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T.C.J. Asia PCL (BKK:TCJ) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is T.C.J. Asia 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for T.C.J. Asia PCL's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:TCJ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.72   Max: -2.44
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of T.C.J. Asia PCL was -2.44. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.72.


T.C.J. Asia PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for T.C.J. Asia 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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T.C.J. Asia PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

T.C.J. Asia PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.46 -2.63 -3.01 -2.44 -2.78

T.C.J. Asia PCL Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -2.47 -2.83 -3.11 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of T.C.J. Asia PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, T.C.J. Asia 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.


T.C.J. Asia PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, T.C.J. Asia PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where T.C.J. Asia PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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T.C.J. Asia 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 T.C.J. Asia 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 * 0.8983+0.528 * 0.7351+0.404 * 1.2689+0.892 * 0.9922+0.115 * 1.1418
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0713+4.679 * -0.046912-0.327 * 0.8629
=-2.78

* 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 ฿322 Mil.
Revenue was 326.017 + 344.722 + 311.389 + 402.224 = ฿1,384 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.13 + 47.164 + 38.299 + 83.171 = ฿210 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿854 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿2,552 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿1,599 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿113 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿187 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿507 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿178 Mil.
Net Income was -16.86 + 9.543 + -7.063 + 16.063 = ฿2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 10.035 + 12.574 + 0 + 0 = ฿23 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 22.009 + 54.856 + -36.951 + 58.859 = ฿99 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿361 Mil.
Revenue was 363.404 + 358.732 + 350.142 + 323.019 = ฿1,395 Mil.
Gross Profit was 56.347 + 38.097 + 25.292 + 35.683 = ฿155 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿938 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿2,701 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿1,681 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿137 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿176 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿668 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿173 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)
=(321.907 / 1384.352) / (361.183 / 1395.297)
=0.232533 / 0.258857
=0.8983

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)
=(155.419 / 1395.297) / (209.764 / 1384.352)
=0.111388 / 0.151525
=0.7351

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 - (854.122 + 1598.742) / 2551.588) / (1 - (938.17 + 1680.951) / 2701.491)
=0.038691 / 0.030491
=1.2689

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
=1384.352 / 1395.297
=0.9922

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))
=(137.249 / (137.249 + 1680.951)) / (113.18 / (113.18 + 1598.742))
=0.075486 / 0.066113
=1.1418

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)
=(186.857 / 1384.352) / (175.792 / 1395.297)
=0.134978 / 0.125989
=1.0713

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)
=((177.911 + 507.354) / 2551.588) / ((172.667 + 668.122) / 2701.491)
=0.268564 / 0.311231
=0.8629

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
=(1.683 - 22.609 - 98.773) / 2551.588
=-0.046912

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.

T.C.J. Asia PCL has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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T.C.J. Asia PCL Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3/4 Moo 9, Bangna-Trad Road (KM.18), Bang Chalong Subdistrict, Bang Plee District, Samutprakarn, THA, 10540
T.C.J. Asia PCL is engaged in the import business and distribution of machinery and lifting equipment for construction work, and loading and unloading services like tractors, wheel loaders, excavator and cranes and stainless-steel plate and construction contractor. The business segments of the company are Sales of cranes, road rollers and tractors and equipment, road rollers and tractors, and equipment, Rental and repair services of crane and trucks, Manufacturing and distribution of stainless steel pipes, Trading of stainless steel, Installation work, and Others. The group generates the majority of the revenue from the Manufacturing and distribution of stainless steel pipes segment and mainly operates in Thailand.

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