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Chayo Group PCL (BKK:CHAYO) Beneish M-Score : -2.23 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Chayo Group 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 -2.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:CHAYO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.23   Med: -0.51   Max: 3.89
Current: -2.23

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chayo Group PCL was 3.89. The lowest was -2.23. And the median was -0.51.


Chayo Group PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chayo Group 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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Chayo Group PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Chayo Group 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 -0.95 1.61 -0.51 -0.90 -2.23

Chayo Group 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 -0.90 -1.04 -1.06 -1.69 -2.23

Competitive Comparison of Chayo Group PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Chayo Group 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.


Chayo Group PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Chayo Group PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Chayo Group 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 Chayo Group 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 * 0.7597+0.528 * 0.9847+0.404 * 1.0409+0.892 * 1.3271+0.115 * 0.7857
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7958+4.679 * 0.031248-0.327 * 0.9661
=-2.23

* 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 ฿1,121 Mil.
Revenue was 527.894 + 526.352 + 479.164 + 493.171 = ฿2,027 Mil.
Gross Profit was 442.593 + 444.479 + 379.094 + 417.732 = ฿1,684 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,681 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿9,705 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿59 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿127 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿2,280 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿2,547 Mil.
Net Income was 60.736 + 100.474 + 76.751 + 3.193 = ฿241 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 19.802 + 5.169 + 23.469 + 12.815 = ฿61 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -40.686 + 50.551 + -134.808 + 1.58 = ฿-123 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿1,112 Mil.
Revenue was 447.742 + 376.43 + 353.762 + 349.138 = ฿1,527 Mil.
Gross Profit was 365.233 + 295.842 + 294.638 + 293.731 = ฿1,249 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,909 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿9,331 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿65 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿120 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,321 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿3,483 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)
=(1120.758 / 2026.581) / (1111.651 / 1527.072)
=0.553029 / 0.727962
=0.7597

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)
=(1249.444 / 1527.072) / (1683.898 / 2026.581)
=0.818196 / 0.830906
=0.9847

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 - (1681.081 + 58.683) / 9705.105) / (1 - (1909.018 + 64.999) / 9331.412)
=0.820737 / 0.788455
=1.0409

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
=2026.581 / 1527.072
=1.3271

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))
=(10.993 / (10.993 + 64.999)) / (13.243 / (13.243 + 58.683))
=0.14466 / 0.18412
=0.7857

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)
=(126.636 / 2026.581) / (119.908 / 1527.072)
=0.062488 / 0.078522
=0.7958

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)
=((2547.426 + 2280.196) / 9705.105) / ((3483.088 + 1321.297) / 9331.412)
=0.497431 / 0.514862
=0.9661

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
=(241.154 - 61.255 - -123.363) / 9705.105
=0.031248

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.

Chayo Group PCL has a M-score of -2.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Chayo Group PCL Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
44/543-544 Phahonyothin Road, Anusawaree subdistrict, Bangkhen district, Bangkok, THA, 10220
Chayo Group PCL is a Thailand-based company engaged in the provision of tracking and solicitation services for bad debts such as credit card debt. Its principal objective is to provide services relating to debt collection, managing non-performing assets from purchases, transferring secured and non-secured non-performing assets from financial institutions and credit facility companies, and providing call center services. The firm operates in the segments of Debt collection service, Management of non-performing assets, Call center services, loans, Products and or services, and recruitment services, of which the Management of non-performing asset segment accounts for the majority of revenue.

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