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Halcyon Technology PCL (BKK:HTECH) Beneish M-Score : -2.84 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Halcyon Technology 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 -2.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:HTECH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.3   Med: -2.82   Max: -2.28
Current: -2.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Halcyon Technology PCL was -2.28. The lowest was -3.30. And the median was -2.82.


Halcyon Technology PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Halcyon Technology 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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Halcyon Technology PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Halcyon Technology 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 -3.27 -2.41 -2.78 -3.01 -2.89

Halcyon Technology 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 -2.95 -2.95 -3.08 -2.89 -2.84

Competitive Comparison of Halcyon Technology PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Halcyon Technology 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.


Halcyon Technology PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Halcyon Technology PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Halcyon Technology 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 Halcyon Technology 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 * 1.0971+0.528 * 1.0569+0.404 * 1.0987+0.892 * 0.9142+0.115 * 1.0413
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0394+4.679 * -0.101141-0.327 * 0.9062
=-2.84

* 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 ฿237 Mil.
Revenue was 281.721 + 261.515 + 265.433 + 255.802 = ฿1,064 Mil.
Gross Profit was 96.485 + 83.352 + 83.18 + 77.271 = ฿340 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,003 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,820 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿715 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿135 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿269 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿197 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿129 Mil.
Net Income was 23.7 + 4.058 + 14.571 + 9.289 = ฿52 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 11.953 + -2.784 + 2.964 + 1.917 = ฿14 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 34.641 + 73.256 + 74.092 + 39.675 = ฿222 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿236 Mil.
Revenue was 266.075 + 277.61 + 311.247 + 309.405 = ฿1,164 Mil.
Gross Profit was 81.597 + 84.114 + 108.131 + 119.557 = ฿393 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,018 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿1,849 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿736 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿146 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿283 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿196 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿170 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)
=(236.98 / 1064.471) / (236.277 / 1164.337)
=0.222627 / 0.202928
=1.0971

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)
=(393.399 / 1164.337) / (340.288 / 1064.471)
=0.337874 / 0.319678
=1.0569

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 - (1002.581 + 714.817) / 1820.2) / (1 - (1018.04 + 736.303) / 1849.409)
=0.056478 / 0.051403
=1.0987

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
=1064.471 / 1164.337
=0.9142

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))
=(145.817 / (145.817 + 736.303)) / (134.886 / (134.886 + 714.817))
=0.165303 / 0.158745
=1.0413

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)
=(268.634 / 1064.471) / (282.702 / 1164.337)
=0.252364 / 0.242801
=1.0394

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)
=((129.49 + 196.524) / 1820.2) / ((169.609 + 195.94) / 1849.409)
=0.179109 / 0.197657
=0.9062

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
=(51.618 - 14.05 - 221.664) / 1820.2
=-0.101141

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.

Halcyon Technology PCL has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Halcyon Technology PCL (BKK:HTECH) Business Description

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Soi 6, Serithai Road, 41 Moo 14 Bangchan Industrial Estate, Minburi, Bangkok, THA, 10510
Halcyon Technology PCL is engaged in the production and selling of cutting tools, jig and fixtures, and custom metallic devices. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) cutting tools required by high-precision works. Its product portfolio includes products like PCD boring tools, PCD end mill tools, PCD inserts, PCD brazing tools, PCD reamers, PCD hollow tools, PCD drills, and carbide cutting tools. It operates in three segments, Manufacturing and selling of customized cutting tools which is the prime revenue-driving segment; Importing and selling of cutting tools; and Manufacturing and selling of high-precision metal fabricated products.

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