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Pan Asia Banking (COL:PABC.N0000) Beneish M-Score : -1.95 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Pan Asia Banking Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -1.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COL:PABC.N0000' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.36   Max: -1.91
Current: -1.95

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pan Asia Banking was -1.91. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.36.


Pan Asia Banking 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 Pan Asia Banking 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0021+0.892 * 1.5657+0.115 * 0.9499
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9216+4.679 * -0.010464-0.327 * 0.7924
=-1.95

* 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 රු0 Mil.
Revenue was රු10,388 Mil.
Gross Profit was රු10,388 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු0 Mil.
Total Assets was රු233,456 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු4,206 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු513 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු1,278 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු16,984 Mil.
Net Income was රු1,855 Mil.
Gross Profit was රු0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was රු4,298 Mil.
Total Receivables was රු0 Mil.
Revenue was රු6,634 Mil.
Gross Profit was රු6,634 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු0 Mil.
Total Assets was රු208,049 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු4,180 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු481 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු886 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු19,102 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)
=(0 / 10387.587) / (0 / 6634.32)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(6634.32 / 6634.32) / (10387.587 / 10387.587)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 4205.832) / 233456.323) / (1 - (0 + 4180.135) / 208049.112)
=0.981985 / 0.979908
=1.0021

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
=10387.587 / 6634.32
=1.5657

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))
=(481.489 / (481.489 + 4180.135)) / (513.132 / (513.132 + 4205.832))
=0.103288 / 0.108738
=0.9499

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)
=(1278.165 / 10387.587) / (885.768 / 6634.32)
=0.123047 / 0.133513
=0.9216

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)
=((16984.257 + 0) / 233456.323) / ((19102.256 + 0) / 208049.112)
=0.072751 / 0.091816
=0.7924

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
=(1854.965 - 0 - 4297.77) / 233456.323
=-0.010464

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.

Pan Asia Banking has a M-score of -1.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pan Asia Banking (COL:PABC.N0000) Business Description

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Address
No. 450, Galle Road, Colombo, LKA, 03
Pan Asia Banking Corp PLC operates as a bank which is engaged in providing banking products and services. It provides services including corporate banking, retail banking, and treasury functions. The business segments of the company are Corporate Banking which includes loans, overdrafts, other credit facilities, deposits, current accounts and other services offered to corporate customers; Retail and SME Banking, which includes loans, overdrafts, credit card facilities, deposits, current accounts and other services offered to retail customers; and Treasury and investment function includes trading function, financing and other central functions, use of derivative for risk management purpose, investment products, and services to institutional investors and intermediaries.