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B.Grimm Power PCL (BKK:BGRIM-R) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is B.Grimm Power 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for B.Grimm Power PCL's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:BGRIM-R' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.71   Max: -1.68
Current: -2.8

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of B.Grimm Power PCL was -1.68. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.71.


B.Grimm Power PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for B.Grimm Power 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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B.Grimm Power PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

B.Grimm Power 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 -2.71 -2.71 -2.23 -1.68 -2.80

B.Grimm Power 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 -1.68 -2.13 -2.32 -3.00 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of B.Grimm Power PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, B.Grimm Power 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.


B.Grimm Power PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, B.Grimm Power PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where B.Grimm Power PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.



B.Grimm Power 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 B.Grimm Power 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 * 1.4856+0.528 * 0.4431+0.404 * 1.0191+0.892 * 0.9154+0.115 * 0.9397
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3447+4.679 * -0.077047-0.327 * 0.9332
=-2.80

* 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 ฿22,537 Mil.
Revenue was 13253.869 + 13219.393 + 14891.421 + 15750.325 = ฿57,115 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2480.573 + 2695.913 + 2663.558 + 2349.112 = ฿10,189 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿53,727 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿177,036 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿95,971 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿5,324 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿2,285 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿17,483 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿103,240 Mil.
Net Income was 463.211 + 344.093 + 678.37 + 398.926 = ฿1,885 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 437.929 + 687.376 + 505.905 + 139.72 = ฿1,771 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2929.11 + 4472.537 + 753.153 + 5598.933 = ฿13,754 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿16,573 Mil.
Revenue was 14578.61 + 18383.006 + 14675.675 + 14757.974 = ฿62,395 Mil.
Gross Profit was 491.992 + 1447.157 + 1692.633 + 1300.268 = ฿4,932 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿48,803 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿170,651 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿95,988 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿4,987 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿1,857 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿19,624 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿105,081 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)
=(22537.269 / 57115.008) / (16572.527 / 62395.265)
=0.394595 / 0.265606
=1.4856

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)
=(4932.05 / 62395.265) / (10189.156 / 57115.008)
=0.079045 / 0.178397
=0.4431

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 - (53726.962 + 95970.51) / 177036.305) / (1 - (48803.475 + 95988.48) / 170650.72)
=0.154425 / 0.15153
=1.0191

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
=57115.008 / 62395.265
=0.9154

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))
=(4986.853 / (4986.853 + 95988.48)) / (5323.881 / (5323.881 + 95970.51))
=0.049387 / 0.052558
=0.9397

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)
=(2285.46 / 57115.008) / (1856.726 / 62395.265)
=0.040015 / 0.029757
=1.3447

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)
=((103239.964 + 17483.246) / 177036.305) / ((105081.45 + 19623.803) / 170650.72)
=0.681912 / 0.730763
=0.9332

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
=(1884.6 - 1770.93 - 13753.733) / 177036.305
=-0.077047

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.

B.Grimm Power PCL has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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B.Grimm Power PCL (BKK:BGRIM-R) Business Description

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Address
5, Krungthepkreetha Road, Dr. Gerhard Link Building, Huamark, Bangkapi, Bangkok, THA, 10240
B.Grimm Power PCL is a power producer. The group operates through two reportable segments report which comprise electricity generation and other businesses. The electricity generation segment, which accounts for the majority of the revenue, generates and distributes electricity to the government sectors and industrial users both in Thailand and overseas. The other segment is engaged in holding companies, maintenance, and operating services for power plants. The vast majority of the company's revenue comes from Thailand, followed by Vietnam.

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