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Thuan Duc JSC (STC:TDP) Beneish M-Score : -1.93 (As of Jun. 13, 2025)


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What is Thuan Duc JSC Beneish M-Score?

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 -1.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STC:TDP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -1.97   Max: -0.1
Current: -1.93

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Thuan Duc JSC was -0.10. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -1.97.


Thuan Duc JSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Thuan Duc 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.

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Thuan Duc JSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Thuan Duc JSC Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -0.14 -2.08 -2.15 -2.26

Thuan Duc JSC Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.89 -2.01 -1.92 -2.26 -1.93

Competitive Comparison of Thuan Duc JSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Thuan Duc 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.


Thuan Duc JSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Thuan Duc JSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Thuan Duc 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 Thuan Duc 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 * 1.4098+0.528 * 0.9952+0.404 * 1.0115+0.892 * 1.0834+0.115 * 0.9068
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9694+4.679 * 0.021069-0.327 * 0.9751
=-1.93

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₫552,478 Mil.
Revenue was 1060523.576 + 1132134.713 + 1058875.36 + 1099354.752 = ₫4,350,888 Mil.
Gross Profit was 86879.104 + 99189.675 + 101168.265 + 106313.337 = ₫393,550 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫3,038,550 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫3,991,655 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫427,811 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫62,446 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫100,997 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫2,717,433 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫237,642 Mil.
Net Income was 15300.133 + 19757.01 + 31700.507 + 29091.782 = ₫95,849 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -33502.524 + 165352.002 + -94774.738 + -25324.966 = ₫11,750 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫361,701 Mil.
Revenue was 1097861.407 + 1104943.1 + 1028416.437 + 784596.618 = ₫4,015,818 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93526.881 + 97456.04 + 88276.864 + 82236.135 = ₫361,496 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫2,880,413 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫3,859,397 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫476,861 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫62,276 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫96,158 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫2,682,646 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫247,351 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)
=(552478.278 / 4350888.401) / (361700.913 / 4015817.562)
=0.126981 / 0.090069
=1.4098

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)
=(361495.92 / 4015817.562) / (393550.381 / 4350888.401)
=0.090018 / 0.090453
=0.9952

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 - (3038550.056 + 427810.526) / 3991654.602) / (1 - (2880412.721 + 476861.091) / 3859397.374)
=0.131598 / 0.130104
=1.0115

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
=4350888.401 / 4015817.562
=1.0834

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))
=(62275.508 / (62275.508 + 476861.091)) / (62446.238 / (62446.238 + 427810.526))
=0.11551 / 0.127375
=0.9068

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)
=(100997.486 / 4350888.401) / (96157.668 / 4015817.562)
=0.023213 / 0.023945
=0.9694

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)
=((237642.157 + 2717432.748) / 3991654.602) / ((247351.372 + 2682645.539) / 3859397.374)
=0.740313 / 0.759185
=0.9751

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
=(95849.432 - 0 - 11749.774) / 3991654.602
=0.021069

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.

Thuan Duc JSC has a M-score of -1.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Thuan Duc JSC Business Description

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Address
Luong Bang Town Industrial Park, Kim Dong District, Hung Yen, VNM
Thuan Duc JSC is engaged in manufacturing polypropylene products, including PP recycled granules, PP sack and shopping bag.

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