Earnings Quality
Financial Forensics
Ranked vs Vietnamese peers. The −1.78 Beneish cutoff is US-calibrated; ~28% of VN stocks exceed it.
Checks measured on Vietnamese companies · FY2025
- Receivables outside the trade cyclePrepayments to suppliers, loans and other long-term receivables / total assets
- 4.9%66th pctile
- Accumulated losses / paid-in capitalUndistributed earnings below zero
- 1.13×Statutory test met
- Consecutive years of net lossProfit after tax of the parent
- 7Statutory test met
- Owner's equityWithout the non-controlling interest
- NegativeStatutory test met
Percentiles rank each fiscal year against Vietnamese non-financial companies (0 lowest, 100 highest). Over FY2015-2024, low cash conversion and a large share of receivables outside the trade cycle came before more listing trouble and more net losses the next year.
Statutory loss tests (Decree 155/2020/NĐ-CP, Art. 120(1)(e), amended by Decree 245/2025/NĐ-CP): a HOSE or HNX listing is cancelled when the audited annual statements show net losses in each of the latest 3 years, accumulated losses above the paid-in charter capital, or negative owner's equity. Read here from the annual statements as the data vendor publishes them. The company trades on UPCoM, where these tests do not apply.
The company's Beneish M-Score is -1.3014 (83rd percentile versus Vietnamese peers), indicating more aggressive accounting metrics than most local peers even though it is above the US -1.78 cutoff; the DSRI component is especially high at 3.9144. Other distress signals include an Altman Z-Score of -9.56 (distress zone) and a Piotroski F-Score of 3/9, while earnings-quality sub-scores show very poor cash conversion and receivables quality (0/100) despite a perfect accruals-quality subscore (100/100).
- Beneish M-Score = -1.3014 (83rd percentile vs Vietnamese peers). The M-Score aggregates 8 manipulation-related ratios; the company ranks higher (more aggressive) than about 83% of local peers.
- DSRI (Days Sales in Receivables Index) = 3.9144. This measures receivables growth relative to sales and is an input that can indicate revenue/receivables recognition pressure.
- DEPI (Depreciation Index) = 4.2450 and SGAI (Sales, General & Administrative index) = 3.0170. These indicate large year-over-year shifts in reported depreciation patterns and SG&A relative to sales, components that feed into the M-Score's signal of aggressive accounting.
- TATA (Total Accruals to Total Assets) = -0.1346. While negative accruals can reflect cash-based earnings, the standalone figure must be read alongside poor cash-conversion and receivables metrics.
- Earnings Quality overall = 33.3/100 with Cash conversion = 0/100 and Receivables quality = 0/100. These measure, respectively, how profit converts to cash and how receivables behave relative to revenues; both are at the bottom of the scale.
- Altman Z-Score = -9.56 (distress zone). The Z-Score is a composite of liquidity, profitability and leverage variables and this level indicates a large distance from healthy thresholds.
- Piotroski F-Score = 3/9. The F-Score summarizes nine fundamental signals (profitability, leverage/liquidity, operating efficiency); a 3/9 is a weak fundamentals signal.
- Receivables outside the trade cycle = 4.9% of total assets (66th percentile among Vietnamese non-financials). The line includes prepayments to suppliers, loans receivable and other long-term receivables and is elevated relative to many peers.
- Accumulated losses = 1.13x paid-in capital and owner's equity (without minority interest) is negative. The financials report accumulated losses exceeding paid-in capital and negative parent equity.
- Net loss (parent profit) for 7 consecutive years up to FY2025 and losses in each of the latest 3 years. These are persistent operating losses reported by the parent.
- Statutory loss tests: the audited statements meet the conditions listed in Decree 155/2020 Art. 120(1)(e) as amended (accumulated losses above paid-in capital, losses in each of the latest 3 years, negative owner's equity). Note the company trades on UPCoM where the HOSE/HNX delisting rule does not apply.
- Accruals quality = 100.0/100. This subscore measures the extent to which earnings are driven by accruals rather than cash flows; a top score indicates low accruals-based distortion by that metric.
- LVGI (Leverage index or asset growth index depending on implementation) = 1.1570. This component suggests only modest leverage/asset growth pressure in the M-Score inputs compared with other extreme components.
Ownership is highly concentrated among five individuals: NGUYỄN TIẾN ĐẠT 23.8%, Nguyễn Thu Thảo 23.8%, Uông Huy Giang 22.9%, Trần Quang Đặng 19.2% and Nguyễn Tiến Hải 11.4%. Such concentration means control is effectively held by a small group of insiders; additionally, director-deal information (if any) would be registrations with the exchange rather than settled trades.
- Compare the FY2025 'receivables and prepayments' schedule to total revenue and to prior-year balances in the footnotes to assess the composition of the 4.9% of assets labelled as receivables outside the trade cycle.
- Reconcile the accumulated losses line and paid-in capital in the equity note to confirm the reported 1.13x ratio and the components driving negative owner's equity (parent only).
- Review the parent profit (loss) and consolidated profit (loss) notes for the seven-year loss sequence to identify non-operating items, one-offs, related-party transactions or restructuring charges that explain persistent losses.
- Inspect the depreciation policy and fixed-asset schedules (useful life, additions, disposals) and the SG&A breakdown to understand drivers behind DEPI = 4.2450 and SGAI = 3.0170 in the M-Score components.
Generated by AI based on quantitative data. Not financial advice.
Quantitative Scores
Key Ratios
- P/B
- —
- P/S
- 6.80
- ROE
- 29.7%
- ROA
- −18.8%
- EPS
- −341
- BVPS
- −1.318
- Gross Margin
- 1.9%
- Net Margin
- −64.4%
- D/E
- —
- Current Ratio
- 0.39
- EV/EBITDA
- —
- Div Yield
- —
Company Overview
- Shares outstanding
- 10.5M
- Charter Capital
- 105B VND
- Sector (ICB L2)
- Tài nguyên Cơ bản
- Industry (ICB L3)
- Khai khoáng
- Sub-industry
- Khai thác vàng
- Company Type
- CT