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Univanich Palm Oil PCL (BKK:UVAN) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Univanich Palm Oil 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:UVAN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.99   Med: -2.41   Max: -1.44
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Univanich Palm Oil PCL was -1.44. The lowest was -3.99. And the median was -2.41.


Univanich Palm Oil PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Univanich Palm Oil 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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Univanich Palm Oil PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Univanich Palm Oil 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 -3.20 -2.36 -1.44 -2.46 -2.72

Univanich Palm Oil 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 -2.46 -3.35 -2.80 -3.25 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Univanich Palm Oil PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, Univanich Palm Oil 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.


Univanich Palm Oil PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Univanich Palm Oil PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Univanich Palm Oil PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Univanich Palm Oil 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 Univanich Palm Oil 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 * 1.139+0.528 * 1.0325+0.404 * 0.9126+0.892 * 0.7626+0.115 * 1.1166
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.291+4.679 * -0.039414-0.327 * 0.7607
=-2.72

* 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 ฿616 Mil.
Revenue was 3241.811 + 3488.147 + 3768.401 + 3675.294 = ฿14,174 Mil.
Gross Profit was 239.897 + 382.54 + 429.329 + 679.577 = ฿1,731 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿2,488 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿5,154 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿2,619 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿228 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿472 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿281 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿62 Mil.
Net Income was 140.596 + 173.193 + 221.449 + 400.766 = ฿936 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 31.474 + -31.385 + 15.341 + -56.652 = ฿-41 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.855 + 495.978 + -44.341 + 733.591 = ฿1,180 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿709 Mil.
Revenue was 4042.963 + 4106.974 + 6228.431 + 4208.516 = ฿18,587 Mil.
Gross Profit was 464.931 + 538.739 + 819.083 + 521.512 = ฿2,344 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿2,841 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿5,271 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿2,378 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿233 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿480 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿379 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿82 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)
=(615.871 / 14173.653) / (709.079 / 18586.884)
=0.043452 / 0.038149
=1.139

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)
=(2344.265 / 18586.884) / (1731.343 / 14173.653)
=0.126125 / 0.122152
=1.0325

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 - (2488.473 + 2619.488) / 5154.225) / (1 - (2840.875 + 2378.366) / 5271.088)
=0.008976 / 0.009836
=0.9126

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
=14173.653 / 18586.884
=0.7626

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))
=(233.482 / (233.482 + 2378.366)) / (227.97 / (227.97 + 2619.488))
=0.089393 / 0.080061
=1.1166

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)
=(472.129 / 14173.653) / (479.565 / 18586.884)
=0.03331 / 0.025801
=1.291

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)
=((61.958 + 280.916) / 5154.225) / ((82.259 + 378.666) / 5271.088)
=0.066523 / 0.087444
=0.7607

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
=(936.004 - -41.222 - 1180.373) / 5154.225
=-0.039414

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.

Univanich Palm Oil PCL has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Univanich Palm Oil PCL (BKK:UVAN) Business Description

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Address
258 Aoluk-Laemsak Road, Ampur Aoluk, P.O.Box 8-9, Krabi, THA, 81110
Univanich Palm Oil PCL is engaged in oil palm plantation industry. It produces Crude Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil. The company operates through two operating segments namely, Oil palm plantations, palm fruit processing, oil palm seed and seedling business; and Electric power plant with methane capture biogas project. The group carries its business operations mainly in Thailand.

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