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eClerx Services (BOM:532927) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is eClerx Services 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:532927' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.31   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of eClerx Services was -2.17. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.31.


eClerx Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for eClerx Services'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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eClerx Services Beneish M-Score Chart

eClerx Services Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.11 -2.58 -2.30 -2.17 -2.57

eClerx Services Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 -2.17 - - - -2.57

Competitive Comparison of eClerx Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, eClerx Services'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.


eClerx Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, eClerx Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



eClerx Services 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 eClerx Services 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 * 0.723+0.528 * 1.0126+0.404 * 0.7564+0.892 * 1.1049+0.115 * 0.9979
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.004929-0.327 * 0.9626
=-2.57

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹4,960 Mil.
Revenue was ₹29,255 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹11,213 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹19,497 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹29,290 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹3,628 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,483 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,770 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,248 Mil.
Net Income was ₹5,115 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹5,259 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹6,209 Mil.
Revenue was ₹26,479 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹10,277 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹13,714 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹22,877 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2,798 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,140 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹806 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,374 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,509 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)
=(4959.99 / 29255.43) / (6208.95 / 26478.97)
=0.169541 / 0.234486
=0.723

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)
=(10277.37 / 26478.97) / (11213.41 / 29255.43)
=0.388133 / 0.383293
=1.0126

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 - (19497.45 + 3628.38) / 29289.65) / (1 - (13714.12 + 2798.24) / 22877.44)
=0.210444 / 0.278225
=0.7564

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
=29255.43 / 26478.97
=1.1049

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))
=(1140.14 / (1140.14 + 2798.24)) / (1482.72 / (1482.72 + 3628.38))
=0.289495 / 0.290098
=0.9979

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)
=(0 / 29255.43) / (806.12 / 26478.97)
=0 / 0.030444
=0

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)
=((2248.31 + 3769.55) / 29289.65) / ((1508.69 + 3374.41) / 22877.44)
=0.20546 / 0.213446
=0.9626

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
=(5114.56 - 0 - 5258.92) / 29289.65
=-0.004929

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.

eClerx Services has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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eClerx Services (BOM:532927) Business Description

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Nariman Point, 4th Floor, Express Towers, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 021
eClerx Services Ltd provides a variety of information technology, or IT, and knowledge and business process outsourcing services. The firm's financial services include expense management and accounting and finance, digital marketing services that include customer relationship management and business intelligence, digital branding services that include multi-channel media content management, and cable and telecom services. The company organizes itself into four segments based on geography: United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.

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