Gelex Group JSC (STC:GEX) Beneish M-Score: -2.07 (As of Jun. 28, 2026)


STC:GEX Gelex Group JSC STC:GEX
73 GF Score
Price ₫30,150.00
GF Value ₫20,881.16
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What is Gelex Group JSC Beneish M-Score?

Gelex Group JSC STC:GEX +0.67% 73 Beneish M-Score is -2.07 as of Jun. 28, 2026. GuruFocus rates STC:GEX with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of ₫20,881.16 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,919 Industrial Products companies, Gelex Group JSC ranks worse than 75.23% 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STC:GEX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.58   Med: -2.39   Max: -1.53
Current: -2.07

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gelex Group JSC was -1.53. The lowest was -3.58. And the median was -2.39.


Gelex Group JSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Gelex Group 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.

Gelex Group JSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Gelex Group JSC Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.32 -3.51 -2.68 -2.61 -2.12

Gelex Group 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 -2.38 -2.74 -2.39 -2.12 -2.07

STC:GEX vs VRT, BE, NVT: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Gelex Group 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.


Gelex Group JSC Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Gelex Group JSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Gelex Group 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 Gelex Group 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 * 1.0311+0.528 * 0.981+0.404 * 1.2912+0.892 * 1.2093+0.115 * 0.9112
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9067+4.679 * 0.030623-0.327 * 1.1748
=-2.07

* 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 ₫3,336,072 Mil.
Revenue was 10721709.076 + 11642439.689 + 9841133.305 + 10130591.181 = ₫42,335,873 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2001820.351 + 2660568.66 + 1831629.249 + 2333627.397 = ₫8,827,646 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫48,969,753 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫87,015,109 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫18,299,474 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫2,887,614 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫2,010,987 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫26,440,469 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫21,594,016 Mil.
Net Income was 245633.005 + 16600.177 + 621931.709 + 665361.303 = ₫1,549,526 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2856708.736 + 2500594.818 + -2759950.793 + 2000958.962 = ₫-1,115,106 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫2,675,518 Mil.
Revenue was 7916356.897 + 10135454.504 + 8708567.348 + 8248282.333 = ₫35,008,661 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1598238.463 + 2406554.927 + 1660183.414 + 1495823.575 = ₫7,160,800 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫25,588,183 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫56,517,726 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫20,996,346 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫2,977,156 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫1,834,155 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫16,737,645 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫9,820,505 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)
=(3336071.588 / 42335873.251) / (2675517.519 / 35008661.082)
=0.0788 / 0.076424
=1.0311

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)
=(7160800.379 / 35008661.082) / (8827645.657 / 42335873.251)
=0.204544 / 0.208515
=0.981

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 - (48969753.05 + 18299473.705) / 87015108.842) / (1 - (25588182.776 + 20996346.135) / 56517726.006)
=0.226925 / 0.175754
=1.2912

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
=42335873.251 / 35008661.082
=1.2093

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))
=(2977156.114 / (2977156.114 + 20996346.135)) / (2887614.108 / (2887614.108 + 18299473.705))
=0.124185 / 0.136291
=0.9112

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)
=(2010986.659 / 42335873.251) / (1834154.556 / 35008661.082)
=0.047501 / 0.052391
=0.9067

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)
=((21594016.06 + 26440468.914) / 87015108.842) / ((9820504.519 + 16737645.326) / 56517726.006)
=0.552025 / 0.469908
=1.1748

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
=(1549526.194 - 0 - -1115105.749) / 87015108.842
=0.030623

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.

Gelex Group JSC has a M-score of -2.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.07 mean?
Gelex Group JSC (STC:GEX) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.07 as of Jun. 28, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Gelex Group JSC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Gelex Group JSC ranks #2196 out of 2919 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 75.2%.
Is Gelex Group JSC's Beneish M-Score too high?
Gelex Group JSC's current Beneish M-Score is -2.07. Based on the distribution chart, Gelex Group JSC ranks #2196 out of 2919 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Gelex Group JSC has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Gelex Group JSC's Beneish M-Score compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Gelex Group JSC ranks #2196 out of 2919 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Gelex Group 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products 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 Gelex Group JSC and its competitors. Gelex Group JSC's current Beneish M-Score is -2.07. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Gelex Group JSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gelex Group JSC (STC:GEX) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₫20,881.16, compared to a current price of ₫30,150.00 — trading 44.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.07. Gelex Group JSC's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 5 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 Gelex Group JSC (STC:GEX), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.07 as of Jun. 28, 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 Gelex Group JSC (STC:GEX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Gelex Group JSC stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₫30,150.00 is trading 44.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₫20,881.16. GuruFocus considers Gelex Group JSC to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STC:GEX:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.07
  • GF Value™: ₫20,881.16 vs. price of ₫30,150.00 (44.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Gelex Group JSC Business Description

Address No. 52, Le Dai Hanh Street, Le Dai Hanh Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, VNM
Gelex Group JSC operates in the industrial production and infrastructure industry. The Industrial production of the company is engaged in manufacturing and supplying of electrical equipment like electric cables, transformers, electric motors and, other electrical equipment; and the Infrastructure consists of production and trade in construction materials, real estate and construction business; production, transmission and distribution of electricity including hydropower, solar power and wind power; exploitation, treatment and supply of clean water; hotel, tourism and office leasing services, houses, and other factories.
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