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Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (STC:STB) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STC:STB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.85   Med: -2.44   Max: -2.04
Current: -2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank was -2.04. The lowest was -2.85. And the median was -2.44.


Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank 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 Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0005+0.892 * 1.1047+0.115 * 1.1549
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9265+4.679 * -0.0378-0.327 * 1.2758
=-2.62

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₫0 Mil.
Revenue was 7518896 + 7407317 + 7190737 + 6928105 = ₫29,045,055 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7518896 + 7407317 + 7190737 + 6928105 = ₫29,045,055 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫0 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫748,094,546 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫4,375,198 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫980,725 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫1,132,714 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫46,534,514 Mil.
Net Income was 3598078 + 2201173 + 2176839 + 2111405 = ₫10,087,495 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 21086597 + -9823114 + 14121793 + 12979972 = ₫38,365,248 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫0 Mil.
Revenue was 6772358 + 5942422 + 6755593 + 6821512 = ₫26,291,885 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6772358 + 5942422 + 6755593 + 6821512 = ₫26,291,885 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫0 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫674,389,660 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫4,282,772 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫1,148,589 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫1,106,643 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫32,879,721 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)
=(0 / 29045055) / (0 / 26291885)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(26291885 / 26291885) / (29045055 / 29045055)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 4375198) / 748094546) / (1 - (0 + 4282772) / 674389660)
=0.994152 / 0.993649
=1.0005

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
=29045055 / 26291885
=1.1047

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))
=(1148589 / (1148589 + 4282772)) / (980725 / (980725 + 4375198))
=0.211474 / 0.18311
=1.1549

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)
=(1132714 / 29045055) / (1106643 / 26291885)
=0.038999 / 0.042091
=0.9265

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)
=((46534514 + 0) / 748094546) / ((32879721 + 0) / 674389660)
=0.062204 / 0.048755
=1.2758

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
=(10087495 - 0 - 38365248) / 748094546
=-0.0378

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.

Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank Business Description

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Address
266-268 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, Ward 8, Distrcit 3, Ho Chi Minh City, VNM
Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank is a Vietnam-based company which provides commercial banking services. Its principal activities are to mobilize short, medium and long-term capital in the form of time deposits, demand deposits, certificates of deposit, receive capital from local and overseas financial institutions, grant short, medium and long-term loans, investments in associate, joint-ventures and other companies. The company also provides settlement services to customers, deal in foreign exchange, gold, provide international settlements services, investment in bonds other banking services.