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Asian Sea PCL (BKK:ASIAN) Beneish M-Score : -1.59 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Asian Sea 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 -1.59 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BKK:ASIAN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.34   Med: -2.32   Max: -1.59
Current: -1.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Asian Sea PCL was -1.59. The lowest was -3.34. And the median was -2.32.


Asian Sea PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asian Sea 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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Asian Sea PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Asian Sea 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 -3.29 -2.66 -2.15 -2.18 -1.59

Asian Sea PCL Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.18 -2.47 -2.31 -2.01 -1.59

Competitive Comparison of Asian Sea PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Asian Sea 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.


Asian Sea PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Asian Sea PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Asian Sea 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 Asian Sea 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 * 1.154+0.528 * 1.4469+0.404 * 3.1106+0.892 * 0.8582+0.115 * 0.891
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0251+4.679 * -0.069681-0.327 * 0.6153
=-1.59

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿1,377 Mil.
Revenue was 2435.072 + 2535.344 + 2338.397 + 2272.067 = ฿9,581 Mil.
Gross Profit was 331.125 + 394.697 + 267.381 + 209.417 = ฿1,203 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿4,979 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿9,019 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿3,428 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿340 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿694 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿919 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿136 Mil.
Net Income was 80.914 + 155.502 + 15.584 + 50.512 = ฿303 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -12.701 + 3.088 + -92.126 + 51.666 = ฿-50 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 412.253 + 525.22 + -245.484 + 289.045 = ฿981 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿1,391 Mil.
Revenue was 2520.248 + 2996.215 + 2809.72 + 2837.419 = ฿11,164 Mil.
Gross Profit was 415.629 + 589.951 + 552.348 + 469.638 = ฿2,028 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿6,337 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿9,946 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿3,392 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿296 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿789 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,356 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿536 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)
=(1377.226 / 9580.88) / (1390.601 / 11163.602)
=0.143747 / 0.124566
=1.154

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)
=(2027.566 / 11163.602) / (1202.62 / 9580.88)
=0.181623 / 0.125523
=1.4469

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 - (4978.536 + 3428.48) / 9018.995) / (1 - (6336.973 + 3391.643) / 9945.571)
=0.067854 / 0.021814
=3.1106

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
=9580.88 / 11163.602
=0.8582

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))
=(296.317 / (296.317 + 3391.643)) / (339.819 / (339.819 + 3428.48))
=0.080347 / 0.090178
=0.891

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)
=(694.153 / 9580.88) / (789.012 / 11163.602)
=0.072452 / 0.070677
=1.0251

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)
=((136.377 + 919.014) / 9018.995) / ((535.559 + 1356.044) / 9945.571)
=0.117019 / 0.190196
=0.6153

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
=(302.512 - -50.073 - 981.034) / 9018.995
=-0.069681

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.

Asian Sea PCL has a M-score of -1.59 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Asian Sea PCL (BKK:ASIAN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
55/2 Moo 2 Rama 2 Road, Bangkrajao, Muang, Samutsakhon, THA, 74000
Asian Sea Corp PCL is principally engaged in the production of processed frozen seafood and the provision of cold storage services. The company operates in various segments that include Frozen and packaged food products, Feedstuff, and Other business in cold storage services. The Feedstuff segment earns the maximum revenue for the company. Its product line consists of raw shrimps, cooked shrimps, squids, cuttlefish, octopuses, tuna, and pre-fried, deep-fried, and grilled seafood. It distributes products under the brand names TCC, ASS, Sakura, and Asian Seafood among others. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America.

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