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Ptt PCL (Ptt PCL) Beneish M-Score

: -2.87 (As of Today)
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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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PETFF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.69   Med: -2.85   Max: -2.1
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ptt PCL was -2.10. The lowest was -3.69. And the median was -2.85.


Ptt PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ptt 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.

* Premium members only.

Ptt PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.82 -3.12 -2.36 -2.10 -2.87

Ptt PCL Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.10 -2.60 -2.87 -3.07 -2.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Ptt 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.


Ptt PCL Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Ptt PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ptt 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 Ptt 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 * 1.0061+0.528 * 1.1506+0.404 * 0.9593+0.892 * 0.9327+0.115 * 0.9769
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9837+4.679 * -0.089892-0.327 * 0.9431
=-2.87

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $9,458 Mil.
Revenue was 23072.898 + 22368.21 + 22287.099 + 21956.013 = $89,684 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2193.461 + 3558.844 + 2309.641 + 2680.437 = $10,742 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $30,924 Mil.
Total Assets was $98,924 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $50,074 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4,933 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,774 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16,829 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27,013 Mil.
Net Income was 936.652 + 872.151 + 575.947 + 808.232 = $3,193 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1215.892 + -399.651 + -37.657 + 397.877 = $1,176 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2468.586 + 2433.074 + 3005.678 + 3001.676 = $10,909 Mil.
Total Receivables was $10,079 Mil.
Revenue was 22928.313 + 23865.693 + 26541.425 + 22815.151 = $96,151 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2015.489 + 2207.935 + 5026.05 + 4001.602 = $13,251 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $29,937 Mil.
Total Assets was $98,240 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $49,745 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4,776 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,114 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $17,043 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $29,125 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)
=(9458.106 / 89684.22) / (10078.98 / 96150.582)
=0.10546 / 0.104825
=1.0061

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)
=(13251.076 / 96150.582) / (10742.383 / 89684.22)
=0.137816 / 0.11978
=1.1506

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 - (30923.608 + 50074.012) / 98924.042) / (1 - (29937.294 + 49745.14) / 98240.407)
=0.181214 / 0.188904
=0.9593

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
=89684.22 / 96150.582
=0.9327

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))
=(4775.989 / (4775.989 + 49745.14)) / (4932.605 / (4932.605 + 50074.012))
=0.087599 / 0.089673
=0.9769

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)
=(3774.341 / 89684.22) / (4113.548 / 96150.582)
=0.042085 / 0.042782
=0.9837

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)
=((27013.385 + 16829.415) / 98924.042) / ((29125.077 + 17042.645) / 98240.407)
=0.443197 / 0.469946
=0.9431

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
=(3192.982 - 1176.461 - 10909.014) / 98924.042
=-0.089892

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.

Ptt PCL has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ptt PCL (Ptt PCL) Business Description

Address
555 Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, THA, 10900
Ptt PCL is an integrated national petroleum and petrochemical company based out of Thailand. Its operations are divided into six units: Coal, Petrochemical, International Trading, Oil, Gas, and Petroleum exploration and production. The International Trading and Petrochemicals businesses have historically produced the group's sales and service volume. International Trading encompasses several activities and is crucial to the company's ability to import and export crude oil, condensate, petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas, petrochemical products, solvents and chemicals, and other products. PTT engages in Petrochemical operations through group companies that conduct business in fuel processing, production, and sales of upstream, intermediate, and downstream chemicals.

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