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MBK PCL (BKK:MBK) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is MBK 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:MBK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.54
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MBK PCL was -1.54. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.60.


MBK PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MBK 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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MBK PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

MBK 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 -2.69 -2.54 -2.84 -2.69 -2.65

MBK 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 -2.69 -2.63 -2.58 -2.64 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of MBK PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, MBK 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.


MBK PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, MBK PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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MBK 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 MBK 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 * 0.977+0.528 * 0.9888+0.404 * 0.9926+0.892 * 1.1262+0.115 * 1.0719
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7927+4.679 * -0.064984-0.327 * 0.9725
=-2.65

* 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 ฿6,205 Mil.
Revenue was 3051.512 + 2675.101 + 2664.086 + 2886.976 = ฿11,278 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1461.083 + 1224.173 + 1096.298 + 1374.473 = ฿5,156 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿10,177 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿62,783 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿7,842 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿1,724 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿3,065 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿10,920 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿24,758 Mil.
Net Income was 574.052 + 668.242 + 776.614 + 666.772 = ฿2,686 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 442.706 + 643.271 + 686.183 + 598.281 = ฿2,370 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1076.121 + 906.864 + 279.221 + 2132.915 = ฿4,395 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿5,639 Mil.
Revenue was 2696.326 + 2558.092 + 2383.656 + 2375.742 = ฿10,014 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1242.091 + 1094.044 + 1123.417 + 1067.432 = ฿4,527 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿10,021 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿60,471 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿7,011 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿1,679 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿3,432 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿7,552 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿27,782 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)
=(6204.88 / 11277.675) / (5639.079 / 10013.816)
=0.550191 / 0.56313
=0.977

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)
=(4526.984 / 10013.816) / (5156.027 / 11277.675)
=0.452074 / 0.457189
=0.9888

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 - (10176.709 + 7842.215) / 62782.83) / (1 - (10021.496 + 7011.342) / 60471.356)
=0.712996 / 0.718332
=0.9926

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
=11277.675 / 10013.816
=1.1262

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))
=(1679.167 / (1679.167 + 7011.342)) / (1724.486 / (1724.486 + 7842.215))
=0.193218 / 0.180259
=1.0719

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)
=(3064.506 / 11277.675) / (3432.487 / 10013.816)
=0.271732 / 0.342775
=0.7927

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)
=((24757.838 + 10919.857) / 62782.83) / ((27781.935 + 7552.193) / 60471.356)
=0.568272 / 0.584312
=0.9725

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
=(2685.68 - 2370.441 - 4395.121) / 62782.83
=-0.064984

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.

MBK PCL has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MBK PCL Business Description

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Address
444 Phayathai Road, 8th Floor, MBK Center Building, Pathumwan, Bangkok, THA, 10330
MBK PCL is engaged in multiple businesses. Its business includes Shopping center business, Hotel and tourism business, Golf business, Real estate business, Food solutions business, Financial business, Auction business, Corporate supporting center and other business. Shopping center business engages in the business of rental space to retail tenants in the shopping centers and the business of office space for rent. The hotel and tourism business engages in providing for lodging, food and drink, and other facilities and services related for accommodation and travel. Golf business engages in golf services. Real estate business engages in residential for sale, property management and asset appraisal. Auction business engages in the business of car and motorcycle auction.

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