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Dcon Products PCL (BKK:DCON-R) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of Jul. 09, 2025)


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What is Dcon Products 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:DCON-R' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.14   Max: -1.15
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dcon Products PCL was -1.15. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.14.


Dcon Products PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dcon Products 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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Dcon Products PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Dcon Products 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 -2.53 -2.07 -2.24 -2.28 -2.81

Dcon Products 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 -2.50 -2.62 -2.77 -2.81 -2.74

Competitive Comparison of Dcon Products PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Dcon Products 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.


Dcon Products PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Dcon Products PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Dcon Products 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 Dcon Products 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 * 1.0065+0.528 * 1.1915+0.404 * 1.0568+0.892 * 0.7308+0.115 * 0.9231
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2218+4.679 * -0.017852-0.327 * 1.0516
=-2.74

* 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 ฿123 Mil.
Revenue was 248.853 + 252.678 + 260.618 + 260.275 = ฿1,022 Mil.
Gross Profit was 72.305 + 70.309 + 69.708 + 72.035 = ฿284 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,876 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,839 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿451 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿246 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿649 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿433 Mil.
Net Income was -7.179 + 20.349 + -0.924 + 4.172 = ฿16 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.366 + 18.869 + 8.501 + 8.36 = ฿34 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.006 + 38.655 + 6.164 + 2.758 = ฿51 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿168 Mil.
Revenue was 316.114 + 359.526 + 362.253 + 361.149 = ฿1,399 Mil.
Gross Profit was 103.586 + 122.435 + 116.801 + 120.806 = ฿464 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,950 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,872 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿478 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿276 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿600 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿437 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)
=(123.425 / 1022.424) / (167.807 / 1399.042)
=0.120718 / 0.119944
=1.0065

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)
=(463.628 / 1399.042) / (284.357 / 1022.424)
=0.33139 / 0.27812
=1.1915

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 - (1876.19 + 450.747) / 3838.829) / (1 - (1950.429 + 478.478) / 3871.869)
=0.393842 / 0.372678
=1.0568

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
=1022.424 / 1399.042
=0.7308

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))
=(54.89 / (54.89 + 478.478)) / (56.56 / (56.56 + 450.747))
=0.102912 / 0.111491
=0.9231

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)
=(246.082 / 1022.424) / (275.607 / 1399.042)
=0.240685 / 0.196997
=1.2218

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)
=((433.078 + 649.049) / 3838.829) / ((437.497 + 600.352) / 3871.869)
=0.28189 / 0.268049
=1.0516

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
=(16.418 - 34.364 - 50.583) / 3838.829
=-0.017852

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.

Dcon Products PCL has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dcon Products PCL Business Description

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Phaholyothin Road, 3300/57 Chang Tower B Building, 8th Floor, Ladyao, Bangkok, THA, 10900
Dcon Products PCL is engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling construction supplies (precast floor, concrete post, and others), sales of land and lease of real estate in Thailand. The Majority of its revenue is derived from sales of construction materials. The group mainly operates in Thailand. The Company is in manufacturing a flat pre-stressed concrete plank under an international quality management system.

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