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Construction No.1 JSC (HSTC:CC1) Beneish M-Score : -2.33 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Construction No.1 JSC 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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Construction No.1 JSC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HSTC:CC1' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.68   Max: -1.77
Current: -2.33

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Construction No.1 JSC was -1.77. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.68.


Construction No.1 JSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Construction No.1 JSC'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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Construction No.1 JSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Construction No.1 JSC Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.77

Construction No.1 JSC Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.56 -3.39 -3.23 -2.77 -2.33

Competitive Comparison of Construction No.1 JSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Construction No.1 JSC'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.


Construction No.1 JSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Construction No.1 JSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Construction No.1 JSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Construction No.1 JSC 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 Construction No.1 JSC 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 * 0.6377+0.528 * 1.8842+0.404 * 1.0484+0.892 * 1.4964+0.115 * 1.1659
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.194+4.679 * -0.096263-0.327 * 0.9486
=-2.33

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₫1,817,321 Mil.
Revenue was 2260007.775 + 2249438.1 + 1395216.988 + 2559619.055 = ₫8,464,282 Mil.
Gross Profit was 83488.114 + 157123.42 + 79524.938 + 32886.206 = ₫353,023 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫10,735,883 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫16,880,906 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫2,946,819 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫50,464 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫106,838 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫8,736,000 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫2,268,037 Mil.
Net Income was 28975.308 + 26235.044 + 8958.689 + 181965.647 = ₫246,135 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -232750.293 + -1100582.396 + -682603.222 + 3887080.569 = ₫1,871,145 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫1,904,351 Mil.
Revenue was 1269769.986 + 1236068.526 + 545808.585 + 2604837.247 = ₫5,656,484 Mil.
Gross Profit was 132664.811 + 108824.912 + 54194.806 + 148837.772 = ₫444,522 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫9,236,041 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫14,513,272 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫2,654,591 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫53,155 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫59,796 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫5,372,931 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫4,600,581 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)
=(1817321.477 / 8464281.918) / (1904350.751 / 5656484.344)
=0.214705 / 0.336667
=0.6377

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)
=(444522.301 / 5656484.344) / (353022.678 / 8464281.918)
=0.078586 / 0.041707
=1.8842

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 - (10735882.506 + 2946819.012) / 16880905.561) / (1 - (9236040.944 + 2654591.075) / 14513272.426)
=0.189457 / 0.180706
=1.0484

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
=8464281.918 / 5656484.344
=1.4964

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))
=(53155.308 / (53155.308 + 2654591.075)) / (50464.127 / (50464.127 + 2946819.012))
=0.019631 / 0.016837
=1.1659

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)
=(106838.085 / 8464281.918) / (59796.367 / 5656484.344)
=0.012622 / 0.010571
=1.194

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)
=((2268036.65 + 8735999.593) / 16880905.561) / ((4600580.877 + 5372930.754) / 14513272.426)
=0.651863 / 0.687199
=0.9486

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
=(246134.688 - 0 - 1871144.658) / 16880905.561
=-0.096263

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.

Construction No.1 JSC has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Construction No.1 JSC Business Description

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111A Pasteur, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, HCMC, VNM
Construction Corp No.1 JSC is a reputable construction company in infrastructure, civil and industrial works in Vietnam.

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