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Ama Marine PCL (BKK:AMA) Beneish M-Score : -2.98 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Ama Marine 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 -2.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:AMA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.64   Max: 0.29
Current: -2.98

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ama Marine PCL was 0.29. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.64.


Ama Marine PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ama Marine 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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Ama Marine PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Ama Marine PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.80 -1.37 -2.82 -2.47 -2.98

Ama Marine PCL Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.47 -2.55 -2.64 -2.83 -2.98

Competitive Comparison of Ama Marine PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Ama Marine 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.


Ama Marine PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Ama Marine PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ama Marine PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Ama Marine 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 Ama Marine 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 * 0.8773+0.528 * 0.9623+0.404 * 0.9159+0.892 * 1.0353+0.115 * 0.8889
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0396+4.679 * -0.086026-0.327 * 0.8394
=-2.98

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿252 Mil.
Revenue was 807.19 + 742.204 + 829.877 + 779.075 = ฿3,158 Mil.
Gross Profit was 170.243 + 148.923 + 162.09 + 113.66 = ฿595 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿689 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿4,550 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿3,744 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿385 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿215 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿715 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿693 Mil.
Net Income was 104.715 + 60.239 + 125.459 + 47.135 = ฿338 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 11.599 + -19.48 + 47.598 + 11.924 = ฿52 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 170.617 + 215.587 + 111.695 + 179.445 = ฿677 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿277 Mil.
Revenue was 826.14 + 757.063 + 713.052 + 754.309 = ฿3,051 Mil.
Gross Profit was 166.396 + 134.751 + 108.985 + 142.84 = ฿553 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿699 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿4,829 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿3,993 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿361 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿200 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿827 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿953 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)
=(251.724 / 3158.346) / (277.135 / 3050.564)
=0.079701 / 0.090847
=0.8773

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)
=(552.972 / 3050.564) / (594.916 / 3158.346)
=0.181269 / 0.188363
=0.9623

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 - (689.486 + 3743.633) / 4550.231) / (1 - (699.465 + 3993.406) / 4828.559)
=0.025738 / 0.028101
=0.9159

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
=3158.346 / 3050.564
=1.0353

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))
=(360.856 / (360.856 + 3993.406)) / (384.892 / (384.892 + 3743.633))
=0.082874 / 0.093227
=0.8889

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)
=(214.733 / 3158.346) / (199.51 / 3050.564)
=0.067989 / 0.065401
=1.0396

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)
=((692.605 + 715.323) / 4550.231) / ((953.18 + 826.638) / 4828.559)
=0.309419 / 0.368602
=0.8394

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
=(337.548 - 51.641 - 677.344) / 4550.231
=-0.086026

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.

Ama Marine PCL has a M-score of -2.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ama Marine PCL Business Description

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Room No. TNA02, TNA03, Rama 9 Road, 33/4 The Nine Tower A, 33rd Floor, Huaykwang, Bangkok, THA, 10310
Ama Marine PCL is engaged in the provision of marine transportation services in the Southeast Asia region. It operates through two segments namely Marine transportation services segment which rendered in the Southeast Asia region and Logistic services segment virtually in Thailand by transportation of fuel oil and gas. It provides international liquid logistic services by tankers for various liquid products, including palm oil, vegetable oil, and other chemicals.

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