Sai Gon Cargo Service (STC:SCS) Beneish M-Score: -2.46 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


STC:SCS Sai Gon Cargo Service Corp STC:SCS
83 GF Score
Price ₫49,500.00
GF Value ₫103,693.95
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Sai Gon Cargo Service Beneish M-Score?

Sai Gon Cargo Service STC:SCS +0.20% 83 Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates STC:SCS with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of ₫103,693.95 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 966 Transportation companies, Sai Gon Cargo Service ranks worse than 60.97% 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 Sai Gon Cargo Service's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STC:SCS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.53   Med: -2.58   Max: 21.57
Current: -2.46

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sai Gon Cargo Service was 21.57. The lowest was -3.53. And the median was -2.58.


Sai Gon Cargo Service Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sai Gon Cargo Service'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.

Sai Gon Cargo Service Beneish M-Score Chart

Sai Gon Cargo Service Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.87 -2.85 -3.01 -2.36 -2.37

Sai Gon Cargo Service 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 -2.58 -3.00 -2.44 -2.37 -2.46

STC:SCS vs JOBY, CAAP: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Sai Gon Cargo Service'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.


Sai Gon Cargo Service Beneish M-Score vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Sai Gon Cargo Service's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sai Gon Cargo Service's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Sai Gon Cargo Service 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 Sai Gon Cargo Service 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 * 1.0183+0.528 * 0.9995+0.404 * 0.864+0.892 * 1.1026+0.115 * 0.9163
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7798+4.679 * 0.015276-0.327 * 1.4128
=-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 ₫115,324 Mil.
Revenue was 271969.151 + 326995.29 + 311566.893 + 291738.737 = ₫1,202,270 Mil.
Gross Profit was 213272.065 + 238431.72 + 250957.336 + 233395.171 = ₫936,056 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫1,617,372 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫2,085,428 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫396,095 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫46,438 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫25,951 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫346,540 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫0 Mil.
Net Income was 173291.929 + 188169.847 + 203967.284 + 188861.887 = ₫754,291 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 152469.174 + 138067.078 + 239136.65 + 192761.113 = ₫722,434 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫102,717 Mil.
Revenue was 266342.499 + 294056.956 + 265914.212 + 264098.117 = ₫1,090,412 Mil.
Gross Profit was 216040.615 + 206954.325 + 212807.481 + 212776.71 = ₫848,579 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫1,289,129 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫1,790,977 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫430,323 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫45,780 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫30,181 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫210,658 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)
=(115324.271 / 1202270.071) / (102717.474 / 1090411.784)
=0.095922 / 0.094201
=1.0183

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)
=(848579.131 / 1090411.784) / (936056.292 / 1202270.071)
=0.778219 / 0.778574
=0.9995

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 - (1617371.993 + 396095.374) / 2085427.625) / (1 - (1289129.066 + 430323.389) / 1790977.19)
=0.034506 / 0.039936
=0.864

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
=1202270.071 / 1090411.784
=1.1026

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))
=(45779.83 / (45779.83 + 430323.389)) / (46437.853 / (46437.853 + 396095.374))
=0.096155 / 0.104936
=0.9163

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)
=(25950.527 / 1202270.071) / (30181.324 / 1090411.784)
=0.021585 / 0.027679
=0.7798

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 + 346539.881) / 2085427.625) / ((0 + 210658.065) / 1790977.19)
=0.166172 / 0.117622
=1.4128

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
=(754290.947 - 0 - 722434.015) / 2085427.625
=0.015276

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.

Sai Gon Cargo Service has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.46 mean?
Sai Gon Cargo Service (STC:SCS) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.46 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sai Gon Cargo Service and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sai Gon Cargo Service ranks #589 out of 966 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 61%.
Is Sai Gon Cargo Service's Beneish M-Score too high?
Sai Gon Cargo Service's current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. Based on the distribution chart, Sai Gon Cargo Service ranks #589 out of 966 companies in the Transportation industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Sai Gon Cargo Service has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sai Gon Cargo Service's Beneish M-Score compare to JOBY and CAAP?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Sai Gon Cargo Service ranks #589 out of 966 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Sai Gon Cargo Service 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 Transportation company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Transportation 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 Sai Gon Cargo Service and its competitors. Sai Gon Cargo Service'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 Sai Gon Cargo Service stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sai Gon Cargo Service (STC:SCS) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₫103,693.95, compared to a current price of ₫49,500.00 — trading 52.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.46. Sai Gon Cargo Service's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Sai Gon Cargo Service (STC:SCS), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.46 as of Jun. 25, 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 Sai Gon Cargo Service (STC:SCS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sai Gon Cargo Service stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₫49,500.00 is trading 52.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₫103,693.95. GuruFocus considers Sai Gon Cargo Service to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STC:SCS:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.46
  • GF Value™: ₫103,693.95 vs. price of ₫49,500.00 (52.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 1 warning sign

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


Sai Gon Cargo Service Business Description

Address 30 Phan Thuc Duyen Street, Son Nhat International Airport, Ward 4, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, VNM
Sai Gon Cargo Service Corp provides cargo handling services at the airport. The company offers International Cargo Handling Services, Domestic Terminal Cargo Handling Services, Perishable Goods Services, and Office Space Lease Services.
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