Ekachai Medical Care PCL (BKK:EKH) Beneish M-Score: -2.40 (As of Jul. 01, 2026)


BKK:EKH Ekachai Medical Care PCL BKK:EKH
89 GF Score
Price ฿4.98
GF Value ฿6.12
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Ekachai Medical Care PCL Beneish M-Score?

Ekachai Medical Care PCL BKK:EKH +0.40% 89 Beneish M-Score is -2.40 as of Jul. 01, 2026. GuruFocus rates BKK:EKH with a GF Score™ of 89/100 and a GF Value™ of ฿6.12 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 630 Healthcare Providers & Services companies, Ekachai Medical Care PCL ranks worse than 64.76% 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:EKH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.3
Current: -2.4

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ekachai Medical Care PCL was -1.30. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.67.


Ekachai Medical Care PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ekachai Medical Care 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.

Ekachai Medical Care PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Ekachai Medical Care PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.86 -2.67 -2.80 -2.91 -2.12

Ekachai Medical Care PCL Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.59 -2.07 -2.19 -2.12 -2.40

BKK:EKH vs HCA, THC, DVA: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Ekachai Medical Care 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.


Ekachai Medical Care PCL Beneish M-Score vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Ekachai Medical Care 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 Ekachai Medical Care 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 * 1.1826+0.528 * 1.0653+0.404 * 1.1797+0.892 * 0.9676+0.115 * 1.5142
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9046+4.679 * -0.044991-0.327 * 1.0854
=-2.40

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿109 Mil.
Revenue was 306.184 + 332.277 + 331.152 + 276.342 = ฿1,246 Mil.
Gross Profit was 124.43 + 143.333 + 144.475 + 105.19 = ฿517 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,128 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿2,998 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿1,467 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿220 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿255 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿59 Mil.
Net Income was 56.271 + 81.686 + 72.912 + 47.062 = ฿258 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 10.678 + 7.796 + 3.668 + 3.649 = ฿26 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 94.734 + 119.466 + 95.9 + 56.928 = ฿367 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿95 Mil.
Revenue was 299.851 + 304.496 + 372.664 + 310.648 = ฿1,288 Mil.
Gross Profit was 124.704 + 130.876 + 181.236 + 132.864 = ฿570 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,707 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,045 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿990 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿88 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿251 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿223 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿71 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)
=(109.025 / 1245.955) / (95.277 / 1287.659)
=0.087503 / 0.073992
=1.1826

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)
=(569.68 / 1287.659) / (517.428 / 1245.955)
=0.442415 / 0.415286
=1.0653

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 - (1127.623 + 1466.785) / 2998.132) / (1 - (1707.473 + 990.107) / 3045.166)
=0.134659 / 0.114144
=1.1797

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
=1245.955 / 1287.659
=0.9676

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))
=(87.503 / (87.503 + 990.107)) / (83.118 / (83.118 + 1466.785))
=0.081201 / 0.053628
=1.5142

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)
=(220.071 / 1245.955) / (251.425 / 1287.659)
=0.176628 / 0.195257
=0.9046

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)
=((58.816 + 255.061) / 2998.132) / ((70.75 + 222.965) / 3045.166)
=0.104691 / 0.096453
=1.0854

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
=(257.931 - 25.791 - 367.028) / 2998.132
=-0.044991

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.

Ekachai Medical Care PCL has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.40 mean?
Ekachai Medical Care PCL (BKK:EKH) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.40 as of Jul. 01, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Ekachai Medical Care PCL and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Ekachai Medical Care PCL ranks #408 out of 630 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, placing it in the top 64.8%.
Is Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beneish M-Score too high?
Ekachai Medical Care PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.40. Based on the distribution chart, Ekachai Medical Care PCL ranks #408 out of 630 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Ekachai Medical Care PCL has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ekachai Medical Care PCL's Beneish M-Score compare to HCA and THC?
According to the Healthcare Providers & Services industry distribution chart, Ekachai Medical Care PCL ranks #408 out of 630 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Ekachai Medical Care 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 a Healthcare Providers & Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Healthcare Providers & Services 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 Ekachai Medical Care PCL and its competitors. Ekachai Medical Care PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.40. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ekachai Medical Care PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ekachai Medical Care PCL (BKK:EKH) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿6.12, compared to a current price of ฿4.98 — trading 18.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.40. Ekachai Medical Care PCL's overall GF Score™ is 89/100 with 3 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 Ekachai Medical Care PCL (BKK:EKH), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.40 as of Jul. 01, 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 Ekachai Medical Care PCL (BKK:EKH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ekachai Medical Care PCL stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ฿4.98 is trading 18.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of ฿6.12. GuruFocus considers Ekachai Medical Care PCL to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BKK:EKH:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.40
  • GF Value™: ฿6.12 vs. price of ฿4.98 (18.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 89/100 with 3 warning signs

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


Ekachai Medical Care PCL Business Description

Address 99/9 Moo 4, Ekachai Road, Khok-kham, Muang Samut Sakorn, Samut Sakorn, THA, 74000
Ekachai Medical Care PCL is engaged in hospital business. Its services include plastic surgery, IVF Fertility & Genetic Center, Ophthalmology Center, Obstertrics and Gynaecology Center, Pediatrics Center, Orthopedics Center, General Surgery Center, Dental center, therapy, Aesthetic & Dermatology Center, among others. The group is engaged in the hospital business and infertility center. Its operations are carried on only in Thailand.
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