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PRTR Group PCL (BKK:PRTR) Beneish M-Score : -1.75 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is PRTR Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.75 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BKK:PRTR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.04   Med: -1.86   Max: -1.75
Current: -1.75

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of PRTR Group PCL was -1.75. The lowest was -2.04. And the median was -1.86.


PRTR Group PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for PRTR Group 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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PRTR Group PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

PRTR Group PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.93

PRTR Group PCL Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.93 -2.04 -1.78 -1.75

Competitive Comparison of PRTR Group PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, PRTR Group 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.


PRTR Group PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, PRTR Group PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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PRTR Group 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 PRTR Group 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 * 1.1488+0.528 * 1.0561+0.404 * 0.9866+0.892 * 1.14+0.115 * 0.7563
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9175+4.679 * 0.105263-0.327 * 1.1203
=-1.75

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿1,538 Mil.
Revenue was 1822.359 + 1841.461 + 1731.345 + 1761.396 = ฿7,157 Mil.
Gross Profit was 180.343 + 171.681 + 169.235 + 165.808 = ฿687 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,965 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿2,227 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿53 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿425 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿465 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿15 Mil.
Net Income was 58.933 + 56.931 + 55.043 + 54.354 = ฿225 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ฿0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 33.837 + -80.376 + 74.144 + -36.733 = ฿-9 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿1,175 Mil.
Revenue was 1570.465 + 1580.86 + 1495.051 + 1631.407 = ฿6,278 Mil.
Gross Profit was 165.952 + 165.444 + 148.261 + 156.881 = ฿637 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,727 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,993 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿34 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿406 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿355 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿28 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)
=(1538.126 / 7156.561) / (1174.502 / 6277.783)
=0.214925 / 0.187089
=1.1488

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)
=(636.538 / 6277.783) / (687.067 / 7156.561)
=0.101395 / 0.096005
=1.0561

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 - (1965.388 + 52.548) / 2226.697) / (1 - (1727.154 + 76.486) / 1993.023)
=0.093754 / 0.095023
=0.9866

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
=7156.561 / 6277.783
=1.14

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))
=(34.178 / (34.178 + 76.486)) / (36.273 / (36.273 + 52.548))
=0.308845 / 0.408383
=0.7563

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)
=(425.157 / 7156.561) / (406.478 / 6277.783)
=0.059408 / 0.064749
=0.9175

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)
=((15.354 + 464.733) / 2226.697) / ((28.124 + 355.44) / 1993.023)
=0.215605 / 0.192453
=1.1203

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
=(225.261 - 0 - -9.128) / 2226.697
=0.105263

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.

PRTR Group PCL has a M-score of -1.75 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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PRTR Group PCL Business Description

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Address
New Petchburi Road, 2034/82 Ital-Thai Tower, 18th Floor, Bangkapi, Huaykwang, Bangkok, THA, 10310
PRTR Group PCL provides end-to-end human resource services such as HR outsourcing service for companies and organizations; recruitment service for all-level positions that cater to clients demands; HR technology, online job platform NEXMOVE, and offline and online training service through BLACKSMITH mobile application and website. The company's reportable segments are Recruitment services, Training services, Human resources services and business process outsourcing, HR Platform, and Job Advertising. The majority of revenue is generated from Recruitment services.

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