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Cuong Wood - Working JSC (STC:ACG) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Cuong Wood - Working JSC 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cuong Wood - Working JSC's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STC:ACG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.65   Med: -2.21   Max: -1.24
Current: -2.65

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cuong Wood - Working JSC was -1.24. The lowest was -2.65. And the median was -2.21.


Cuong Wood - Working JSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cuong Wood - Working JSC'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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Cuong Wood - Working JSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Cuong Wood - Working JSC Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.24 -2.21

Cuong Wood - Working JSC Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 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 - -2.16 -2.34 -2.21 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Cuong Wood - Working JSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Cuong Wood - Working JSC'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.


Cuong Wood - Working JSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Cuong Wood - Working JSC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cuong Wood - Working JSC's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Cuong Wood - Working JSC 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 Cuong Wood - Working JSC 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 * 1.3444+0.528 * 0.9923+0.404 * 0.7676+0.892 * 0.8785+0.115 * 0.998
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9858+4.679 * -0.058451-0.327 * 1.0193
=-2.65

* 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 ₫785,343 Mil.
Revenue was 694977.578 + 1151421.546 + 962568.538 + 968189.032 = ₫3,777,157 Mil.
Gross Profit was 213976.131 + 338865.068 + 298259.639 + 279596.315 = ₫1,130,697 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫4,384,819 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫5,700,310 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫392,548 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫103,033 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫295,121 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫1,429,700 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫0 Mil.
Net Income was 81419.524 + 162001.55 + 129868.645 + 108526.726 = ₫481,816 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -57462.074 + 272055.288 + 339537.415 + 260877.46 = ₫815,008 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫664,909 Mil.
Revenue was 679950.136 + 1384325.885 + 1176318.411 + 1058830.653 = ₫4,299,425 Mil.
Gross Profit was 190892.041 + 430226.422 + 348357.63 + 307594.74 = ₫1,277,071 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫3,738,742 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫5,265,131 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫415,822 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫108,867 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫340,781 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫1,295,530 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫0 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)
=(785342.787 / 3777156.694) / (664908.685 / 4299425.085)
=0.207919 / 0.154651
=1.3444

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)
=(1277070.833 / 4299425.085) / (1130697.153 / 3777156.694)
=0.297033 / 0.299351
=0.9923

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 - (4384818.585 + 392548.246) / 5700310.015) / (1 - (3738741.934 + 415821.928) / 5265131.206)
=0.161911 / 0.210929
=0.7676

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
=3777156.694 / 4299425.085
=0.8785

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))
=(108866.93 / (108866.93 + 415821.928)) / (103033.227 / (103033.227 + 392548.246))
=0.207489 / 0.207904
=0.998

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)
=(295121.395 / 3777156.694) / (340781.288 / 4299425.085)
=0.078133 / 0.079262
=0.9858

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 + 1429699.861) / 5700310.015) / ((0 + 1295529.571) / 5265131.206)
=0.250811 / 0.246058
=1.0193

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
=(481816.445 - 0 - 815008.089) / 5700310.015
=-0.058451

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.

Cuong Wood - Working JSC has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cuong Wood - Working JSC (STC:ACG) Business Description

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DT 747B Street, Plot 681, map sheet 05, Phuoc Hai Ward, Thai Hoa Ward,, Binh Duong Province,, Tan Uyen Town, VNM
Cuong Wood - Working JSC manufacture woodworking and decorative materials. It engages in sawing, planing and preserving wood.; Manufacture of beds, cabinets, tables, and chairs; Processing of interior decoration products; Producing plywood, veneer, plywood, and other thin boards. Its products comprise MFC, Melamine MDF, laminates, acrylic, veneer, and other by-products.

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