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MCOT PCL (BKK:MCOT-R) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of Jun. 29, 2025)


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What is MCOT 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:MCOT-R' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -19.48   Med: -2.8   Max: 7.49
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MCOT PCL was 7.49. The lowest was -19.48. And the median was -2.80.


MCOT PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

MCOT 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 -3.66 -2.68 -1.63 -3.00 -2.20

MCOT PCL Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.80 -2.78 -2.59 -2.20 -2.53

Competitive Comparison of MCOT PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Broadcasting subindustry, MCOT 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.


MCOT PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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


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MCOT 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 MCOT 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 * 0.8775+0.528 * 1.4809+0.404 * 1.0239+0.892 * 0.9052+0.115 * 0.9965
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8833+4.679 * -0.02783-0.327 * 1.0077
=-2.53

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿185 Mil.
Revenue was 246.615 + 292.441 + 303.459 + 288.699 = ฿1,131 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20.074 + 49.101 + 49.919 + 39.205 = ฿158 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿348 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿10,411 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿539 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿182 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿321 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿733 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿539 Mil.
Net Income was -83.691 + -113.83 + -56.43 + -67.248 = ฿-321 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + -67.903 + 7.755 + 0 = ฿-60 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 39.135 + -2.892 + 12.887 + -20.447 = ฿29 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿233 Mil.
Revenue was 266.328 + 338.967 + 326.132 + 318.219 = ฿1,250 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.646 + 90.748 + 80.415 + 71.167 = ฿259 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿514 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿10,781 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿634 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿214 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿401 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿443 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿864 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)
=(184.97 / 1131.214) / (232.85 / 1249.646)
=0.163515 / 0.186333
=0.8775

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)
=(258.976 / 1249.646) / (158.299 / 1131.214)
=0.207239 / 0.139937
=1.4809

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 - (347.899 + 538.582) / 10410.953) / (1 - (514.17 + 633.592) / 10780.715)
=0.914851 / 0.893536
=1.0239

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
=1131.214 / 1249.646
=0.9052

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))
=(213.546 / (213.546 + 633.592)) / (182.365 / (182.365 + 538.582))
=0.252079 / 0.252952
=0.9965

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)
=(321.013 / 1131.214) / (401.463 / 1249.646)
=0.283777 / 0.321261
=0.8833

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)
=((538.867 + 733.482) / 10410.953) / ((863.99 + 443.443) / 10780.715)
=0.122213 / 0.121275
=1.0077

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
=(-321.199 - -60.148 - 28.683) / 10410.953
=-0.02783

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.

MCOT PCL has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MCOT PCL Business Description

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63/1 Rama 9 Road, Huay Kwang, Bangkok, THA, 10320
MCOT PCL is a Thailand-based company engaged in multi-media business. MCOT and its subsidiaries' principal businesses are television and radio productions. The company has four business segments: Television & news services, Radio services, Engineering services and New business services. Majority of its revenue is generated by Engineering services and followed by Television and news services segment.

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