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Forth Smart Service PCL (BKK:FSMART) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Forth Smart Service 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:FSMART' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35   Med: -2.96   Max: -2.41
Current: -2.83

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Forth Smart Service PCL was -2.41. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was -2.96.


Forth Smart Service PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forth Smart Service 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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Forth Smart Service PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Forth Smart Service 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 -2.96 -3.35 -3.35 -2.41 -2.83

Forth Smart Service 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 -2.39 -2.96 -2.92 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Forth Smart Service PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Forth Smart Service 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.


Forth Smart Service PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Forth Smart Service PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forth Smart Service PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Forth Smart Service 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 Forth Smart Service 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 * 1.2958+0.528 * 0.8661+0.404 * 1.2089+0.892 * 0.9165+0.115 * 0.8623
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1429+4.679 * -0.11467-0.327 * 0.9498
=-2.83

* 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 ฿1,025 Mil.
Revenue was 527.523 + 497.167 + 502.215 + 501.536 = ฿2,028 Mil.
Gross Profit was 116.099 + 82.781 + 85.234 + 79.549 = ฿364 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,422 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿2,737 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿652 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿413 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿278 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,463 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿97 Mil.
Net Income was 78.389 + 69.067 + 74.323 + 77.673 = ฿299 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 8.966 + 16.238 + 16.869 + 20.707 = ฿63 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 99.49 + 94.476 + 167.153 + 189.441 = ฿551 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿863 Mil.
Revenue was 516.36 + 536.325 + 576.717 + 583.727 = ฿2,213 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.318 + 80.899 + 89.84 + 93.604 = ฿344 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,309 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿2,833 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿956 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿480 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿265 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,594 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿106 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)
=(1024.555 / 2028.441) / (862.676 / 2213.129)
=0.505095 / 0.389799
=1.2958

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)
=(343.661 / 2213.129) / (363.663 / 2028.441)
=0.155283 / 0.179282
=0.8661

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 - (1422.157 + 651.673) / 2737.321) / (1 - (1309.427 + 955.719) / 2833.184)
=0.242387 / 0.200495
=1.2089

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
=2028.441 / 2213.129
=0.9165

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))
=(480.294 / (480.294 + 955.719)) / (412.91 / (412.91 + 651.673))
=0.334464 / 0.387861
=0.8623

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)
=(277.51 / 2028.441) / (264.913 / 2213.129)
=0.13681 / 0.119701
=1.1429

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)
=((96.67 + 1463.411) / 2737.321) / ((106.48 + 1593.55) / 2833.184)
=0.56993 / 0.600042
=0.9498

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
=(299.452 - 62.78 - 550.56) / 2737.321
=-0.11467

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.

Forth Smart Service PCL has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Forth Smart Service PCL (BKK:FSMART) Business Description

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Address
256 Paholyothin Road, Samsennai, Phayathai, Bangkok, THA, 10400
Forth Smart Service PCL is engaged in the rendering of top-up service for prepaid phones, receipt of other online services and advertising services through online top-up machines. The company's geographical area of operations is in Thailand.

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