LTMH PCL (BKK:LTMH) Beneish M-Score: -2.30 (As of Jul. 15, 2026)

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What is LTMH PCL Beneish M-Score?

LTMH PCL BKK:LTMH +3.90% 22 Beneish M-Score is -2.30 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus rates BKK:LTMH with a GF Score™ of 22/100. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 976 Media - Diversified companies, LTMH PCL ranks worse than 67.42% 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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:LTMH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.46   Med: -2.29   Max: -1.64
Current: -2.3

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of LTMH PCL was -1.64. The lowest was -2.46. And the median was -2.29.


LTMH PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for LTMH 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.

LTMH PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

LTMH PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.46

LTMH PCL Quarterly Data
Dec21 Dec22 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 0.00 -1.64 -2.27 -2.46 -2.30

BKK:LTMH vs APP, OMC, TTD: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, LTMH 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.


LTMH PCL Beneish M-Score vs Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, LTMH PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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LTMH 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 LTMH 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 * 1.1434+0.528 * 1.0567+0.404 * 1.1612+0.892 * 1.0586+0.115 * 0.7515
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1494+4.679 * -0.032765-0.327 * 0.6733
=-2.30

* 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 ฿35.3 Mil.
Revenue was 52.267 + 85.767 + 59.083 + 54.667 = ฿251.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.944 + 46.502 + 32.255 + 29.789 = ฿125.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿261.0 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿479.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿37.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿16.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿80.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿58.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿25.6 Mil.
Net Income was -6.736 + 13.844 + 7.984 + 7.86 = ฿23.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.43 + 0.134 + -0.71 + -1.059 = ฿-2.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.517 + 27.859 + 8.894 + 1.452 = ฿40.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿29.2 Mil.
Revenue was 49.002 + 83.694 + 53.83 + 51.318 = ฿237.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.381 + 48.155 + 29.395 + 24.338 = ฿125.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿291.8 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿501.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿46.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿14.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿66.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿82.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿48.7 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)
=(35.29 / 251.784) / (29.155 / 237.844)
=0.14016 / 0.12258
=1.1434

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)
=(125.269 / 237.844) / (125.49 / 251.784)
=0.526686 / 0.498403
=1.0567

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 - (260.954 + 37.153) / 479.32) / (1 - (291.83 + 46.682) / 501.92)
=0.378063 / 0.325566
=1.1612

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
=251.784 / 237.844
=1.0586

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))
=(14.197 / (14.197 + 46.682)) / (16.716 / (16.716 + 37.153))
=0.2332 / 0.310308
=0.7515

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)
=(80.616 / 251.784) / (66.255 / 237.844)
=0.320179 / 0.278565
=1.1494

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)
=((25.639 + 58.604) / 479.32) / ((48.679 + 82.337) / 501.92)
=0.175755 / 0.26103
=0.6733

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
=(22.952 - -2.065 - 40.722) / 479.32
=-0.032765

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.

LTMH PCL has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.30 mean?
LTMH PCL (BKK:LTMH) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.30 as of Jul. 15, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on LTMH PCL and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, LTMH PCL ranks #658 out of 976 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, placing it in the top 67.4%.
Is LTMH PCL's Beneish M-Score too high?
LTMH PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.30. Based on the distribution chart, LTMH PCL ranks #658 out of 976 companies in the Media - Diversified industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, LTMH PCL has a GF Score™ of 22/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does LTMH PCL's Beneish M-Score compare to APP and OMC?
According to the Media - Diversified industry distribution chart, LTMH PCL ranks #658 out of 976 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places LTMH 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Media - Diversified 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 LTMH PCL and its competitors. LTMH PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.30. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LTMH PCL stock overvalued right now?
LTMH PCL (BKK:LTMH) has a current Beneish M-Score of -2.30. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.30. LTMH PCL's overall GF Score™ is 22/100 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 LTMH PCL (BKK:LTMH), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.30 as of Jul. 15, 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.

LTMH PCL Business Description

Address Phloen Chit Road, 518/5, Maneeya Center Building, 7th Floor, Lumphini Subdistrict, Pathumwan District, Bangkok, THA, 10330
LTMH PCL is an advertising and public relations company. The company is also engaged in providing software and technology services to affiliated companies, and the security business. The company operates principally in Thailand. The company has three business segments: the Media and platform business segment, the WealthTech businesses segment, and the Offline & other businesses segment. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Media and platform business segment.
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