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Prime Road Power PCL (BKK:PRIME) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Prime Road Power 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 Prime Road Power PCL's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:PRIME' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.41   Med: -2.59   Max: 6.48
Current: -2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Prime Road Power PCL was 6.48. The lowest was -4.41. And the median was -2.59.


Prime Road Power PCL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Prime Road Power 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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Prime Road Power PCL Beneish M-Score Chart

Prime Road Power 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 6.48 -2.22 -2.48 -1.05 -2.85

Prime Road Power 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 -1.05 -0.31 0.41 0.19 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Prime Road Power PCL's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Prime Road Power 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.


Prime Road Power PCL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Prime Road Power PCL's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Prime Road Power 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 Prime Road Power 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 * 0.3865+0.528 * 0.8833+0.404 * 1.036+0.892 * 1.4444+0.115 * 0.723
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8663+4.679 * -0.027954-0.327 * 1.0616
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ฿912 Mil.
Revenue was 458.037 + 282.634 + 433.594 + 436.241 = ฿1,611 Mil.
Gross Profit was 95.928 + 107.758 + 122.09 + 100.698 = ฿426 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿1,456 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿9,238 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿5,610 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿284 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿311 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿1,405 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿5,149 Mil.
Net Income was -975.19 + -7.928 + 50.239 + 31.241 = ฿-902 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -825.211 + 51.817 + 102.025 + 95.686 = ฿-576 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -33.397 + 117.895 + 493.427 + -645.641 = ฿-68 Mil.
Total Receivables was ฿1,634 Mil.
Revenue was 701.6 + 182.954 + 117.62 + 112.8 = ฿1,115 Mil.
Gross Profit was 91.932 + 53.95 + 54.891 + 60.023 = ฿261 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ฿2,984 Mil.
Total Assets was ฿10,491 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ฿5,126 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ฿185 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ฿249 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ฿2,370 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ฿4,641 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)
=(911.909 / 1610.506) / (1633.589 / 1114.974)
=0.566225 / 1.465136
=0.3865

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)
=(260.796 / 1114.974) / (426.474 / 1610.506)
=0.233903 / 0.264807
=0.8833

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 - (1455.942 + 5609.509) / 9237.899) / (1 - (2984.369 + 5125.627) / 10491.472)
=0.235167 / 0.226992
=1.036

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
=1610.506 / 1114.974
=1.4444

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))
=(184.789 / (184.789 + 5125.627)) / (283.633 / (283.633 + 5609.509))
=0.034797 / 0.048129
=0.723

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)
=(311.266 / 1610.506) / (248.755 / 1114.974)
=0.193272 / 0.223104
=0.8663

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)
=((5149.043 + 1404.515) / 9237.899) / ((4640.732 + 2370.2) / 10491.472)
=0.709421 / 0.668251
=1.0616

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
=(-901.638 - -575.683 - -67.716) / 9237.899
=-0.027954

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.

Prime Road Power PCL has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Prime Road Power PCL (BKK:PRIME) Business Description

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Prime Road Power PCL is a renewable energy project developer in Thailand. It is engaged in the construction of power plants and the generation of electricity from renewable energy for distribution to individuals, corporations, government agencies, and state-owned enterprises both domestic and overseas. The group has a business presence in Thailand and other countries, of which a majority of revenue is derived from Thailand.

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