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Butwal Power Co (XNEP:BPCL) Beneish M-Score : -2.90 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Butwal Power Co 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 Butwal Power Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XNEP:BPCL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.27   Med: -1.48   Max: 1.19
Current: -2.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Butwal Power Co was 1.19. The lowest was -3.27. And the median was -1.48.


Butwal Power Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Butwal Power Co'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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Butwal Power Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Butwal Power Co Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.40 -2.13 -3.27 -2.61 -2.90

Butwal Power Co Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 - - -2.90 - -

Competitive Comparison of Butwal Power Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Butwal Power Co'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.


Butwal Power Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Butwal Power Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Butwal Power Co 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 Butwal Power Co 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 * 1.1913+0.528 * 0.5811+0.404 * 1.0276+0.892 * 0.8424+0.115 * 0.5456
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3693+4.679 * -0.018695-0.327 * 1.1177
=-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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was NPR1,048 Mil.
Revenue was NPR2,381 Mil.
Gross Profit was NPR809 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NPR2,199 Mil.
Total Assets was NPR13,630 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NPR813 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NPR290 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NPR59 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NPR1,301 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR4,610 Mil.
Net Income was NPR-10 Mil.
Gross Profit was NPR0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NPR245 Mil.
Total Receivables was NPR1,044 Mil.
Revenue was NPR2,826 Mil.
Gross Profit was NPR558 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NPR2,530 Mil.
Total Assets was NPR13,715 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NPR788 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NPR132 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NPR51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NPR1,353 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NPR3,968 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)
=(1047.872 / 2380.607) / (1044.167 / 2825.949)
=0.44017 / 0.369493
=1.1913

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)
=(558.153 / 2825.949) / (809.177 / 2380.607)
=0.19751 / 0.339904
=0.5811

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 - (2199.471 + 813.12) / 13630.383) / (1 - (2529.929 + 787.965) / 13715.477)
=0.77898 / 0.758091
=1.0276

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
=2380.607 / 2825.949
=0.8424

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))
=(131.859 / (131.859 + 787.965)) / (289.741 / (289.741 + 813.12))
=0.143352 / 0.262718
=0.5456

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)
=(58.614 / 2380.607) / (50.814 / 2825.949)
=0.024621 / 0.017981
=1.3693

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)
=((4610.01 + 1300.673) / 13630.383) / ((3968.284 + 1353.164) / 13715.477)
=0.43364 / 0.387989
=1.1177

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
=(-9.822 - 0 - 244.998) / 13630.383
=-0.018695

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.

Butwal Power Co has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Butwal Power Co (XNEP:BPCL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Gangadevi Marga - 313, P.O. Box: 11728, Buddha Nagar, Kathmandu, NPL
Butwal Power Co Ltd is engaged in generation and distribution of electricity. The company is engaged in the development, operation, and maintenance of hydropower plants, engineering and design consultancy of hydropower and infrastructure projects, and manufacturing and repair of hydro-mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment for power plants through its subsidiary companies.

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