BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC) Beneish M-Score: -3.15 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


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What is BEC World PCL Beneish M-Score?

BEC World PCL BKK:BEC -0.50% 69 Beneish M-Score is -3.15 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates BKK:BEC with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of ฿3.49 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 989 Media - Diversified companies, BEC World PCL ranks better than 80.38% on this metric.

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 -3.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:BEC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.43   Med: -3.42   Max: -2.38
Current: -3.15

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BEC World PCL was -2.38. The lowest was -4.43. And the median was -3.42.


BEC World PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for BEC World 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.

BEC World PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

BEC World PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.20 -3.46 -3.41 -3.37 -3.17

BEC World PCL Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -3.33 -3.26 -2.98 -3.17 -3.15

BKK:BEC vs NXST: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Broadcasting subindustry, BEC World 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.


BEC World PCL Beneish M-Score vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, BEC World PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BEC World 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 BEC World 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 * 0.9633+0.528 * 1.1211+0.404 * 0.8189+0.892 * 0.8976+0.115 * 1.0708
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7987+4.679 * -0.147327-0.327 * 0.6687
=-3.15

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿375 Mil.
Revenue was 839.465 + 970.105 + 984.1 + 1031.416 = ฿3,825 Mil.
Gross Profit was 172.562 + 244.681 + 182.45 + 175.808 = ฿776 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿5,035 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿8,069 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿500 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿1,279 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿539 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿641 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿1,031 Mil.
Net Income was 30.745 + 105.102 + 36.727 + 20.861 = ฿193 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 11.423 + 47.361 + 4.84 + 4.148 = ฿68 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 337.672 + 371.296 + 295.484 + 309.986 = ฿1,314 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿434 Mil.
Revenue was 994.068 + 1089.221 + 1068.382 + 1109.746 = ฿4,261 Mil.
Gross Profit was 191.9 + 261.785 + 248.432 + 266.515 = ฿969 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿5,271 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿9,260 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿438 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿1,465 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿752 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,968 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿902 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)
=(375.182 / 3825.086) / (433.884 / 4261.417)
=0.098085 / 0.101817
=0.9633

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)
=(968.632 / 4261.417) / (775.501 / 3825.086)
=0.227303 / 0.202741
=1.1211

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 - (5034.853 + 500.272) / 8068.967) / (1 - (5270.832 + 438.48) / 9260.327)
=0.314023 / 0.383465
=0.8189

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
=3825.086 / 4261.417
=0.8976

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))
=(1465.045 / (1465.045 + 438.48)) / (1278.656 / (1278.656 + 500.272))
=0.769648 / 0.718779
=1.0708

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)
=(539.21 / 3825.086) / (752.088 / 4261.417)
=0.140967 / 0.176488
=0.7987

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)
=((1031.138 + 641.045) / 8068.967) / ((902.167 + 1967.565) / 9260.327)
=0.207236 / 0.309895
=0.6687

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
=(193.435 - 67.772 - 1314.438) / 8068.967
=-0.147327

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.

BEC World PCL has a M-score of -3.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.15 mean?
BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.15 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on BEC World PCL and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, BEC World PCL ranks #194 out of 989 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 19.6%.
Is BEC World PCL's Beneish M-Score too high?
BEC World PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -3.15. Based on the distribution chart, BEC World PCL ranks #194 out of 989 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, BEC World PCL has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BEC World PCL's Beneish M-Score compare to NXST?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, BEC World PCL ranks #194 out of 989 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places BEC World PCL in the top 20% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Media - Diversified company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Media - Diversified industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on BEC World PCL and its competitors. BEC World PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -3.15. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BEC World PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿3.49, compared to a current price of ฿1.99 — trading 43% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.15. BEC World PCL's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.15 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is BEC World PCL (BKK:BEC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BEC World PCL stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ฿1.99 is trading 43% below its estimated GF Value™ of ฿3.49. GuruFocus considers BEC World PCL to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for BKK:BEC:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.15
  • GF Value™: ฿3.49 vs. price of ฿1.99 (43% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BKK:BEC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


BEC World PCL Business Description

Address 3199 Rama IV Road, Floor 2,4,7,9,10,30-34 floors, Maleenont Tower, Kwaeng Klongton, Khet Klongtoey, Bangkok, THA, 10110
BEC World PCL is engaged in providing, producing TV programmes and selling air time, artist management including management services to subsidiaries. It operates in two main business areas: 1) Content business group - television platform, digital platform, international licensing distribution, and services for sourcing and producing entertainment and documentary programs; and 2) Support business group. The company and its subsidiaries operate in one industrial segment, that is the business of entertainment and recreation, which operates in the geographical area, Thailand.
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