Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (STU:CPOF) Beneish M-Score: -2.72 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


STU:CPOF Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL STU:CPOF
64 GF Score
Price €0.49
GF Value €0.54
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL Beneish M-Score?

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL STU:CPOF -1.22% 64 Beneish M-Score is -2.72 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:CPOF with a GF Score™ of 64/100 and a GF Value™ of €0.54 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,849 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL ranks better than 67.55% 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STU:CPOF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.71   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL was -2.03. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.71.


Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL'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.

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL 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 -2.13 -2.57 -2.55 -3.01 -2.88

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL 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 -2.97 -3.00 -2.90 -2.88 -2.72

STU:CPOF vs ADM, BG, TSN: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL'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.


Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL 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 Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL 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 * 1.0596+0.528 * 1.0224+0.404 * 1.0335+0.892 * 0.9582+0.115 * 0.9951
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0319+4.679 * -0.059464-0.327 * 1.0766
=-2.75

* 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 €1,180 Mil.
Revenue was 3665.012 + 3808.155 + 3693.427 + 3927.291 = €15,094 Mil.
Gross Profit was 584.989 + 506.999 + 580.926 + 765.717 = €2,439 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €5,278 Mil.
Total Assets was €23,694 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €7,786 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €664 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,345 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €7,357 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €8,506 Mil.
Net Income was 130.699 + 29.353 + 138.245 + 276.105 = €574 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 53.471 + 75.104 + 86.235 + 108.377 = €323 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 359.215 + 283.201 + 393.83 + 623.895 = €1,660 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,162 Mil.
Revenue was 3948.557 + 4153.855 + 3866.466 + 3783.31 = €15,752 Mil.
Gross Profit was 725.293 + 643.613 + 614.514 + 618.516 = €2,602 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €5,805 Mil.
Total Assets was €24,583 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €8,106 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €688 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,360 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €7,073 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €8,213 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)
=(1180.163 / 15093.885) / (1162.341 / 15752.188)
=0.078188 / 0.073789
=1.0596

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)
=(2601.936 / 15752.188) / (2438.631 / 15093.885)
=0.165179 / 0.161564
=1.0224

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 - (5277.51 + 7785.936) / 23693.823) / (1 - (5804.726 + 8105.913) / 24582.914)
=0.448656 / 0.434134
=1.0335

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
=15093.885 / 15752.188
=0.9582

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))
=(688.146 / (688.146 + 8105.913)) / (664.494 / (664.494 + 7785.936))
=0.078251 / 0.078634
=0.9951

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)
=(1345.019 / 15093.885) / (1360.26 / 15752.188)
=0.08911 / 0.086354
=1.0319

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)
=((8505.709 + 7356.552) / 23693.823) / ((8213.498 + 7073.082) / 24582.914)
=0.669468 / 0.621838
=1.0766

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
=(574.402 - 323.187 - 1660.141) / 23693.823
=-0.059464

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.

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL has a M-score of -2.75 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 -2.72 mean?
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (STU:CPOF) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.72 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL ranks #600 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 32.4%.
Is Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Beneish M-Score too high?
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.72. Based on the distribution chart, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL ranks #600 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's Beneish M-Score compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL ranks #600 out of 1849 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL in the upper 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL and its competitors. Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's current Beneish M-Score is -2.72. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (STU:CPOF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.54, compared to a current price of €0.49 — trading 10% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.72. Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 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 Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (STU:CPOF), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.72 as of Jun. 24, 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 Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (STU:CPOF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.49 is trading 10% below its estimated GF Value™ of €0.54. GuruFocus considers Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:CPOF:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.72
  • GF Value™: €0.54 vs. price of €0.49 (10% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL Business Description

Address Silom Road, 313 C.P. Tower, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok, THA, 10500
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL operates in agro-industrial and integrated food businesses. The group's business operations are located throughout Thailand and overseas. The businesses are divided into two main segments, namely the livestock business, which comprises chicken, duck, and pigs, and the aquaculture business, which comprises shrimp and fish. The two main businesses are vertically integrated, starting from sourcing raw materials for animal feed production, manufacturing animal feed, breeding animals, farming animals for commercial purposes, primary processing meat, producing ready-to-eat food products, and operating food retail outlets and restaurants.
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