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Sharda Cropchem (BOM:538666) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Sharda Cropchem 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:538666' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.25   Med: -2.3   Max: -1.84
Current: -2.68

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sharda Cropchem was -1.84. The lowest was -3.25. And the median was -2.30.


Sharda Cropchem Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sharda Cropchem'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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Sharda Cropchem Beneish M-Score Chart

Sharda Cropchem 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 -2.28 -2.43 -2.07 -2.30 -2.68

Sharda Cropchem 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 -2.30 - - - -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Sharda Cropchem's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Sharda Cropchem'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.


Sharda Cropchem's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Sharda Cropchem's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sharda Cropchem 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 Sharda Cropchem 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 * 1.0407+0.528 * 1.1285+0.404 * 1.072+0.892 * 0.7819+0.115 * 1.047
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.07662-0.327 * 0.8684
=-2.68

* 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 ₹14,980 Mil.
Revenue was ₹31,630 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹8,206 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹29,379 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹40,383 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹182 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,671 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹15,805 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹78 Mil.
Net Income was ₹319 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹3,413 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹18,409 Mil.
Revenue was ₹40,452 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹11,844 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹32,582 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹43,508 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,481 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹3,361 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹19,706 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 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)
=(14979.995 / 31630.245) / (18409.318 / 40451.566)
=0.473597 / 0.455095
=1.0407

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)
=(11843.737 / 40451.566) / (8206.384 / 31630.245)
=0.292788 / 0.259447
=1.1285

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 - (29379.022 + 181.617) / 40383.224) / (1 - (32581.678 + 49.774) / 43508.279)
=0.267997 / 0.249994
=1.072

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
=31630.245 / 40451.566
=0.7819

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))
=(2481.174 / (2481.174 + 49.774)) / (2671.318 / (2671.318 + 181.617))
=0.980334 / 0.93634
=1.047

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 / 31630.245) / (3361.042 / 40451.566)
=0 / 0.083088
=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)
=((77.597 + 15805.494) / 40383.224) / ((0 + 19705.596) / 43508.279)
=0.393309 / 0.452916
=0.8684

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
=(318.831 - 0 - 3412.99) / 40383.224
=-0.07662

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.

Sharda Cropchem has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sharda Cropchem (BOM:538666) Business Description

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Dashrathlal Joshi Road, 2nd Floor, Prime Business Park, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 056
Sharda Cropchem Ltd is an agrochemical company based in India. It markets and sells formulations and active ingredients for agricultural purposes world wide through its subsidiaries. its business is obtained from the European continent. Its customers are also spread across North America, Latin America, and the Rest of the world. The company functions through two segments, which are Agrochemicals, and Non Agrochemicals. The company earns its income through the development and sale of agrochemicals such as insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and biocides. The company also sells conveyor belts and V-belts under the belts segment.

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