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Bualuang Securities (BKK:E1VFVN3001) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of Apr. 27, 2025)


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What is Bualuang Securities 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:E1VFVN3001' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.61   Med: -2.05   Max: 29.93
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bualuang Securities was 29.93. The lowest was -2.61. And the median was -2.05.


Bualuang Securities Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bualuang Securities'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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Bualuang Securities Beneish M-Score Chart

Bualuang Securities Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.13 -0.16 -2.05 -2.41 -2.61

Bualuang Securities Semi-Annual Data
Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 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 -2.05 - -2.41 - -2.61

Competitive Comparison of Bualuang Securities's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Bualuang Securities'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.


Bualuang Securities's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Bualuang Securities's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bualuang Securities's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Bualuang Securities 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 Bualuang Securities 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 * 0.7512+0.528 * 1.1112+0.404 * 1.0264+0.892 * 0.9041+0.115 * 1.0002
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.019003-0.327 * 0.9257
=-2.61

* 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 ฿3,124 Mil.
Revenue was ฿2,623 Mil.
Gross Profit was ฿943 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿12,049 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿15,174 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿551 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿162 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿5,350 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿180 Mil.
Net Income was ฿859 Mil.
Gross Profit was ฿-389 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ฿960 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿4,600 Mil.
Revenue was ฿2,902 Mil.
Gross Profit was ฿1,159 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿13,142 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿16,418 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿562 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿165 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿6,254 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿209 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)
=(3124.141 / 2623.219) / (4599.933 / 2901.515)
=1.190957 / 1.585356
=0.7512

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)
=(1158.705 / 2901.515) / (942.737 / 2623.219)
=0.399345 / 0.359382
=1.1112

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 - (12049.031 + 550.961) / 15174.383) / (1 - (13142.131 + 561.951) / 16417.663)
=0.169654 / 0.165284
=1.0264

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
=2623.219 / 2901.515
=0.9041

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))
=(165.09 / (165.09 + 561.951)) / (161.816 / (161.816 + 550.961))
=0.227071 / 0.227022
=1.0002

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)
=(0 / 2623.219) / (0 / 2901.515)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((180 + 5349.718) / 15174.383) / ((209 + 6254.094) / 16417.663)
=0.364411 / 0.393667
=0.9257

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
=(859.216 - -389.06 - 959.91) / 15174.383
=0.019003

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.

Bualuang Securities has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bualuang Securities Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
191 Silom Road, 29th Floor, Silom Complex Office Building, Khwaeng Silom, Khet Bangrak, Bangkok, THA, 10500
Bualuang Securities PLC operates a securities business in Thailand. The company has five operating segments: Securities and derivatives brokerage; Investment banking; Securities trading; Fund management and Unit trust selling agent.

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