Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC (STC:PPC) Beneish M-Score: -2.46 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


STC:PPC Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC STC:PPC
75 GF Score
Price ₫9,620.00
GF Value ₫11,813.22
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC Beneish M-Score?

Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC STC:PPC -0.41% 75 Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates STC:PPC with a GF Score™ of 75/100 and a GF Value™ of ₫11,813.22 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 390 Utilities - Independent Power Producers companies, Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC ranks worse than 61.28% 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STC:PPC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.86   Med: -2.46   Max: 52.56
Current: -2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC was 52.56. The lowest was -8.86. And the median was -2.46.


Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Pha Lai Thermal Power 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.

Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Pha Lai Thermal Power 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 -4.96 -1.90 3.49 -3.04 -3.04

Pha Lai Thermal Power 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 -3.20 -2.82 -2.70 -3.04 -2.46

STC:PPC vs CEG, VST, NRG: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Pha Lai Thermal Power 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.


Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC Beneish M-Score vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Pha Lai Thermal Power 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 Pha Lai Thermal Power 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 * 0.7199+0.528 * 1.0081+0.404 * 1.0661+0.892 * 0.9455+0.115 * 1.0531
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7435+4.679 * 0.034656-0.327 * 0.7425
=-2.46

* 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 ₫1,381,160 Mil.
Revenue was 1798180.657 + 1592736.809 + 1496737.231 + 1940199.851 = ₫6,827,855 Mil.
Gross Profit was 50727.348 + 161578.281 + -24975.968 + 25935.407 = ₫213,265 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫2,686,139 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫5,427,922 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫219,049 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫45,344 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫96,981 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫865,810 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫0 Mil.
Net Income was 95731.506 + 125725.415 + -14287.219 + 6091.846 = ₫213,262 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -343821.486 + 342519.585 + 27380.032 + -926.428 = ₫25,152 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫2,029,082 Mil.
Revenue was 1536114.196 + 1750276.586 + 1465472.892 + 2469237.15 = ₫7,221,101 Mil.
Gross Profit was 94666.074 + 61796.785 + -56943.21 + 127866.086 = ₫227,386 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫3,041,718 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫5,828,964 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫246,154 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫54,254 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫137,942 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫1,252,304 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫0 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)
=(1381159.983 / 6827854.548) / (2029081.708 / 7221100.824)
=0.202283 / 0.280993
=0.7199

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)
=(227385.735 / 7221100.824) / (213265.068 / 6827854.548)
=0.031489 / 0.031235
=1.0081

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 - (2686139.219 + 219048.541) / 5427922.17) / (1 - (3041717.889 + 246153.616) / 5828964.202)
=0.46477 / 0.435942
=1.0661

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
=6827854.548 / 7221100.824
=0.9455

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))
=(54254.297 / (54254.297 + 246153.616)) / (45344.27 / (45344.27 + 219048.541))
=0.180602 / 0.171503
=1.0531

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)
=(96980.976 / 6827854.548) / (137941.737 / 7221100.824)
=0.014204 / 0.019103
=0.7435

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)
=((0 + 865809.867) / 5427922.17) / ((0 + 1252304.342) / 5828964.202)
=0.15951 / 0.214842
=0.7425

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
=(213261.548 - 0 - 25151.703) / 5427922.17
=0.034656

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.

Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.46 mean?
Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC (STC:PPC) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.46 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC ranks #239 out of 390 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, placing it in the top 61.3%.
Is Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC's Beneish M-Score too high?
Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC's current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. Based on the distribution chart, Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC ranks #239 out of 390 companies in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC's Beneish M-Score compare to CEG and VST?
According to the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry distribution chart, Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC ranks #239 out of 390 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Pha Lai Thermal Power 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 Utilities - Independent Power Producers company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Utilities - Independent Power Producers 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 Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC and its competitors. Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC's current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC (STC:PPC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₫11,813.22, compared to a current price of ₫9,620.00 — trading 18.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 4 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 Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC (STC:PPC), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jun. 27, 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 Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC (STC:PPC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₫9,620.00 is trading 18.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₫11,813.22. GuruFocus considers Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STC:PPC:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.46
  • GF Value™: ₫11,813.22 vs. price of ₫9,620.00 (18.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC Business Description

Address Km28, QL18, Pha Lai Ward, Hai Duong Province, Chi Linh, VNM
Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC operates as a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam. It is engaged in the operation, maintenance, and management of the thermal power plant in Hai Duong Province for electricity generation and distribution.
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