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Star Money PCL (BKK:SM) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Star Money 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:SM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.56   Med: -2.4   Max: -2.24
Current: -2.56

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Star Money PCL was -2.24. The lowest was -2.56. And the median was -2.40.


Star Money PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Star Money 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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Star Money PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Star Money PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -2.24 -2.56

Star Money PCL Quarterly Data
Dec20 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 -2.24 -2.29 -2.10 -2.12 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of Star Money PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Star Money 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.


Star Money PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Star Money PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Star Money 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 Star Money 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 * 0.9568+0.528 * 0.9751+0.404 * 0.9811+0.892 * 1.1276+0.115 * 0.8044
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9174+4.679 * -0.0276-0.327 * 0.9971
=-2.56

* 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 ฿1,178 Mil.
Revenue was 347.871 + 360.281 + 435.142 + 357.105 = ฿1,500 Mil.
Gross Profit was 172.709 + 173.904 + 182.967 + 159.582 = ฿689 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,334 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿2,994 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿88 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿62 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿436 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,634 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿164 Mil.
Net Income was -17.15 + 21.186 + 27.076 + 19.472 = ฿51 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -6.385 + -4.262 + 0.974 + 3.011 = ฿-7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 156.389 + 23.559 + -27.828 + -12.248 = ฿140 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿1,092 Mil.
Revenue was 338.206 + 315.031 + 370.807 + 306.51 = ฿1,331 Mil.
Gross Profit was 156.392 + 145.294 + 153.629 + 140.606 = ฿596 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,246 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿2,960 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿130 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿65 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿421 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,509 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿273 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)
=(1178.262 / 1500.399) / (1092.082 / 1330.554)
=0.785299 / 0.820772
=0.9568

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)
=(595.921 / 1330.554) / (689.162 / 1500.399)
=0.447874 / 0.459319
=0.9751

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 - (1333.907 + 88.251) / 2993.666) / (1 - (1246.495 + 129.529) / 2959.607)
=0.524944 / 0.535065
=0.9811

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
=1500.399 / 1330.554
=1.1276

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))
=(64.695 / (64.695 + 129.529)) / (62.376 / (62.376 + 88.251))
=0.333095 / 0.414109
=0.8044

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)
=(435.842 / 1500.399) / (421.314 / 1330.554)
=0.290484 / 0.316646
=0.9174

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)
=((163.604 + 1634.35) / 2993.666) / ((273.253 + 1509.499) / 2959.607)
=0.600586 / 0.602361
=0.9971

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
=(50.584 - -6.662 - 139.872) / 2993.666
=-0.0276

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.

Star Money PCL has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Star Money PCL Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
204/1-8 Sukhumwit Road, Thang Kwian Sub district, Klaeng District, Rayong, THA, 21110
Star Money PCL is an electrical appliance distributor and a credit provider. It provides services of Electrical appliances, Credit, and Insurance. The group has four reportable segments as follows: Sales, Hire purchase, Lending business, and Others. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Sales segment.