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Mena Transport PCL (BKK:MENA) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Mena Transport 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:MENA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.63   Max: -1.71
Current: -2.83

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mena Transport PCL was -1.71. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.63.


Mena Transport PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mena Transport 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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Mena Transport PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Mena Transport PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.63 -1.71 -2.83

Mena Transport PCL Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 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 -1.71 -2.72 -2.78 -2.75 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Mena Transport PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Trucking subindustry, Mena Transport 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.


Mena Transport PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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


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Mena Transport 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 Mena Transport 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 * 0.8972+0.528 * 1.127+0.404 * 1.0576+0.892 * 1.0737+0.115 * 0.8592
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0575+4.679 * -0.080698-0.327 * 1.0204
=-2.83

* 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 ฿141.6 Mil.
Revenue was 224.058 + 212.79 + 200.336 + 196.475 = ฿833.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.895 + 34.959 + 27.714 + 28.591 = ฿128.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿198.5 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,431.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿1,090.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿65.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿78.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿193.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿227.3 Mil.
Net Income was 22.453 + 20.38 + 12.938 + 10.785 = ฿66.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 8.844 + 10.66 + 9.228 + 8.296 = ฿37.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 31.872 + 34.807 + 43.53 + 34.812 = ฿145.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿147.0 Mil.
Revenue was 199.057 + 195.763 + 188.45 + 193.138 = ฿776.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 33.472 + 34.419 + 31.361 + 35.266 = ฿134.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿176.7 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,343.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿1,040.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿52.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿68.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿167.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿219.2 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)
=(141.644 / 833.659) / (147.034 / 776.408)
=0.169906 / 0.189377
=0.8972

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)
=(134.518 / 776.408) / (128.159 / 833.659)
=0.173257 / 0.153731
=1.127

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 - (198.513 + 1090.689) / 1431.181) / (1 - (176.665 + 1040.334) / 1342.966)
=0.099204 / 0.093798
=1.0576

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
=833.659 / 776.408
=1.0737

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))
=(52.929 / (52.929 + 1040.334)) / (65.128 / (65.128 + 1090.689))
=0.048414 / 0.056348
=0.8592

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)
=(78.081 / 833.659) / (68.766 / 776.408)
=0.093661 / 0.088569
=1.0575

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)
=((227.319 + 193.287) / 1431.181) / ((219.208 + 167.563) / 1342.966)
=0.293887 / 0.287998
=1.0204

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
=(66.556 - 37.028 - 145.021) / 1431.181
=-0.080698

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.

Mena Transport PCL has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mena Transport PCL Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
280/8, Moo 9 Tub Kwang, Kaeng Khoi, Saraburi, THA, 18260
Mena Transport PCL is principally engaged in the business of the provision of transport services. It provides transportation services using trailer trucks and concrete transportation services, and sales of materials, equipment and tools for construction. The majority is from the Concrete transportation services segment. The company operates in Thailand only.

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