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Bangkok Post PCL (BKK:POST) Beneish M-Score : -4.83 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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What is Bangkok Post 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 -4.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:POST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.64   Med: -3.08   Max: 22.64
Current: -4.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bangkok Post PCL was 22.64. The lowest was -6.64. And the median was -3.08.


Bangkok Post PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bangkok Post 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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Bangkok Post PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Bangkok Post PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.95 -5.11 -5.48 -5.02 -4.78

Bangkok Post PCL Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -5.49 -5.91 -4.78 -4.78 -4.83

Competitive Comparison of Bangkok Post PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Publishing subindustry, Bangkok Post 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.


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

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

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



Bangkok Post 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 Bangkok Post 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 * 0.9902+0.528 * 0.6945+0.404 * 0.8867+0.892 * 0.8307+0.115 * 1.3504
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9984+4.679 * -0.412868-0.327 * 1.279
=-4.83

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿40.0 Mil.
Revenue was 60.255 + 103.323 + 100.172 + 78.508 = ฿342.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.684 + 40.479 + 29.871 + 16.937 = ฿93.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿54.6 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿204.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿46.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿31.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿130.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿487.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿29.1 Mil.
Net Income was -26.785 + 14.64 + -5.332 + -19.549 = ฿-37.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.38 + 24.84 + 2.578 + 1.897 = ฿29.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8.622 + 4.861 + -1.056 + 5.454 = ฿17.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿48.6 Mil.
Revenue was 70.866 + 112.503 + 117.007 + 111.612 = ฿412.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.464 + 20.604 + 33.48 + 18.176 = ฿77.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿78.2 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿265.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿35.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿42.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿157.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿521.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿1.1 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)
=(39.968 / 342.258) / (48.586 / 411.988)
=0.116777 / 0.117931
=0.9902

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)
=(77.724 / 411.988) / (92.971 / 342.258)
=0.188656 / 0.27164
=0.6945

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 - (54.569 + 46.378) / 204.913) / (1 - (78.249 + 35.149) / 265.067)
=0.507367 / 0.572191
=0.8867

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
=342.258 / 411.988
=0.8307

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))
=(42.446 / (42.446 + 35.149)) / (31.58 / (31.58 + 46.378))
=0.54702 / 0.40509
=1.3504

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)
=(130.358 / 342.258) / (157.161 / 411.988)
=0.380876 / 0.38147
=0.9984

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)
=((29.119 + 487.169) / 204.913) / ((1.118 + 521.065) / 265.067)
=2.519547 / 1.970004
=1.279

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
=(-37.026 - 29.695 - 17.881) / 204.913
=-0.412868

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.

Bangkok Post PCL has a M-score of -4.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bangkok Post PCL (BKK:POST) Business Description

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136 Sunthorn Kosa Road, Kwang Klong Toey, Khet Klong Toey, Bangkok, THA, 10110
Bangkok Post PCL is engaged in the publishing & distribution of newspapers, magazines, and books. The company provides news and information through the Bangkok Post, Thailand's oldest English-language daily newspaper. It also produces and publishes the English-language lifestyle magazines GURU and B Magazine; Post Today, a Thai-language online news site, and News Clear, an online video channel dedicated to current affairs and trends. Its segment Publishing and advertising segment derives the majority of the revenue; with the Production of television programs segment; and the Others segment deriving earning revenue.