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Glory Forever PCL (BKK:GLORY) Beneish M-Score : 0.31 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Glory Forever 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 0.31 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BKK:GLORY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -1.83   Max: 0.6
Current: 0.31

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Glory Forever PCL was 0.60. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -1.83.


Glory Forever PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Glory Forever 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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Glory Forever PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Glory Forever PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - 0.60 -2.87

Glory Forever PCL Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 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 -1.84 -1.81 -2.72 -2.87 0.31

Competitive Comparison of Glory Forever PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Publishing subindustry, Glory Forever 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.


Glory Forever PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Glory Forever PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Glory Forever 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 Glory Forever 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 * 3.8727+0.528 * 2.2651+0.404 * 1.077+0.892 * 0.653+0.115 * 0.9482
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.2577+4.679 * -0.015093-0.327 * 0.8391
=0.31

* 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 ฿16.92 Mil.
Revenue was 27.698 + 21.83 + 18.261 + 20.976 = ฿88.77 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.721 + 4.195 + 2.761 + 5.655 = ฿20.33 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿126.86 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿291.59 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿50.32 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿27.51 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿55.16 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿26.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -5.897 + -7.068 + -8.864 + -24.807 = ฿-46.64 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -2.056 + -1.94 + -0.796 + -17.939 = ฿-22.73 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.5 + -3.146 + -2.273 + -9.585 = ฿-19.50 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿6.69 Mil.
Revenue was 24.52 + 51.627 + 37.562 + 22.221 = ฿135.93 Mil.
Gross Profit was 13.055 + 25.598 + 19.341 + 12.53 = ฿70.52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿171.77 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿340.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿44.81 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿22.59 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿37.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿36.20 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿0.00 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)
=(16.919 / 88.765) / (6.69 / 135.93)
=0.190604 / 0.049217
=3.8727

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)
=(70.524 / 135.93) / (20.332 / 88.765)
=0.518826 / 0.229054
=2.2651

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 - (126.86 + 50.321) / 291.587) / (1 - (171.772 + 44.805) / 340.701)
=0.392356 / 0.364319
=1.077

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
=88.765 / 135.93
=0.653

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))
=(22.586 / (22.586 + 44.805)) / (27.511 / (27.511 + 50.321))
=0.335149 / 0.353466
=0.9482

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)
=(55.158 / 88.765) / (37.413 / 135.93)
=0.621394 / 0.275237
=2.2577

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)
=((0 + 25.999) / 291.587) / ((0 + 36.202) / 340.701)
=0.089164 / 0.106257
=0.8391

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
=(-46.636 - -22.731 - -19.504) / 291.587
=-0.015093

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.

Glory Forever PCL has a M-score of 0.31 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Glory Forever PCL (BKK:GLORY) Business Description

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20 Moo 6, Phanthainorasing Subdistrict, Mueang Samut Sakhon District, Samut Sakhon, THA, 74000
Glory Forever PCL is a online distributor of literature, including novels, comics and online books. The main distribution channel is through the website Kawebook.com and the Kawebook application.

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