 -3.16 -3.08

Advanced Info Service PCL 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 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 -3.16 -2.95 -3.26 -3.35 -3.08

Competitive Comparison of Advanced Info Service PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Advanced Info Service PCL'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.


Advanced Info Service PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Advanced Info Service PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advanced Info Service PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Advanced Info Service PCL 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 Advanced Info Service PCL 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 * 1.0968+0.528 * 0.9519+0.404 * 0.8456+0.892 * 1.0155+0.115 * 1.4386
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0041+4.679 * -0.131348-0.327 * 1.1658
=-3.08

* 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 $601 Mil.
Revenue was 1467.012 + 1283.787 + 1282.528 + 1355.4 = $5,389 Mil.
Gross Profit was 504.379 + 439.242 + 431.666 + 435.54 = $1,811 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,196 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,991 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,706 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,509 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $652 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,821 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,857 Mil.
Net Income was 200.181 + 227.015 + 205.672 + 196.058 = $829 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 16.936 + 15.594 + 1.527 + 3.812 = $38 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 719.136 + 684.97 + 503.742 + 589.551 = $2,497 Mil.
Total Receivables was $540 Mil.
Revenue was 1400.669 + 1247.349 + 1296.291 + 1362.023 = $5,306 Mil.
Gross Profit was 440.055 + 392.228 + 425.881 + 439.211 = $1,697 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $988 Mil.
Total Assets was $9,694 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,216 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1,514 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $639 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,771 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,784 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)
=(601.436 / 5388.727) / (539.992 / 5306.332)
=0.11161 / 0.101764
=1.0968

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)
=(1697.375 / 5306.332) / (1810.827 / 5388.727)
=0.319877 / 0.33604
=0.9519

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 - (1196.007 + 6706.298) / 12991.03) / (1 - (987.622 + 4215.876) / 9694.049)
=0.391711 / 0.463228
=0.8456

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
=5388.727 / 5306.332
=1.0155

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))
=(1513.918 / (1513.918 + 4215.876)) / (1508.836 / (1508.836 + 6706.298))
=0.264219 / 0.183665
=1.4386

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)
=(652.024 / 5388.727) / (639.443 / 5306.332)
=0.120998 / 0.120506
=1.0041

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)
=((4857.421 + 3820.547) / 12991.03) / ((2783.736 + 2770.965) / 9694.049)
=0.667997 / 0.573001
=1.1658

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
=(828.926 - 37.869 - 2497.399) / 12991.03
=-0.131348

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.

Advanced Info Service PCL has a M-score of -3.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Advanced Info Service PCL (Advanced Info Service PCL) Business Description

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414, AIS Tower 1, Phaholyothin Road, Samsen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok, THA, 10400
Advanced Info Service PCL is a triple-play telecommunications provider. The company generates revenues from the provision of mobile phone services, mobile handset sales, and broadband services, with the vast majority of revenue derived from mobile phone services. Its broadband service includes various fibre technologies for households, leveraging the company's owned fibre infrastructure. In addition to the fibre networks, it also has mobile infrastructure. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Thailand.

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