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Ton Dong A (HSTC:GDA) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of Jun. 19, 2025)


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What is Ton Dong A 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 -2.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ton Dong A's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HSTC:GDA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.66   Med: -2.54   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.18

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ton Dong A was -2.18. The lowest was -2.66. And the median was -2.54.


Ton Dong A Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ton Dong A'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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Ton Dong A Beneish M-Score Chart

Ton Dong A Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.66

Ton Dong A Quarterly Data
Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -2.54 -2.66 -2.18

Competitive Comparison of Ton Dong A's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Ton Dong A'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.


Ton Dong A's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Ton Dong A's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Ton Dong A 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 Ton Dong A 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 * 0.9659+0.528 * 0.9225+0.404 * 0.9935+0.892 * 1.0807+0.115 * 0.9668
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1227+4.679 * 0.066371-0.327 * 0.9572
=-2.18

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₫1,441,201 Mil.
Revenue was 3976592.232 + 3888073.003 + 5162614.805 + 5986050.849 = ₫19,013,331 Mil.
Gross Profit was 282455.853 + 183674.107 + 373766.809 + 544980.707 = ₫1,384,877 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫9,777,128 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫12,362,675 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫1,886,032 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫328,120 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫1,047,595 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫8,375,476 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫138,616 Mil.
Net Income was 62692.221 + 21317.72 + 53705.375 + 171420.913 = ₫309,136 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -338117.712 + -88137.394 + -144254.633 + 59123.067 = ₫-511,387 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫1,380,735 Mil.
Revenue was 4099109.998 + 4620630.365 + 4087528.024 + 4786942.498 = ₫17,594,211 Mil.
Gross Profit was 346676.388 + 308535.046 + 210831.172 + 316110.222 = ₫1,182,153 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫10,321,933 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫13,145,680 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫2,075,060 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫346,998 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫863,445 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫9,351,617 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫106,082 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)
=(1441200.807 / 19013330.889) / (1380735.313 / 17594210.885)
=0.075799 / 0.078477
=0.9659

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)
=(1182152.828 / 17594210.885) / (1384877.476 / 19013330.889)
=0.06719 / 0.072837
=0.9225

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 - (9777127.821 + 1886032.065) / 12362675.49) / (1 - (10321933.392 + 2075059.559) / 13145680.31)
=0.056583 / 0.056953
=0.9935

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
=19013330.889 / 17594210.885
=1.0807

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))
=(346997.975 / (346997.975 + 2075059.559)) / (328119.816 / (328119.816 + 1886032.065))
=0.143266 / 0.148192
=0.9668

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)
=(1047595.224 / 19013330.889) / (863444.886 / 17594210.885)
=0.055098 / 0.049076
=1.1227

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)
=((138616.022 + 8375476.017) / 12362675.49) / ((106082.287 + 9351617.417) / 13145680.31)
=0.688693 / 0.719453
=0.9572

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
=(309136.229 - 0 - -511386.672) / 12362675.49
=0.066371

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.

Ton Dong A has a M-score of -2.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ton Dong A Business Description

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Address
No. 5, Street 5, Song Than 1 Industrial Park, Di An Ward, Di An City, Binh Duong Province, Ho Chi Minh, VNM
Ton Dong A Corp is a company specializing in the production of cold rolled steel, zinc corrugated iron, cold corrugated iron, color corrugated iron, galvanized box steel for industrial and civil construction, transportation infrastructure, and home appliances use. The company operates in the field of manufacturing galvanized steel sheet, the main products are cold rolled steel, black corrugated iron, galvanized steel zinc corrugated iron, aluminum zinc alloy coated steel, cold corrugated iron and painted cold corrugated iron Cold corrugated iron. color cold corrugated iron.

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