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Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL (BKK:CM-R) Beneish M-Score : -1.63 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Chiangmai Frozen Foods 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.63 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BKK:CM-R' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.46   Med: -2.58   Max: -1.51
Current: -1.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL was -1.51. The lowest was -3.46. And the median was -2.58.


Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chiangmai Frozen Foods 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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Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Chiangmai Frozen Foods 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 -3.17 -3.00 -2.83 -2.58 -1.90

Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.49 -2.55 -2.94 -1.90 -1.63

Competitive Comparison of Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Chiangmai Frozen Foods 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.


Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Chiangmai Frozen Foods 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 Chiangmai Frozen Foods 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 * 1.0768+0.528 * 1.0145+0.404 * 3.1959+0.892 * 0.9108+0.115 * 0.8146
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1427+4.679 * -0.030662-0.327 * 0.5254
=-1.63

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿112 Mil.
Revenue was 259.668 + 209.601 + 311.443 + 368.828 = ฿1,150 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.308 + 22.367 + 64.024 + 97.903 = ฿226 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿867 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,509 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿456 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿174 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿66 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿0 Mil.
Net Income was 12.714 + -1.652 + -8.52 + 41.323 = ฿44 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 8.042 + 17.221 + -0.201 + -12.663 = ฿12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -104.593 + 60.504 + 27.655 + 94.166 = ฿78 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿115 Mil.
Revenue was 290.848 + 317.428 + 308.272 + 345.633 = ฿1,262 Mil.
Gross Profit was 60.939 + 70.764 + 64.316 + 55.273 = ฿251 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿850 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,558 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿648 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿168 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿112 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿17 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)
=(112.354 / 1149.54) / (114.566 / 1262.181)
=0.097738 / 0.090768
=1.0768

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)
=(251.292 / 1262.181) / (225.602 / 1149.54)
=0.199093 / 0.196254
=1.0145

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 - (867.333 + 456.367) / 1508.891) / (1 - (850.006 + 647.846) / 1557.671)
=0.122733 / 0.038403
=3.1959

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
=1149.54 / 1262.181
=0.9108

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))
=(83.298 / (83.298 + 647.846)) / (74.205 / (74.205 + 456.367))
=0.113928 / 0.139858
=0.8146

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)
=(174.415 / 1149.54) / (167.594 / 1262.181)
=0.151726 / 0.132781
=1.1427

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)
=((0 + 65.99) / 1508.891) / ((17.466 + 112.182) / 1557.671)
=0.043734 / 0.083232
=0.5254

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
=(43.865 - 12.399 - 77.732) / 1508.891
=-0.030662

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.

Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL has a M-score of -1.63 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL Business Description

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Address
Surawongse road, 149/34, Floor 3rd-4th, Soi Anglo Plaza, Surawongse, Bangrak, Bangkok, THA, 10500
Chiangmai Frozen Foods PCL is a Thailand-based company. It is engaged in the business of manufacturing and exporting frozen vegetables. Its product line consists of Soybeans, Green beans, Sweet corn, Baby corn, and Mixed vegetables. Geographically, the company sells its products in Thailand and also exports it to other countries, of which key revenue is generated from the export sales.

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