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Neeraj Paper Marketing (BOM:539409) Beneish M-Score : -1.87 (As of May. 31, 2024)


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What is Neeraj Paper Marketing 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 -1.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:539409' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.96   Med: -2.74   Max: -1.87
Current: -1.87

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Neeraj Paper Marketing was -1.87. The lowest was -4.96. And the median was -2.74.


Neeraj Paper Marketing Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Neeraj Paper Marketing'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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Neeraj Paper Marketing Beneish M-Score Chart

Neeraj Paper Marketing Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -4.96 -2.28 -2.74 -2.28 -1.87

Neeraj Paper Marketing 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 - -1.87 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Neeraj Paper Marketing's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Neeraj Paper Marketing'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.


Neeraj Paper Marketing's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Neeraj Paper Marketing's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Neeraj Paper Marketing's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Neeraj Paper Marketing 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 Neeraj Paper Marketing 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 * 0.6931+0.528 * 1.442+0.404 * 0.8791+0.892 * 1.6286+0.115 * 0.974
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9055+4.679 * 0.035923-0.327 * 1.1055
=-1.87

* 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 ₹490 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,199 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹54 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹588 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹676 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹59 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹311 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹74 Mil.
Net Income was ₹5 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-19 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹434 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,350 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹502 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹594 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹64 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹249 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹57 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)
=(489.954 / 2199.207) / (434.016 / 1350.33)
=0.222787 / 0.321415
=0.6931

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)
=(47.48 / 1350.33) / (53.628 / 2199.207)
=0.035162 / 0.024385
=1.442

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 - (588.279 + 59.465) / 675.978) / (1 - (502.447 + 63.575) / 594.256)
=0.041768 / 0.047512
=0.8791

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
=2199.207 / 1350.33
=1.6286

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))
=(4.016 / (4.016 + 63.575)) / (3.863 / (3.863 + 59.465))
=0.059416 / 0.061
=0.974

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)
=(3.563 / 2199.207) / (2.416 / 1350.33)
=0.00162 / 0.001789
=0.9055

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)
=((73.976 + 311.41) / 675.978) / ((57.119 + 249.331) / 594.256)
=0.570116 / 0.515687
=1.1055

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
=(5.151 - 0 - -19.132) / 675.978
=0.035923

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.

Neeraj Paper Marketing has a M-score of -1.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Neeraj Paper Marketing (BOM:539409) Business Description

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Along Road No. 44, Plot No. 2, Community Center, Near M2K Cinema, 218-222, Aggarwal Prestige Mall, Pitampura, New Delhi, IND, 110034
Neeraj Paper Marketing Ltd is involved in the trading and marketing business of waste paper, art paper, poster paper, duplex, kraft paper, etc. Its products are used for making small packs to keep razor blades, business forms, data processing such as computer printouts, diaries, book printing, and other applications, making cheques, printing Bibles, and much more.

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