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Capital Engineering Network PCL (BKK:CEN) Beneish M-Score : -4.58 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Capital Engineering Network 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 -4.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:CEN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.08   Med: -2.7   Max: 2.48
Current: -4.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Capital Engineering Network PCL was 2.48. The lowest was -7.08. And the median was -2.70.


Capital Engineering Network PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Capital Engineering Network 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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Capital Engineering Network PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Capital Engineering Network 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 -3.62 -7.08 -2.37 2.48 -4.58

Capital Engineering Network 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 2.48 -1.40 -4.08 -2.70 -4.58

Competitive Comparison of Capital Engineering Network PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Capital Engineering Network 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.


Capital Engineering Network PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Capital Engineering Network PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Capital Engineering Network PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Capital Engineering Network 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 Capital Engineering Network 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 * 0.8513+0.528 * -1.5504+0.404 * 0.9636+0.892 * 0.8102+0.115 * 0.9898
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2484+4.679 * -0.056792-0.327 * 1.3779
=-4.58

* 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 ฿324 Mil.
Revenue was 184.752 + 297.54 + 309.806 + 343.606 = ฿1,136 Mil.
Gross Profit was -10.269 + 11.463 + -13.371 + 7.128 = ฿-5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,598 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,199 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿955 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿248 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿216 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿221 Mil.
Net Income was -62.725 + -88.174 + -76.552 + 30.113 = ฿-197 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -88.009 + -74.892 + -39.984 + 74.507 = ฿-128 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 90.657 + 17.892 + -46.172 + 50.363 = ฿113 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿470 Mil.
Revenue was 365.319 + 308.254 + 343.812 + 384.377 = ฿1,402 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.853 + -15.192 + 25.35 + -1.349 = ฿10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,847 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,391 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿834 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿50 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿245 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿187 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿150 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)
=(324.118 / 1135.704) / (469.912 / 1401.762)
=0.28539 / 0.33523
=0.8513

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)
=(9.662 / 1401.762) / (-5.049 / 1135.704)
=0.006893 / -0.004446
=-1.5504

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 - (1598.288 + 955.387) / 3199.384) / (1 - (1846.94 + 833.993) / 3391.178)
=0.201823 / 0.209439
=0.9636

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
=1135.704 / 1401.762
=0.8102

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))
=(50.491 / (50.491 + 833.993)) / (58.473 / (58.473 + 955.387))
=0.057085 / 0.057674
=0.9898

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)
=(248.188 / 1135.704) / (245.369 / 1401.762)
=0.218532 / 0.175043
=1.2484

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)
=((221.402 + 215.794) / 3199.384) / ((149.585 + 186.739) / 3391.178)
=0.13665 / 0.099176
=1.3779

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
=(-197.338 - -128.378 - 112.74) / 3199.384
=-0.056792

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.

Capital Engineering Network PCL has a M-score of -4.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Capital Engineering Network PCL (BKK:CEN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Rama 3 Road, 1011, Supalai Grand Tower, 17th Floor, Room No.1703, 1704, Chongnonsi, Yannawa, Bangkok, THA, 10120
Capital Engineering Network PCL is engaged in the production and distribution of the engineering construction material, transmission tower and renewable energy, and telecom implementation services. The operating segments of the group are Investing in other companies, Steel wire, Steel structure poles, designing and distributing main structures according to the pattern, Electricity, and thermal energy, distribution of industrial product segment and telecom implementation service segment. It has a business presence in Thailand and the Philippines, of which a majority of revenue is derived from Thailand.

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