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G J Steel PCL (BKK:GJS) Beneish M-Score : -1.02 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is G J Steel 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.02 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BKK:GJS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -45.67   Med: -2.89   Max: 9.81
Current: -1.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of G J Steel PCL was 9.81. The lowest was -45.67. And the median was -2.89.


G J Steel PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for G J Steel 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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G J Steel PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

G J Steel 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 -5.39 -3.14 -2.69 8.56 -0.22

G J Steel PCL Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.73 -21.32 9.81 -0.22 -1.02

Competitive Comparison of G J Steel PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, G J Steel 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.


G J Steel PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, G J Steel PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where G J Steel PCL's Beneish M-Score falls into.



G J Steel 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 G J Steel 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 * 0.8609+0.528 * 5.8191+0.404 * 0.1746+0.892 * 0.7742+0.115 * 0.9284
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1835+4.679 * -0.082816-0.327 * 0.9694
=-1.02

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿78 Mil.
Revenue was 3480.379 + 2825.581 + 3316.116 + 2726.752 = ฿12,349 Mil.
Gross Profit was 97.879 + 8.122 + 149.368 + -165.139 = ฿90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿4,743 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿12,955 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿8,168 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿542 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿718 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿638 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿3 Mil.
Net Income was -52.394 + -123.663 + -15.675 + -319.862 = ฿-512 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 23.478 + 40.705 + 28.834 + 25.147 = ฿118 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 94.797 + -267.403 + 181.797 + 433.902 = ฿443 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿118 Mil.
Revenue was 3613.283 + 3313.448 + 3502.201 + 5520.768 = ฿15,950 Mil.
Gross Profit was 128.018 + -53.056 + 27.202 + 576.02 = ฿678 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿4,755 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿13,506 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿8,492 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿521 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿784 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿685 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿5 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)
=(78.324 / 12348.828) / (117.515 / 15949.7)
=0.006343 / 0.007368
=0.8609

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)
=(678.184 / 15949.7) / (90.23 / 12348.828)
=0.04252 / 0.007307
=5.8191

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 - (4742.982 + 8168.141) / 12954.58) / (1 - (4754.515 + 8491.783) / 13505.818)
=0.003355 / 0.019215
=0.1746

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
=12348.828 / 15949.7
=0.7742

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))
=(520.961 / (520.961 + 8491.783)) / (542.334 / (542.334 + 8168.141))
=0.057803 / 0.062262
=0.9284

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)
=(718.384 / 12348.828) / (783.995 / 15949.7)
=0.058174 / 0.049154
=1.1835

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)
=((2.991 + 638.492) / 12954.58) / ((4.567 + 685.297) / 13505.818)
=0.049518 / 0.051079
=0.9694

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
=(-511.594 - 118.164 - 443.093) / 12954.58
=-0.082816

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.

G J Steel PCL has a M-score of -1.02 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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G J Steel PCL (BKK:GJS) Business Description

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Address
Silom Road, Suriyawong, 88 Paso Tower, 24th Floor, Bangrak, Bangkok, THA, 10500
G J Steel PCL is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of hot rolled coil steel products. Its main products are hot-rolled coils (HRC) and tempered hot-rolled coils. The company distributes its products which are further used as a raw material to produce various products like, automotive parts, gas cylinder, pressure vessel, home appliance, and pipes. Majority of its revenue comes from Thailand market, but the firm also has its presence in South East Asia.

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