Premier Quality Starch PCL (BKK:PQS) Beneish M-Score: -2.07 (As of Jun. 29, 2026)


BKK:PQS Premier Quality Starch PCL BKK:PQS
79 GF Score
Price ฿1.80
GF Value ฿2.07
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Premier Quality Starch PCL Beneish M-Score?

Premier Quality Starch PCL BKK:PQS 79 Beneish M-Score is -2.07 as of Jun. 29, 2026. GuruFocus rates BKK:PQS with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of ฿2.07 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,848 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Premier Quality Starch PCL ranks worse than 76.19% 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 -2.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:PQS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.3   Max: 0.44
Current: -2.07

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Premier Quality Starch PCL was 0.44. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.30.


Premier Quality Starch PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Premier Quality Starch 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.

Premier Quality Starch PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Premier Quality Starch PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 -2.74 -1.60 -2.65

Premier Quality Starch PCL Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.13 -2.25 -2.76 -2.65 -2.07

BKK:PQS vs ADM, BG, TSN: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Premier Quality Starch 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.


Premier Quality Starch PCL Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Premier Quality Starch PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Premier Quality Starch 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 Premier Quality Starch 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 * 1.3193+0.528 * 2.4426+0.404 * 0.9218+0.892 * 0.9088+0.115 * 0.7593
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1223+4.679 * -0.083136-0.327 * 1.2807
=-2.07

* 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 ฿328 Mil.
Revenue was 630.435 + 512.397 + 462.037 + 520.081 = ฿2,125 Mil.
Gross Profit was 83.264 + 43.717 + -5.248 + 58.004 = ฿180 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿985 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,057 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿2,047 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿182 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿332 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿691 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿316 Mil.
Net Income was 19.846 + -32.3 + -78.14 + -23.595 = ฿-114 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.515 + -4.045 + 2.512 + 5.934 = ฿5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -155.152 + -40.366 + 97.865 + 232.658 = ฿135 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿274 Mil.
Revenue was 458.932 + 669.31 + 770.204 + 439.812 = ฿2,338 Mil.
Gross Profit was 127.074 + 131.608 + 160.307 + 64.116 = ฿483 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,017 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,046 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿2,002 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿132 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿325 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿647 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿136 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)
=(328.344 / 2124.95) / (273.863 / 2338.258)
=0.154518 / 0.117123
=1.3193

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)
=(483.105 / 2338.258) / (179.737 / 2124.95)
=0.206609 / 0.084584
=2.4426

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 - (984.583 + 2046.509) / 3056.558) / (1 - (1016.94 + 2001.918) / 3046.394)
=0.008332 / 0.009039
=0.9218

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
=2124.95 / 2338.258
=0.9088

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))
=(132.474 / (132.474 + 2001.918)) / (182.162 / (182.162 + 2046.509))
=0.062066 / 0.081736
=0.7593

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)
=(331.959 / 2124.95) / (325.465 / 2338.258)
=0.15622 / 0.139191
=1.1223

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)
=((316.465 + 690.728) / 3056.558) / ((136.395 + 647.459) / 3046.394)
=0.329519 / 0.257306
=1.2807

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
=(-114.189 - 4.916 - 135.005) / 3056.558
=-0.083136

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.

Premier Quality Starch PCL has a M-score of -2.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.07 mean?
Premier Quality Starch PCL (BKK:PQS) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.07 as of Jun. 29, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Premier Quality Starch PCL and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Premier Quality Starch PCL ranks #1408 out of 1848 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 76.2%.
Is Premier Quality Starch PCL's Beneish M-Score too high?
Premier Quality Starch PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.07. Based on the distribution chart, Premier Quality Starch PCL ranks #1408 out of 1848 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Premier Quality Starch PCL has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Premier Quality Starch PCL's Beneish M-Score compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Premier Quality Starch PCL ranks #1408 out of 1848 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Premier Quality Starch 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Premier Quality Starch PCL and its competitors. Premier Quality Starch PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.07. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Premier Quality Starch PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Premier Quality Starch PCL (BKK:PQS) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿2.07, compared to a current price of ฿1.80 — trading 13% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.07. Premier Quality Starch PCL's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 8 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 Premier Quality Starch PCL (BKK:PQS), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.07 as of Jun. 29, 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.

Is Premier Quality Starch PCL (BKK:PQS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Premier Quality Starch PCL stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ฿1.80 is trading 13% below its estimated GF Value™ of ฿2.07. GuruFocus considers Premier Quality Starch PCL to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BKK:PQS:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.07
  • GF Value™: ฿2.07 vs. price of ฿1.80 (13% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BKK:PQS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Premier Quality Starch PCL Business Description

Address 185 Moo 14, Kham Pa Lai Subdistrict, Mueang Mukdahan District, Mukdahan, THA, 49000
Premier Quality Starch PCL is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of native starch, modified starch, and all kind of processed starch. The company is also engaged in The production and distribution of electricity generated from biogas and rooftop solar power. Its segments include Production of tapioca starch and production and distribution of electricity generated from biogas and rooftop solar power and transport and logistic services. The majority of revenue is derived from the Production and distribution of tapioca starch. Geographically the company operates in Thailand.
79GF Score

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