City Steel PCL (BKK:CITY-R) Beneish M-Score: -2.38 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


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What is City Steel PCL Beneish M-Score?

City Steel PCL BKK:CITY-R 50 Beneish M-Score is -2.38 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates BKK:CITY-R with a GF Score™ of 50/100 and a GF Value™ of ฿1.74. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,926 Industrial Products companies, City Steel PCL ranks worse than 56.84% 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:CITY-R' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.83   Med: -2.81   Max: -0.69
Current: -2.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of City Steel PCL was -0.69. The lowest was -5.83. And the median was -2.81.


City Steel PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for City Steel 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.

City Steel PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

City Steel PCL Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24 Jul25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.60 -3.73 -1.84 -3.62 -2.37

City Steel PCL Quarterly Data
Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25
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 -4.14 -3.02 -0.69 -2.37 -2.38

BKK:CITY-R vs ATI, CRS, MLI: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, City Steel 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.


City Steel PCL Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, City Steel PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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City Steel 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 City Steel 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 * 0.8184+0.528 * 2.417+0.404 * 0.9988+0.892 * 1.3187+0.115 * 0.9619
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7659+4.679 * -0.007096-0.327 * 3.3512
=-2.38

* 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 (Oct25) TTM:Last Year (Oct24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿13.95 Mil.
Revenue was 20.561 + 14.429 + 17.579 + 12.478 = ฿65.05 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.295 + -2.946 + -2.006 + -1.39 = ฿-2.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿996.27 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,250.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿140.43 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿15.85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿39.85 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿6.97 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿2.20 Mil.
Net Income was -2.387 + -11.324 + -8.993 + -5.118 = ฿-27.82 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.337 + 0 + 0 + 5.06 = ฿6.40 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -3.405 + -13.707 + -4.375 + -3.858 = ฿-25.35 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿12.92 Mil.
Revenue was 17.184 + 18.824 + 4.67 + 8.65 = ฿49.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.75 + -0.868 + -3.064 + -1.57 = ฿-3.75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,011.37 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,279.61 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿151.63 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿16.39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿39.46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿2.80 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿0.00 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)
=(13.948 / 65.047) / (12.924 / 49.328)
=0.21443 / 0.262001
=0.8184

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)
=(-3.752 / 49.328) / (-2.047 / 65.047)
=-0.076062 / -0.03147
=2.417

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 - (996.272 + 140.426) / 1250.518) / (1 - (1011.367 + 151.629) / 1279.607)
=0.091018 / 0.09113
=0.9988

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
=65.047 / 49.328
=1.3187

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))
=(16.393 / (16.393 + 151.629)) / (15.851 / (15.851 + 140.426))
=0.097565 / 0.101429
=0.9619

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)
=(39.854 / 65.047) / (39.461 / 49.328)
=0.612695 / 0.799972
=0.7659

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)
=((2.2 + 6.965) / 1250.518) / ((0 + 2.798) / 1279.607)
=0.007329 / 0.002187
=3.3512

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
=(-27.822 - 6.397 - -25.345) / 1250.518
=-0.007096

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.

City Steel PCL has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.38 mean?
City Steel PCL (BKK:CITY-R) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.38 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on City Steel PCL and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, City Steel PCL ranks #1663 out of 2926 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 56.8%.
Is City Steel PCL's Beneish M-Score too high?
City Steel PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.38. Based on the distribution chart, City Steel PCL ranks #1663 out of 2926 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, City Steel PCL has a GF Score™ of 50/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does City Steel PCL's Beneish M-Score compare to ATI and CRS?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, City Steel PCL ranks #1663 out of 2926 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places City Steel PCL in the lower half of its industry. 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products 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 City Steel PCL and its competitors. City Steel PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.38. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is City Steel PCL stock overvalued right now?
City Steel PCL (BKK:CITY-R) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.38. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿1.74, compared to a current price of ฿1.36 — trading 21.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.38. City Steel PCL's overall GF Score™ is 50/100 with 2 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 City Steel PCL (BKK:CITY-R), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.38 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 City Steel PCL (BKK:CITY-R) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, City Steel PCL stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ฿1.36 is trading 21.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of ฿1.74.

Key valuation signals for BKK:CITY-R:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.38
  • GF Value™: ฿1.74 vs. price of ฿1.36 (21.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 50/100 with 2 warning signs

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


City Steel PCL Business Description

Other Exchanges CITY:Thailand
Address Bypass Road, 88/3 Moo 4, Tumbol Nongmaidaeng, Amphur Muang, Chonburi, THA, 20000
City Steel PCL is principally engaged in the manufacturing and sale of metal structures, storage systems, and material handling equipment, and fabricated metal parts, as well as the provision of one-stop metal processing services and the sale of metals. Geographically, the company operates only in Thailand.
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