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Permsin Steel Works PCL (BKK:PERM) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Permsin Steel Works 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:PERM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.82   Med: -2.62   Max: 3.01
Current: -2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Permsin Steel Works PCL was 3.01. The lowest was -11.82. And the median was -2.62.


Permsin Steel Works PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Permsin Steel Works 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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Permsin Steel Works PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Permsin Steel Works 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 -8.94 -5.30 -1.23 -5.61 -4.25

Permsin Steel Works 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 -6.00 -4.10 -3.30 -4.25 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Permsin Steel Works PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Permsin Steel Works 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.


Permsin Steel Works PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Permsin Steel Works 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 Permsin Steel Works 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 * 1.9542+0.528 * -1.2647+0.404 * 1.4008+0.892 * 0.8449+0.115 * 0.72
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0922+4.679 * 0.001004-0.327 * 1.1119
=-2.85

* 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 ฿159 Mil.
Revenue was 1077.378 + 779.5 + 943.607 + 863.723 = ฿3,664 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.198 + -27.584 + 27.082 + 40.16 = ฿81 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,965 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿4,382 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿2,182 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿121 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿291 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿3,199 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿421 Mil.
Net Income was -71.783 + -124.813 + -84.186 + -91.265 = ฿-372 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -19.566 + -3.328 + -5.269 + -27.251 = ฿-55 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -70.552 + -3.736 + 315.289 + -562.033 = ฿-321 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿96 Mil.
Revenue was 1023.258 + 1201.128 + 1075.226 + 1037.143 = ฿4,337 Mil.
Gross Profit was 45.222 + -9.028 + -241.174 + 83.953 = ฿-121 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿2,114 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿4,480 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿2,194 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿316 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿2,845 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿483 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)
=(158.916 / 3664.208) / (96.244 / 4336.755)
=0.04337 / 0.022193
=1.9542

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)
=(-121.027 / 4336.755) / (80.856 / 3664.208)
=-0.027907 / 0.022066
=-1.2647

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 - (1965.195 + 2181.737) / 4381.715) / (1 - (2113.951 + 2194.485) / 4479.797)
=0.053582 / 0.038252
=1.4008

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
=3664.208 / 4336.755
=0.8449

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))
=(86.469 / (86.469 + 2194.485)) / (121.251 / (121.251 + 2181.737))
=0.037909 / 0.052649
=0.72

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)
=(291.307 / 3664.208) / (315.66 / 4336.755)
=0.079501 / 0.072787
=1.0922

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)
=((420.563 + 3198.552) / 4381.715) / ((483.346 + 2844.521) / 4479.797)
=0.825959 / 0.742861
=1.1119

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
=(-372.047 - -55.414 - -321.032) / 4381.715
=0.001004

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.

Permsin Steel Works PCL has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Permsin Steel Works PCL (BKK:PERM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4, 95-96 Moo 6, Rama 2 Road, Koak-Kam Sub-district, Muang Samutsakorn, Samutsakorn, THA, 74000
Permsin Steel Works PCL is engaged as manufacturer and distributor of steel Products. It operates in three segments namely Distribution of rolled steel segment, Manufacturing and distribution of metal sheet segment and Manufacturing and distribution of steel pipes segment. The company's product includes Cold rolled steel, Hot rolled steel, High- strength steel, Galvanized steel, Alloy Steel, Color Coated steel, Metal sheet, Pu foam. Majority of revenue is generated from Manufacturing and distribution of metal sheet segment.

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