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BCL Industries (BOM:524332) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is BCL Industries 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:524332' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.46   Max: 0.4
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BCL Industries was 0.40. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.46.


BCL Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BCL Industries'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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BCL Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

BCL Industries 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 -1.17 -2.97 0.40 -1.97 -2.87

BCL Industries 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 - -2.87 - - -

Competitive Comparison of BCL Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, BCL Industries'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.


BCL Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, BCL Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



BCL Industries 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 BCL Industries 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 * 0.9964+0.528 * 0.7108+0.404 * 0.4639+0.892 * 0.9196+0.115 * 1.0481
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2428+4.679 * 0.028946-0.327 * 1.1241
=-2.87

* 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 ₹932 Mil.
Revenue was ₹18,005 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,359 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹5,154 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹10,955 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹5,283 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹250 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹340 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,613 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,231 Mil.
Net Income was ₹663 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹346 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,017 Mil.
Revenue was ₹19,579 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,596 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹3,844 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹7,575 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2,959 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹147 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹298 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,585 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,010 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)
=(931.648 / 18005.307) / (1016.773 / 19578.929)
=0.051743 / 0.051932
=0.9964

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)
=(2596.455 / 19578.929) / (3359.391 / 18005.307)
=0.132615 / 0.186578
=0.7108

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 - (5153.747 + 5283.218) / 10955.231) / (1 - (3843.584 + 2959.076) / 7575.103)
=0.047308 / 0.101971
=0.4639

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
=18005.307 / 19578.929
=0.9196

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))
=(146.81 / (146.81 + 2959.076)) / (249.517 / (249.517 + 5283.218))
=0.047268 / 0.045098
=1.0481

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)
=(340.113 / 18005.307) / (297.59 / 19578.929)
=0.01889 / 0.0152
=1.2428

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)
=((2231.317 + 3612.878) / 10955.231) / ((1009.839 + 2585.08) / 7575.103)
=0.533462 / 0.47457
=1.1241

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
=(662.879 - 0 - 345.767) / 10955.231
=0.028946

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.

BCL Industries has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BCL Industries (BOM:524332) Business Description

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Address
Hazi Rattan Link Road, Post Box No. 71, Bathinda, PB, IND, 151001
BCL Industries Ltd engages in the edible oil business. It operates through the following segments: Oil and Vanaspati, Distillery Unit, and Real Estate. The Oil and Vanaspati segment which act as a Key revenue contributor includes oil, solvent extraction unit, Vanaspati Ghee, and refined vegetable oil and rice. The Distillery Unit segment owns oil mills, solvent extraction plants, rice sheller, chemical refinery, physical refinery, and vanaspati plant. The Real Estate segment constructs townships, group housings, malls, multiplexes, and hotels.

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