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Vanachai Group PCL (BKK:VNG) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is Vanachai 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.

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 Vanachai Group PCL's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:VNG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.41
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vanachai Group PCL was -2.41. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -2.76.


Vanachai Group PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Vanachai Group 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 -3.04 -2.43 -2.80 -2.66 -2.78

Vanachai Group 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 -2.66 -2.81 -3.12 -2.94 -2.78

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

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Vanachai 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.


Vanachai Group PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Vanachai Group PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Vanachai 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 Vanachai 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 * 0.9509+0.528 * 0.9851+0.404 * 2.1171+0.892 * 0.957+0.115 * 0.9862
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0711+4.679 * -0.140777-0.327 * 0.9628
=-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 ฿1,145 Mil.
Revenue was 3584.873 + 3511.445 + 3255.353 + 3188 = ฿13,540 Mil.
Gross Profit was 372.667 + 599.321 + 678.592 + 608.946 = ฿2,260 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿5,836 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿17,995 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿11,894 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿1,110 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿1,928 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿5,524 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿4,568 Mil.
Net Income was -217.106 + 165.891 + 210.407 + 71.82 = ฿231 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 305.07 + 61.796 + 13.308 + 23.08 = ฿403 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 430.127 + 353.874 + 950.532 + 626.574 = ฿2,361 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿1,258 Mil.
Revenue was 3898.176 + 3003.38 + 3492.133 + 3754.496 = ฿14,148 Mil.
Gross Profit was 771.569 + 590.862 + 632.683 + 330.82 = ฿2,326 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿5,836 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿18,570 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿12,605 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿1,159 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿1,881 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿5,670 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿5,146 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)
=(1144.563 / 13539.671) / (1257.745 / 14148.185)
=0.084534 / 0.088898
=0.9509

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)
=(2325.934 / 14148.185) / (2259.526 / 13539.671)
=0.164398 / 0.166882
=0.9851

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 - (5835.745 + 11894.035) / 17995.478) / (1 - (5835.569 + 12605.209) / 18570.294)
=0.014765 / 0.006974
=2.1171

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
=13539.671 / 14148.185
=0.957

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))
=(1158.685 / (1158.685 + 12605.209)) / (1110.101 / (1110.101 + 11894.035))
=0.084183 / 0.085365
=0.9862

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)
=(1928.372 / 13539.671) / (1881.313 / 14148.185)
=0.142424 / 0.132972
=1.0711

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)
=((4567.831 + 5523.57) / 17995.478) / ((5146.008 + 5670.33) / 18570.294)
=0.560774 / 0.582454
=0.9628

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
=(231.012 - 403.254 - 2361.107) / 17995.478
=-0.140777

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.

Vanachai Group PCL has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vanachai Group PCL Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2/1 Wongsawang Road, Wongsawang, Bangsue, Bangkok, THA, 10800
Vanachai Group PCL is a Thailand-based company. The principal activities of the Company and its subsidiaries involve the production and distribution of wood plates, MDF boards, Particle boards, Doorskin, and Malamine on wood plates. The company creates wood-based goods such as particleboards, medium-density fiberboards (MDF boards), Doorskin, and melamine laminated particleboards, which are distributed to both domestic and international markets. Vanachai also sells finished products that include melamine doors, door frames, resins, formaldehyde adhesives, and finished flooring. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Thailand.

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