GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Industrial Products » Thien Long Group Corp (STC:TLG) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Thien Long Group (STC:TLG) Beneish M-Score : -1.96 (As of May. 21, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2010. Start your Free Trial

What is Thien Long 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 -1.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STC:TLG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.3   Med: -2.12   Max: -1.19
Current: -1.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Thien Long Group was -1.19. The lowest was -3.30. And the median was -2.12.


Thien Long Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Thien Long 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.

* Premium members only.

Thien Long Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Thien Long Group 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 -1.84 -2.89 -2.64 -2.30 -2.06

Thien Long 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 -2.25 -1.73 -1.64 -2.06 -1.96

Competitive Comparison of Thien Long Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Thien Long 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.


Thien Long Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Thien Long Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Thien Long 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 Thien Long 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 * 1.389+0.528 * 0.9816+0.404 * 0.9655+0.892 * 0.9196+0.115 * 0.8773
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0504+4.679 * 0.051731-0.327 * 0.8699
=-1.96

* 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 ₫593,942 Mil.
Revenue was 808630.112 + 689040.632 + 784999.073 + 1069311.565 = ₫3,351,981 Mil.
Gross Profit was 343398.262 + 295721.695 + 354276.267 + 478050.455 = ₫1,471,447 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫2,172,648 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫2,877,181 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫538,440 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫91,586 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫768,719 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫646,844 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫29,758 Mil.
Net Income was 88335.626 + 28781.549 + 60252.649 + 169200.153 = ₫346,570 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -115016.291 + 136899.793 + 200752.992 + -24906.023 = ₫197,730 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫465,011 Mil.
Revenue was 918521.946 + 740518.426 + 898792.784 + 1087288.868 = ₫3,645,122 Mil.
Gross Profit was 384490.255 + 296270.626 + 403887.763 + 486091.492 = ₫1,570,740 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫2,039,052 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫2,783,151 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫577,695 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫84,448 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫795,861 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫665,447 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫86,944 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)
=(593942.271 / 3351981.382) / (465011.444 / 3645122.024)
=0.177191 / 0.127571
=1.389

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)
=(1570740.136 / 3645122.024) / (1471446.679 / 3351981.382)
=0.430916 / 0.438978
=0.9816

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 - (2172648.176 + 538440.196) / 2877180.837) / (1 - (2039051.933 + 577694.772) / 2783151.127)
=0.057728 / 0.05979
=0.9655

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
=3351981.382 / 3645122.024
=0.9196

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))
=(84448.482 / (84448.482 + 577694.772)) / (91586.105 / (91586.105 + 538440.196))
=0.127538 / 0.145369
=0.8773

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)
=(768719.287 / 3351981.382) / (795860.952 / 3645122.024)
=0.229333 / 0.218336
=1.0504

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)
=((29758.44 + 646844.178) / 2877180.837) / ((86943.972 + 665447.127) / 2783151.127)
=0.235162 / 0.270338
=0.8699

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
=(346569.977 - 0 - 197730.471) / 2877180.837
=0.051731

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.

Thien Long Group has a M-score of -1.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Thien Long Group Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Thien Long Group's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Thien Long Group (STC:TLG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Block 6-8-10-12, No.3 Street, Tan Tao Industrial Park, Tan Tao A Ward, Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City, VNM
Thien Long Group Corp is a Vietnam-based company engages in manufacturing and trading of stationery products. Its products include Pens, Office Supplies, School Supplies, and Art Supplies.

Thien Long Group (STC:TLG) Headlines

No Headlines