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Thai Parcels PCL (BKK:TPL) Beneish M-Score : -0.62 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is Thai Parcels 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 -0.62 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BKK:TPL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.99   Med: -1.31   Max: -0.62
Current: -0.62

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Thai Parcels PCL was -0.62. The lowest was -1.99. And the median was -1.31.


Thai Parcels PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Thai Parcels 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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Thai Parcels PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Thai Parcels PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.99 -0.62

Thai Parcels PCL Quarterly Data
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 -1.99 -2.07 -2.29 -2.12 -0.62

Competitive Comparison of Thai Parcels PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Thai Parcels 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.


Thai Parcels PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Thai Parcels PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Thai Parcels 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 Thai Parcels 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 * 0.8856+0.528 * 0.9064+0.404 * 6.255+0.892 * 1.0109+0.115 * 0.961
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8786+4.679 * -0.041042-0.327 * 0.8168
=-0.62

* 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 ฿75.7 Mil.
Revenue was 133.547 + 123.563 + 117.295 + 133.057 = ฿507.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 28.074 + 15.389 + 12.19 + 21.817 = ฿77.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿320.6 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿997.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿526.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿43.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿69.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿114.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿51.6 Mil.
Net Income was 6.902 + -2.077 + -3.939 + 2.137 = ฿3.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ฿0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 95.177 + -74.044 + 0.255 + 22.555 = ฿43.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿84.5 Mil.
Revenue was 137.028 + 117.717 + 118.875 + 128.366 = ฿502.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20.506 + 11.555 + 13.138 + 24.264 = ฿69.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿461.7 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,038.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿551.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿43.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿77.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿142.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿70.0 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)
=(75.66 / 507.462) / (84.515 / 501.986)
=0.149095 / 0.168361
=0.8856

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)
=(69.463 / 501.986) / (77.47 / 507.462)
=0.138376 / 0.152662
=0.9064

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 - (320.648 + 526.643) / 997.028) / (1 - (461.731 + 551.469) / 1038.125)
=0.150183 / 0.02401
=6.255

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
=507.462 / 501.986
=1.0109

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))
=(43.775 / (43.775 + 551.469)) / (43.642 / (43.642 + 526.643))
=0.073541 / 0.076527
=0.961

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)
=(69.177 / 507.462) / (77.883 / 501.986)
=0.13632 / 0.15515
=0.8786

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)
=((51.633 + 114.839) / 997.028) / ((70.042 + 142.173) / 1038.125)
=0.166968 / 0.204421
=0.8168

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
=(3.023 - 0 - 43.943) / 997.028
=-0.041042

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.

Thai Parcels PCL has a M-score of -0.62 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Thai Parcels PCL Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
1010 Luang Phaeng Road, Tab Yao, Lat Krabang, Bangkok, THA, 10520
Thai Parcels PCL is engaged in providing delivery and parcel delivery services to business-to-business customers. The main business of the Company is to provide transportation and handling services. The company operates in a single business segment: transportation and related services. In addition, the Company operates in the same geographic area as Thailand.