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Communication and System Solution PCL (BKK:CSS) Beneish M-Score : -3.29 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Communication and System Solution 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 -3.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:CSS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.9
Current: -3.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Communication and System Solution PCL was -1.90. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -2.65.


Communication and System Solution PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Communication and System Solution 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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Communication and System Solution PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Communication and System Solution 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 -2.69 -2.92 -1.90 -2.41 -3.29

Communication and System Solution 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 -2.41 -2.48 -2.78 -3.16 -3.29

Competitive Comparison of Communication and System Solution PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Communication and System Solution 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.


Communication and System Solution PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Communication and System Solution PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Communication and System Solution PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Communication and System Solution 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 Communication and System Solution 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 * 0.8069+0.528 * 1.0415+0.404 * 1.0785+0.892 * 0.8379+0.115 * 0.9475
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3621+4.679 * -0.108008-0.327 * 0.8902
=-3.29

* 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 ฿1,145 Mil.
Revenue was 983.833 + 935.196 + 994.592 + 976.465 = ฿3,890 Mil.
Gross Profit was 91.852 + 109.346 + 102.632 + 122.648 = ฿426 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿2,291 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,135 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿302 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿425 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,262 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿5 Mil.
Net Income was -25.765 + 10.784 + 9.161 + 26.064 = ฿20 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -11.293 + 2.698 + 13.666 + 7.88 = ฿13 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 307.514 + 129.942 + 17.844 + -109.447 = ฿346 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿1,694 Mil.
Revenue was 1234.452 + 1050.387 + 1292.11 + 1065.959 = ฿4,643 Mil.
Gross Profit was 123.461 + 138.367 + 147.852 + 120.441 = ฿530 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿2,675 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿3,532 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿291 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿373 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,598 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿6 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)
=(1145.244 / 3890.086) / (1694.04 / 4642.908)
=0.294401 / 0.364866
=0.8069

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)
=(530.121 / 4642.908) / (426.478 / 3890.086)
=0.114179 / 0.109632
=1.0415

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 - (2291.247 + 302.172) / 3134.587) / (1 - (2675.053 + 291.372) / 3531.757)
=0.172644 / 0.160071
=1.0785

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
=3890.086 / 4642.908
=0.8379

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))
=(22.789 / (22.789 + 291.372)) / (25.051 / (25.051 + 302.172))
=0.072539 / 0.076556
=0.9475

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)
=(425.334 / 3890.086) / (372.688 / 4642.908)
=0.109338 / 0.08027
=1.3621

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)
=((4.609 + 1262.053) / 3134.587) / ((5.587 + 1597.667) / 3531.757)
=0.404092 / 0.453954
=0.8902

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
=(20.244 - 12.951 - 345.853) / 3134.587
=-0.108008

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.

Communication and System Solution PCL has a M-score of -3.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Communication and System Solution PCL (BKK:CSS) Business Description

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329 Moo 3 Banmai, Pakkred, Nonthaburi, THA, 11120
Communication and System Solution PCL is a Thailand based company engaged in the distribution and installation of equipment production for electricity, water, air conditioning, and telecommunication systems. It operates in two segments the Distribution electrical equipment segment and the Installation service segment. The Distribution electrical equipment segment operates as a distributor of electrical wires and other types of electrical systems equipment, as well as passive fire protection materials. The installation service segment is engaged in the design and installation of the communication system and fire protection systems and maintenance services. It derives a majority of the revenue from the Distribution of electrical equipment.

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