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Ashok Leyland (BOM:500477) Beneish M-Score : -1.62 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Ashok Leyland 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.62 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:500477' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.64   Med: -2.16   Max: -1.35
Current: -1.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ashok Leyland was -1.35. The lowest was -2.64. And the median was -2.16.


Ashok Leyland Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ashok Leyland'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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Ashok Leyland Beneish M-Score Chart

Ashok Leyland Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.35 -2.35 -2.35 -2.64 -1.62

Ashok Leyland 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 - -1.62 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Ashok Leyland's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Ashok Leyland'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.


Ashok Leyland's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Ashok Leyland's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ashok Leyland 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 Ashok Leyland 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 * 0.8106+0.528 * 1.0663+0.404 * 1.0261+0.892 * 1.589+0.115 * 0.9694
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1493+4.679 * 0.104883-0.327 * 0.9854
=-1.62

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹130,957 Mil.
Revenue was ₹414,883 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹125,528 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹241,715 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹547,285 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹59,021 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹9,002 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹11,891 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹224,550 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹196,918 Mil.
Net Income was ₹12,408 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-44,993 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹101,668 Mil.
Revenue was ₹261,103 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹84,234 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹185,747 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹436,008 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹58,838 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹8,660 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹6,511 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹186,159 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹154,579 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)
=(130956.7 / 414883) / (101668.4 / 261102.6)
=0.315647 / 0.389381
=0.8106

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)
=(84234.4 / 261102.6) / (125527.5 / 414883)
=0.32261 / 0.302561
=1.0663

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 - (241715.2 + 59021) / 547285.3) / (1 - (185746.7 + 58838.2) / 436007.8)
=0.450495 / 0.439035
=1.0261

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
=414883 / 261102.6
=1.589

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))
=(8659.6 / (8659.6 + 58838.2)) / (9002.2 / (9002.2 + 59021))
=0.128295 / 0.13234
=0.9694

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)
=(11890.5 / 414883) / (6510.9 / 261102.6)
=0.02866 / 0.024936
=1.1493

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)
=((196918.3 + 224549.5) / 547285.3) / ((154578.7 + 186159) / 436007.8)
=0.770106 / 0.781495
=0.9854

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
=(12408.1 - 0 - -44992.6) / 547285.3
=0.104883

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.

Ashok Leyland has a M-score of -1.62 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ashok Leyland (BOM:500477) Business Description

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No. 1, Sardar Patel Road, Guindy, Chennai, TN, IND, 600 032
Ashok Leyland Ltd is an automobile manufacturing company. The company manufactures commercial vehicles, engines, spare parts, and accessories, with the vast majority of revenue derived from commercial vehicle sales. Ashok Leyland organizes its business into two segments: Commercial vehicles and Financial Services. The company derives more than half of its consolidated revenue domestically.

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