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United Breweries (BOM:532478) Beneish M-Score : -1.90 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is United Breweries 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 -1.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:532478' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.51   Max: -1.9
Current: -1.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of United Breweries was -1.90. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.51.


United Breweries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Breweries'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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United Breweries Beneish M-Score Chart

United Breweries 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 -2.44 -2.55 -2.70 -2.72 -1.90

United Breweries 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 - -1.90 - - -

Competitive Comparison of United Breweries's Beneish M-Score

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, United Breweries'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.


United Breweries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Breweries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



United Breweries 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 United Breweries 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 * 0.8573+0.528 * 1.1566+0.404 * 1.1371+0.892 * 1.3079+0.115 * 0.9862
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8841+4.679 * 0.06744-0.327 * 1.0944
=-1.90

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹14,084 Mil.
Revenue was ₹73,306 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹29,014 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹36,865 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹62,804 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹19,095 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,106 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹9,641 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹22,775 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹107 Mil.
Net Income was ₹3,040 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-1,196 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹12,560 Mil.
Revenue was ₹56,050 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹25,659 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹33,791 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹59,493 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹20,000 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,172 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹8,338 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹19,746 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹61 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)
=(14083.6 / 73306) / (12560.1 / 56049.9)
=0.192121 / 0.224088
=0.8573

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)
=(25658.7 / 56049.9) / (29013.8 / 73306)
=0.457783 / 0.39579
=1.1566

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 - (36864.5 + 19094.8) / 62803.9) / (1 - (33791.3 + 19999.7) / 59493.1)
=0.108984 / 0.095845
=1.1371

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
=73306 / 56049.9
=1.3079

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))
=(2171.9 / (2171.9 + 19999.7)) / (2105.9 / (2105.9 + 19094.8))
=0.097959 / 0.099332
=0.9862

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)
=(9640.9 / 73306) / (8337.6 / 56049.9)
=0.131516 / 0.148753
=0.8841

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)
=((107.4 + 22774.6) / 62803.9) / ((60.6 + 19746.1) / 59493.1)
=0.36434 / 0.332924
=1.0944

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
=(3039.8 - 0 - -1195.7) / 62803.9
=0.06744

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.

United Breweries has a M-score of -1.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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United Breweries (BOM:532478) Business Description

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No. 24 Vittal Mallya Road, UB Tower, UB City, Bengaluru, KA, IND, 560 001
United Breweries Ltd brews and sells beer and flavored malt beverages in India. The company has dozens of production facilities in India, and it licenses its brands to be manufactured in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand for sale worldwide. The company's flagship brand is Kingfisher, which is prominent in India and is sold in dozens of countries around the world. It has two segments Beer and Non-alcoholic beverages. It derives the majority of its revenue from the Beer segment. The company's other brands include Bullet, Cannon 10000, Kalyani, UB Export, Zingaroo, and London Pilsner. United Breweries also sells the Heineken brand in India.

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