GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Basic Materials » Chemicals » Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd (BOM:500655) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Garware Hi-Tech Films (BOM:500655) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of May. 10, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 1991. Start your Free Trial

What is Garware Hi-Tech Films 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Garware Hi-Tech Films's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:500655' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.17   Med: -2.7   Max: -2.35
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Garware Hi-Tech Films was -2.35. The lowest was -3.17. And the median was -2.70.


Garware Hi-Tech Films Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Garware Hi-Tech Films'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.

* Premium members only.

Garware Hi-Tech Films Beneish M-Score Chart

Garware Hi-Tech Films 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 -2.38 -2.83 -2.83 -2.51 -2.54

Garware Hi-Tech Films 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 - -2.54 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Garware Hi-Tech Films's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Garware Hi-Tech Films'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.


Garware Hi-Tech Films's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Garware Hi-Tech Films's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Garware Hi-Tech Films's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Garware Hi-Tech Films 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 Garware Hi-Tech Films 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 * 0.823+0.528 * 1.1017+0.404 * 1.0154+0.892 * 1.1073+0.115 * 0.8859
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.965+4.679 * -0.023401-0.327 * 0.7942
=-2.54

* 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 ₹315 Mil.
Revenue was ₹14,118 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹6,721 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹6,512 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹22,143 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹14,786 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹324 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹244 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,376 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹848 Mil.
Net Income was ₹1,661 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹2,180 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹346 Mil.
Revenue was ₹12,750 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹6,687 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹5,975 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹21,332 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹14,555 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹282 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹229 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,609 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,302 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)
=(315.106 / 14118.483) / (345.781 / 12750.481)
=0.022319 / 0.027119
=0.823

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)
=(6687.297 / 12750.481) / (6721.374 / 14118.483)
=0.524474 / 0.476069
=1.1017

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 - (6512.367 + 14785.846) / 22143.449) / (1 - (5975.012 + 14554.91) / 21331.804)
=0.038171 / 0.037591
=1.0154

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
=14118.483 / 12750.481
=1.1073

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))
=(281.899 / (281.899 + 14554.91)) / (324.077 / (324.077 + 14785.846))
=0.019 / 0.021448
=0.8859

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)
=(244.175 / 14118.483) / (228.524 / 12750.481)
=0.017295 / 0.017923
=0.965

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)
=((847.527 + 2376.379) / 22143.449) / ((1301.871 + 2608.859) / 21331.804)
=0.145592 / 0.183329
=0.7942

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
=(1661.424 - 0 - 2179.612) / 22143.449
=-0.023401

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.

Garware Hi-Tech Films has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Garware Hi-Tech Films Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Garware Hi-Tech Films's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Garware Hi-Tech Films (BOM:500655) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
50 - A, Swami Nityanand Marg, Garware House, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 057
Garware Hi-Tech Films Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing of Polyester Films. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from India. The company manufactures Bi-axially Oriented Polyethylene Terephthalate (BOPET)/Polyester Films, Sun Control Films, Thermal Lamination Films, and Specialty Polyester Films. It also manufactures premium grade heat rejection films based on the latest IR Rejection Technology. These products are used in packaging, electrical and motor and cable insulations, shrink film for label application, colored polyester films for window tint application, sequin, and safety. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the Rest of the world.

Garware Hi-Tech Films (BOM:500655) Headlines

No Headlines