BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC (STC:BAF) Beneish M-Score: -1.09 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


STC:BAF BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC STC:BAF
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GF Value ₫16,315.67
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What is BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC Beneish M-Score?

BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC STC:BAF 65 Beneish M-Score is -1.09 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates STC:BAF with a GF Score™ of 65/100 and a GF Value™ of ₫16,315.67 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,849 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC ranks worse than 90.43% on this metric.

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 -1.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STC:BAF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.64   Med: -2.69   Max: -1.09
Current: -1.09

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC was -1.09. The lowest was -3.64. And the median was -2.69.


BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for BAF Viet Nam Agriculture 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.

BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC Beneish M-Score Chart

BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 -2.69 -2.65 -3.08 -2.60

BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -3.64 -2.68 -3.10 -2.60 -1.09

STC:BAF vs ADM, BG, TSN: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, BAF Viet Nam Agriculture 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.


BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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BAF Viet Nam Agriculture 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 BAF Viet Nam Agriculture 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 * 1.5855+0.528 * 0.9351+0.404 * 1.0234+0.892 * 1.0471+0.115 * 1.0464
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7767+4.679 * 0.221611-0.327 * 1.2308
=-1.09

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₫400,873 Mil.
Revenue was 1762207.981 + 1399236.827 + 1136263.348 + 1387309.352 = ₫5,685,018 Mil.
Gross Profit was 451223.735 + -49011.941 + 263908.864 + 342523.737 = ₫1,008,644 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫5,052,376 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫12,173,072 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫5,483,522 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫278,877 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫479,403 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫4,305,077 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫3,552,570 Mil.
Net Income was 206000.611 + -264904.88 + 20640.705 + 194643.122 = ₫156,380 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -302104.431 + -813621.576 + 76082.315 + -1501667.143 = ₫-2,541,311 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫241,462 Mil.
Revenue was 1123604.044 + 1626702.074 + 1313762.843 + 1365293.77 = ₫5,429,363 Mil.
Gross Profit was 290477.203 + 229500.293 + 222790.479 + 158043.847 = ₫900,812 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫4,032,596 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫8,588,097 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫3,426,919 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫182,803 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫257,691 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫3,069,216 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫1,434,816 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)
=(400872.601 / 5685017.508) / (241461.765 / 5429362.731)
=0.070514 / 0.044473
=1.5855

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)
=(900811.822 / 5429362.731) / (1008644.395 / 5685017.508)
=0.165915 / 0.177422
=0.9351

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 - (5052376.289 + 5483522.092) / 12173071.927) / (1 - (4032596.048 + 3426918.734) / 8588097.448)
=0.134491 / 0.131412
=1.0234

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
=5685017.508 / 5429362.731
=1.0471

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))
=(182803.15 / (182803.15 + 3426918.734)) / (278877.053 / (278877.053 + 5483522.092))
=0.050642 / 0.048396
=1.0464

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)
=(479402.55 / 5685017.508) / (257690.932 / 5429362.731)
=0.084327 / 0.047462
=1.7767

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)
=((3552570.244 + 4305077.147) / 12173071.927) / ((1434815.7 + 3069215.784) / 8588097.448)
=0.645494 / 0.52445
=1.2308

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
=(156379.558 - 0 - -2541310.835) / 12173071.927
=0.221611

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.

BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC has a M-score of -1.09 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.09 mean?
BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC (STC:BAF) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.09 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC ranks #1672 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 90.4%.
Is BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC's Beneish M-Score too high?
BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC's current Beneish M-Score is -1.09. Based on the distribution chart, BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC ranks #1672 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC has a GF Score™ of 65/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC's Beneish M-Score compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC ranks #1672 out of 1849 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC and its competitors. BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC's current Beneish M-Score is -1.09. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC (STC:BAF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₫16,315.67, compared to a current price of ₫29,850.00 — trading 83% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.09. BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC's overall GF Score™ is 65/100 with 10 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC (STC:BAF), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.09 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC (STC:BAF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₫29,850.00 is trading 83% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₫16,315.67. GuruFocus considers BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STC:BAF:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.09
  • GF Value™: ₫16,315.67 vs. price of ₫29,850.00 (83% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 65/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the STC:BAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC Business Description

Address 628C Vo Nguyen Giap Street, 9th Floor, Vista Tower Building, An Phu Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh, VNM
BAF Viet Nam Agriculture JSC is engaged in mixed farming, producing animal feed, and processing and preserving meat. The Group's principal activities are to carry out mixed animal breeding, trade in agricultural products, and produce animal feed. In addition, the Group's production and business activities are mainly carried out within the territory of Vietnam.
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