TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL (BKK:TOA) Beneish M-Score: -2.78 (As of Jul. 03, 2026)


BKK:TOA TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL BKK:TOA
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Price ฿14.80
GF Value ฿17.13
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL Beneish M-Score?

TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL BKK:TOA +1.37% 92 Beneish M-Score is -2.78 as of Jul. 03, 2026. GuruFocus rates BKK:TOA with a GF Score™ of 92/100 and a GF Value™ of ฿17.13 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,527 Chemicals companies, TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL ranks better than 73.8% 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:TOA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.87
Current: -2.78

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL was -1.87. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.60.


TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for TOA Paint (Thailand) 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.

TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.49 -2.03 -2.83 -2.73 -2.77

TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 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 Premium Member Only -2.60 -2.83 -2.74 -2.77 -2.78

BKK:TOA vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, TOA Paint (Thailand) 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.


TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL Beneish M-Score vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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TOA Paint (Thailand) 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 TOA Paint (Thailand) 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 * 1.0117+0.528 * 0.8902+0.404 * 0.7921+0.892 * 1.0312+0.115 * 1.0321
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9937+4.679 * -0.046273-0.327 * 0.9522
=-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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿3,369 Mil.
Revenue was 5625.292 + 5532.32 + 5265.002 + 5367.224 = ฿21,790 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2271.945 + 2236.453 + 1996.775 + 2037.255 = ฿8,542 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿16,472 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿22,863 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿5,294 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿746 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿4,569 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿5,320 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿737 Mil.
Net Income was 953.247 + 844.394 + 687.726 + 651.794 = ฿3,137 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 96.982 + -107.103 + -4.842 + -64.794 = ฿-80 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1177.337 + 1376.552 + 780.825 + 940.157 = ฿4,275 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿3,229 Mil.
Revenue was 5424.715 + 5232.315 + 5071.664 + 5401.067 = ฿21,130 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2015.818 + 1779.64 + 1722.801 + 1856.065 = ฿7,374 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿14,303 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿20,759 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿5,199 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿760 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿4,459 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿4,850 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿926 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)
=(3369.136 / 21789.838) / (3229.358 / 21129.761)
=0.15462 / 0.152835
=1.0117

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)
=(7374.324 / 21129.761) / (8542.428 / 21789.838)
=0.349002 / 0.392037
=0.8902

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 - (16471.936 + 5293.762) / 22863.184) / (1 - (14302.804 + 5198.679) / 20759.469)
=0.048002 / 0.060598
=0.7921

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
=21789.838 / 21129.761
=1.0312

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))
=(760.006 / (760.006 + 5198.679)) / (746.441 / (746.441 + 5293.762))
=0.127546 / 0.123579
=1.0321

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)
=(4569.057 / 21789.838) / (4458.559 / 21129.761)
=0.209688 / 0.211008
=0.9937

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)
=((737.365 + 5319.584) / 22863.184) / ((926.14 + 4849.751) / 20759.469)
=0.264921 / 0.278229
=0.9522

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
=(3137.161 - -79.757 - 4274.871) / 22863.184
=-0.046273

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.

TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.78 mean?
TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL (BKK:TOA) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.78 as of Jul. 03, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL ranks #400 out of 1527 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 26.2%.
Is TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL's Beneish M-Score too high?
TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.78. Based on the distribution chart, TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL ranks #400 out of 1527 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL has a GF Score™ of 92/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL's Beneish M-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL ranks #400 out of 1527 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL in the upper 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 Chemicals company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Chemicals 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 TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL and its competitors. TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.78. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL (BKK:TOA) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ฿17.13, compared to a current price of ฿14.80 — trading 13.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.78. TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL's overall GF Score™ is 92/100 with 1 warning sign 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 TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL (BKK:TOA), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.78 as of Jul. 03, 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 TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL (BKK:TOA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ฿14.80 is trading 13.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of ฿17.13. GuruFocus considers TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BKK:TOA:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.78
  • GF Value™: ฿17.13 vs. price of ฿14.80 (13.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 92/100 with 1 warning sign

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


TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL Business Description

Address Bangna-Trad Road, 31/2 Moo 3, Tumbol Bangsaotong, Amphur Bangsaotong, Samutprakarn, THA, 10570
TOA Paint (Thailand) PCL is principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of paints and chemicals. Its product types are decorative coatings, wood coatings, construction chemicals, heavy-duty coatings, special paint, and hardware and power tools. The company generates a majority of its revenue from Thailand.
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