Eastern Polymer Group PCL (BKK:EPG) Beneish M-Score: -2.70 (As of Aug. 21, 2026)

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What is Eastern Polymer Group PCL Beneish M-Score?

Eastern Polymer Group PCL BKK:EPG -3.13% 75 Beneish M-Score is -2.70 as of Aug. 21, 2026. GuruFocus rates BKK:EPG with a GF Score™ of 75/100 and a GF Value™ of ฿4.07 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,531 Chemicals companies, Eastern Polymer Group PCL ranks better than 68.65% 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:EPG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.67   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eastern Polymer Group PCL was -2.17. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.67.


Eastern Polymer Group PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Eastern Polymer Group 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.

Eastern Polymer Group PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Eastern Polymer Group PCL Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.17 -2.69 -2.67 -2.67 -2.90

Eastern Polymer Group PCL Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 -2.70 -2.89 -3.01 -2.90 -2.70

BKK:EPG vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Eastern Polymer Group 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.


Eastern Polymer Group PCL Beneish M-Score vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Eastern Polymer Group PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eastern Polymer Group PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Eastern Polymer Group 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 Eastern Polymer Group 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 * 0.9353+0.528 * 0.9757+0.404 * 1.0319+0.892 * 1.0192+0.115 * 0.9891
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9676+4.679 * -0.044045-0.327 * 0.9306
=-2.70

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿2,346 Mil.
Revenue was 3662.257 + 3424.033 + 3344.794 + 3458.354 = ฿13,889 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1358.239 + 1151.685 + 1157.314 + 1126.82 = ฿4,794 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿9,444 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿21,609 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿6,452 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿1,046 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿3,422 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿4,891 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿2,128 Mil.
Net Income was 441.797 + 379.535 + 333.718 + 315.256 = ฿1,470 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 133.967 + 215.334 + 71.468 + 76.285 = ฿497 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 158.577 + 317.247 + 703.792 + 745.421 = ฿1,925 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿2,461 Mil.
Revenue was 3353.734 + 3246.464 + 3406.799 + 3620.421 = ฿13,627 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1140.273 + 1141.539 + 1052.881 + 1254.796 = ฿4,589 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿8,876 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿20,556 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿6,413 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿1,026 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿3,470 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿4,811 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿2,364 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)
=(2345.863 / 13889.438) / (2460.823 / 13627.418)
=0.168895 / 0.180579
=0.9353

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)
=(4589.489 / 13627.418) / (4794.058 / 13889.438)
=0.336783 / 0.345159
=0.9757

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 - (9443.718 + 6451.966) / 21609.335) / (1 - (8876.028 + 6412.871) / 20555.881)
=0.264407 / 0.256228
=1.0319

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
=13889.438 / 13627.418
=1.0192

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))
=(1025.998 / (1025.998 + 6412.871)) / (1045.526 / (1045.526 + 6451.966))
=0.137924 / 0.13945
=0.9891

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)
=(3422.07 / 13889.438) / (3469.931 / 13627.418)
=0.246379 / 0.254629
=0.9676

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)
=((2128.017 + 4891.347) / 21609.335) / ((2364.039 + 4811.004) / 20555.881)
=0.32483 / 0.349051
=0.9306

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
=(1470.306 - 497.054 - 1925.037) / 21609.335
=-0.044045

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.

Eastern Polymer Group PCL has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.70 mean?
Eastern Polymer Group PCL (BKK:EPG) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.70 as of Aug. 21, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Eastern Polymer Group PCL and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Eastern Polymer Group PCL ranks #480 out of 1531 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 31.4%.
Is Eastern Polymer Group PCL's Beneish M-Score too high?
Eastern Polymer Group PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.70. Based on the distribution chart, Eastern Polymer Group PCL ranks #480 out of 1531 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Eastern Polymer Group PCL has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eastern Polymer Group PCL's Beneish M-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Eastern Polymer Group PCL ranks #480 out of 1531 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Eastern Polymer Group PCL in the upper 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 Chemicals company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Chemicals 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 Eastern Polymer Group PCL and its competitors. Eastern Polymer Group PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.70. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eastern Polymer Group PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern Polymer Group PCL (BKK:EPG) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿4.07, compared to a current price of ฿6.20 — trading 52.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.70. Eastern Polymer Group PCL's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 7 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 Eastern Polymer Group PCL (BKK:EPG), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.70 as of Aug. 21, 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 Eastern Polymer Group PCL (BKK:EPG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern Polymer Group PCL stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ฿6.20 is trading 52.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of ฿4.07. GuruFocus considers Eastern Polymer Group PCL to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BKK:EPG:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.70
  • GF Value™: ฿4.07 vs. price of ฿6.20 (52.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Eastern Polymer Group PCL Business Description

Address 770 Moo 6, Theparak Road, Theparak Subdistrict, Muang Samutprakarn, Mueang district, Samutprakarn, Bangkok, THA, 10270
Eastern Polymer Group PCL principal business operation is investing in other companies. The company's principal business operation is the manufacture and distribution of rubber insulation, automotive, plastic packing, research and development business. The company's segment includes Rubber Insulation, Automotive Plastics, Packaging Plastics, and Others. The company generates majority of revenue from Automotive Plastics.
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