GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Communication Services » Telecommunication Services » Proen Corp PCL (BKK:PROEN) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Proen PCL (BKK:PROEN) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 25, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2021. Start your Free Trial

What is Proen 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:PROEN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.73   Med: -1.6   Max: -0.7
Current: -2.73

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Proen PCL was -0.70. The lowest was -2.73. And the median was -1.60.


Proen PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Proen 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.

* Premium members only.

Proen PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Proen PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.60 -1.60

Proen PCL Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 -0.70 -1.59 -1.62 -1.60 -2.73

Competitive Comparison of Proen PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Proen 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.


Proen PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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

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



Proen 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 Proen 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 * 1.7162+0.528 * 0.6652+0.404 * 0.7583+0.892 * 0.5722+0.115 * 2.9285
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7932+4.679 * -0.071004-0.327 * 1.0044
=-2.73

* 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 ฿689.7 Mil.
Revenue was 138.666 + 200.672 + 234.682 + 126.623 = ฿700.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.844 + 39.093 + 43.725 + 45.339 = ฿161.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿909.2 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,802.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿697.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿34.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿124.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿716.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿502.4 Mil.
Net Income was -3.244 + 6.49 + 5.425 + 5.412 = ฿14.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.823 + 0.349 + -0.276 + -0.149 = ฿-1.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 20.787 + 109.182 + -10.468 + 24.486 = ฿144.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿702.3 Mil.
Revenue was 201.339 + 296.59 + 416.753 + 309.715 = ฿1,224.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.155 + 52.493 + 53.994 + 48.519 = ฿187.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,065.0 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,523.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿239.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿37.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿121.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿986.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿38.5 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)
=(689.692 / 700.643) / (702.266 / 1224.397)
=0.98437 / 0.573561
=1.7162

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)
=(187.161 / 1224.397) / (161.001 / 700.643)
=0.15286 / 0.22979
=0.6652

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 - (909.169 + 697.371) / 1802.795) / (1 - (1064.978 + 239.356) / 1522.957)
=0.108862 / 0.143552
=0.7583

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
=700.643 / 1224.397
=0.5722

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))
=(37.666 / (37.666 + 239.356)) / (33.955 / (33.955 + 697.371))
=0.135968 / 0.046429
=2.9285

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)
=(124.528 / 700.643) / (121.357 / 1224.397)
=0.177734 / 0.099116
=1.7932

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)
=((502.445 + 716.754) / 1802.795) / ((38.537 + 986.873) / 1522.957)
=0.676283 / 0.673302
=1.0044

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
=(14.083 - -1.899 - 143.987) / 1802.795
=-0.071004

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.

Proen PCL has a M-score of -2.73 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Proen PCL Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Proen PCL's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Proen PCL (BKK:PROEN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Charoenkrung Road, 72 CAT Telecom Building, 4th, 18th Floor, Bangrak Sub-district, Bangrak District, Bangkok, THA, 10500
Proen Corp PCL is engaged in the business of IT equipment distributor, providing internet data center services and related services, providing internet security services, and construction. The Group has three segments which are comprised of IT equipment distribution, Internet data center, and related services and Construction of which key revenue is from the IT equipment segment. The Group operates in Thailand.

Proen PCL (BKK:PROEN) Headlines

No Headlines