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Ambuja Cements (BOM:500425) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Ambuja Cements 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:500425' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.18   Med: -2.4   Max: -0.75
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ambuja Cements was -0.75. The lowest was -3.18. And the median was -2.40.


Ambuja Cements Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ambuja Cements'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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Ambuja Cements Beneish M-Score Chart

Ambuja Cements Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.88 -2.90 -3.18 -2.68 -2.40

Ambuja Cements Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 - - - - -2.40

Competitive Comparison of Ambuja Cements's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Ambuja Cements'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.


Ambuja Cements's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Ambuja Cements's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ambuja Cements's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Ambuja Cements 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 Ambuja Cements 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 * 1.0093+0.528 * 0.972+0.404 * 0.9966+0.892 * 1.1615+0.115 * 1.0152
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9326+4.679 * -0.031686-0.327 * 0.7527
=-2.40

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹12,194 Mil.
Revenue was ₹331,596 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹282,369 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹248,522 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹652,978 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹233,735 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹16,234 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹80,006 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹121,289 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹5,180 Mil.
Net Income was ₹35,768 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹56,458 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹10,401 Mil.
Revenue was ₹285,481 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹236,287 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹170,184 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹452,046 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹163,275 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹11,525 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹73,859 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹112,252 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹4,060 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)
=(12193.8 / 331596.4) / (10401.4 / 285480.8)
=0.036773 / 0.036435
=1.0093

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)
=(236287.1 / 285480.8) / (282368.6 / 331596.4)
=0.827681 / 0.851543
=0.972

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 - (248521.6 + 233734.6) / 652978.1) / (1 - (170184.2 + 163274.9) / 452045.9)
=0.261451 / 0.262334
=0.9966

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
=331596.4 / 285480.8
=1.1615

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))
=(11524.9 / (11524.9 + 163274.9)) / (16233.8 / (16233.8 + 233734.6))
=0.065932 / 0.064943
=1.0152

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)
=(80006.4 / 331596.4) / (73859.3 / 285480.8)
=0.241276 / 0.258719
=0.9326

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)
=((5179.6 + 121288.8) / 652978.1) / ((4060.2 + 112252) / 452045.9)
=0.193679 / 0.257302
=0.7527

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
=(35767.9 - 0 - 56458.2) / 652978.1
=-0.031686

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.

Ambuja Cements has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ambuja Cements (BOM:500425) Business Description

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MIDC Cross Road ‘B’, Off Andheri-Kurla Road, Elegant Business Park, Andheri (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400059
Ambuja Cements Ltd manufactures and sells cement, concrete, and cement-related products to the building and construction industries. The company's portfolio of products includes Portland Pozolona cement and ordinary Portland cement. The vast majority of the firm's revenue is generated in India. Ambuja Cements has operations throughout India and uses a network of ports, bulk cement terminals, captive ships, and railroads to transport its products to both warehouses and directly to customers. The company also has a technical services team that partners with customers to teach concrete mixing and curing techniques.

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