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CP Axtra PCL (BKK:CPAXT) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is CP Axtra PCL 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:CPAXT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.73   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.15
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CP Axtra PCL was -1.15. The lowest was -2.73. And the median was -2.49.


CP Axtra PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CP Axtra 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.

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CP Axtra PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

CP Axtra PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.73 -1.15 -1.39 -2.49 -2.71

CP Axtra PCL Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.49 -2.48 -2.40 -2.64 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of CP Axtra PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, CP Axtra 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.


CP Axtra PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, CP Axtra PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CP Axtra PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CP Axtra 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 CP Axtra 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 * 0.9277+0.528 * 1.021+0.404 * 1.0229+0.892 * 1.0437+0.115 * 0.9971
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9905+4.679 * -0.049909-0.327 * 0.9713
=-2.71

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿9,092 Mil.
Revenue was 127636.914 + 118836.847 + 120909.422 + 119088.734 = ฿486,472 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20792.662 + 18930.354 + 19001.386 + 19473.292 = ฿78,198 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿76,739 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿540,371 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿155,325 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿17,612 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿64,968 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿118,150 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿117,672 Mil.
Net Income was 3281.626 + 1676.912 + 1515.887 + 2165.651 = ฿8,640 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 167.613 + 184.707 + 201.033 + 192.877 = ฿746 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19929.378 + 13373.84 + 2264.015 + -704.134 = ฿34,863 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿9,390 Mil.
Revenue was 122408.509 + 114963.244 + 117932.961 + 110777.049 = ฿466,082 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20439.977 + 19232.199 + 18651.074 + 18170.48 = ฿76,494 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿87,355 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿548,643 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿155,282 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿17,551 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿62,842 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿90,763 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿155,745 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)
=(9092.343 / 486471.917) / (9389.872 / 466081.763)
=0.01869 / 0.020146
=0.9277

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)
=(76493.73 / 466081.763) / (78197.694 / 486471.917)
=0.164121 / 0.160745
=1.021

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 - (76738.967 + 155325) / 540371.08) / (1 - (87355.379 + 155282) / 548643.228)
=0.570547 / 0.55775
=1.0229

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
=486471.917 / 466081.763
=1.0437

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))
=(17550.883 / (17550.883 + 155282)) / (17612.404 / (17612.404 + 155325))
=0.101548 / 0.101843
=0.9971

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)
=(64968.1 / 486471.917) / (62842.254 / 466081.763)
=0.13355 / 0.134831
=0.9905

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)
=((117671.927 + 118149.77) / 540371.08) / ((155744.707 + 90763.157) / 548643.228)
=0.436407 / 0.449304
=0.9713

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
=(8640.076 - 746.23 - 34863.099) / 540371.08
=-0.049909

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.

CP Axtra PCL has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CP Axtra PCL (BKK:CPAXT) Business Description

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Address
1468, Phattanakan Road, Phatthanakan, Suan Luang, Bangkok, THA, 10250
CP Axtra PCL operates Makro brand stores and frozen food shops across Thailand. Segments through which the company operates its business include Wholesale, Retail, and mall . Its Operations are derived from the sale of goods from wholesale businesses, retail and mall businesses, and the rendering of services related to those businesses. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Wholesale segment.

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