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Fine Metal Technologies PCL (BKK:FMT) Beneish M-Score : -0.17 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Fine Metal Technologies 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 -0.17 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BKK:FMT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.56   Max: -0.17
Current: -0.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fine Metal Technologies PCL was -0.17. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.56.


Fine Metal Technologies PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fine Metal Technologies 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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Fine Metal Technologies PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Fine Metal Technologies 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 -2.07 -2.12 -2.99 -2.65 -0.17

Fine Metal Technologies PCL Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 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 -2.65 -3.32 -2.27 0.03 -0.17

Competitive Comparison of Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Fine Metal Technologies 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.


Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fine Metal Technologies PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Fine Metal Technologies 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 Fine Metal Technologies 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 * 1.183+0.528 * 5.3554+0.404 * 0.9544+0.892 * 1.1403+0.115 * 0.8774
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9016+4.679 * -0.035763-0.327 * 1.3086
=-0.17

* 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 ฿1,558 Mil.
Revenue was 1909.202 + 1947.924 + 1956.449 + 1879.008 = ฿7,693 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.703 + 3.165 + -12.179 + 46.478 = ฿76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿2,664 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,074 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿352 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿222 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,453 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿9 Mil.
Net Income was 29.933 + -76.249 + -11.32 + 21.239 = ฿-36 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 84.372 + -22.798 + 62.871 + 45.151 = ฿170 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 382.465 + -644.821 + -131.683 + 297.973 = ฿-96 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿1,155 Mil.
Revenue was 1393.067 + 1431.317 + 1852.884 + 2068.598 = ฿6,746 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58.673 + 67.454 + 106.245 + 125.318 = ฿358 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿2,368 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿2,792 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿369 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿52 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿216 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,001 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿14 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)
=(1557.923 / 7692.583) / (1154.874 / 6745.866)
=0.202523 / 0.171197
=1.183

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)
=(357.69 / 6745.866) / (76.167 / 7692.583)
=0.053024 / 0.009901
=5.3554

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 - (2664.427 + 351.557) / 3073.795) / (1 - (2368.287 + 369.069) / 2792.382)
=0.018808 / 0.019706
=0.9544

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
=7692.583 / 6745.866
=1.1403

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))
=(52.418 / (52.418 + 369.069)) / (58.056 / (58.056 + 351.557))
=0.124364 / 0.141734
=0.8774

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)
=(221.996 / 7692.583) / (215.912 / 6745.866)
=0.028858 / 0.032007
=0.9016

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)
=((8.664 + 1453.463) / 3073.795) / ((13.863 + 1001.135) / 2792.382)
=0.475675 / 0.363488
=1.3086

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
=(-36.397 - 169.596 - -96.066) / 3073.795
=-0.035763

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.

Fine Metal Technologies PCL has a M-score of -0.17 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Fine Metal Technologies PCL Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Rajdamri Road, 183 Regent House Building, 14th Floor, Lumpini, Pathumwan, Bangkok, THA, 10330
Fine Metal Technologies PCL is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of a seamless copper tube, which is an important component for air-conditioners and refrigerator equipment. Its products include Smooth Tube, Multi Groove Tube, Accumulator Tube, and Capillary Tube. Geographically, the company operates in Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, and Other countries.

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