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Amarins PCL (BKK:AMARIN) Beneish M-Score : -2.90 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Amarins 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 -2.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BKK:AMARIN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.18   Med: -2.84   Max: 5.85
Current: -2.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Amarins PCL was 5.85. The lowest was -7.18. And the median was -2.84.


Amarins PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Amarins 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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Amarins PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Amarins 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 -2.66 -3.27 -2.88 -2.61 -2.84

Amarins 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 -2.71 -3.01 -2.84 -2.84 -2.90

Competitive Comparison of Amarins PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Publishing subindustry, Amarins 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.


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

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

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



Amarins 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 Amarins 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 * 0.9243+0.528 * 1.1819+0.404 * 0.8458+0.892 * 1.0021+0.115 * 1.0093
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0055+4.679 * -0.086915-0.327 * 0.9456
=-2.90

* 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 ฿547 Mil.
Revenue was 935.045 + 1165.46 + 1055.048 + 941.708 = ฿4,097 Mil.
Gross Profit was 222.129 + 300.263 + 286.344 + 238.598 = ฿1,047 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿2,092 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿6,005 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿1,565 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿600 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿968 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿947 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿58 Mil.
Net Income was 25.212 + 78.139 + 83.876 + 41.801 = ฿229 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.344 + 6.306 + 3.279 + 3.607 = ฿15 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 144.848 + 79.043 + 327.714 + 184.839 = ฿736 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿591 Mil.
Revenue was 956.654 + 1154.91 + 1066.081 + 911.077 = ฿4,089 Mil.
Gross Profit was 285.15 + 318.221 + 335.492 + 296.436 = ฿1,235 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,959 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿6,134 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿1,340 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿520 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿961 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,019 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿67 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)
=(547.29 / 4097.261) / (590.893 / 4088.722)
=0.133575 / 0.144518
=0.9243

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)
=(1235.299 / 4088.722) / (1047.334 / 4097.261)
=0.302123 / 0.255618
=1.1819

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 - (2092.407 + 1564.879) / 6005.325) / (1 - (1958.85 + 1339.51) / 6133.914)
=0.390993 / 0.462275
=0.8458

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
=4097.261 / 4088.722
=1.0021

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))
=(520.155 / (520.155 + 1339.51)) / (599.909 / (599.909 + 1564.879))
=0.279704 / 0.277121
=1.0093

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)
=(967.839 / 4097.261) / (960.545 / 4088.722)
=0.236216 / 0.234925
=1.0055

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)
=((57.805 + 947.133) / 6005.325) / ((66.926 + 1018.536) / 6133.914)
=0.167341 / 0.176961
=0.9456

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
=(229.028 - 14.536 - 736.444) / 6005.325
=-0.086915

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.

Amarins PCL has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Amarins PCL (BKK:AMARIN) Business Description

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Address
378 Chaiyapruk Road, Kwang Talingchan, Khet Talingchan, Bangkok, THA, 10170
Amarin Corporations PCL and its subsidiary are engaged in publishing, advertising, and selling printed matter in Thailand. The company operates in the reportable segments of Production of printing and distribution of books; Organization exhibitions and advertising through printing and online media; and Production and providing services through television media. Production of printing and distribution of books segment generates most of the revenue for the company. The company principally operates in Thailand.

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