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FSN E-Commerce Ventures (BOM:543384) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is FSN E-Commerce Ventures 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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for FSN E-Commerce Ventures's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:543384' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.18   Med: -2.01   Max: -1.08
Current: -2.17

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FSN E-Commerce Ventures was -1.08. The lowest was -2.18. And the median was -2.01.


FSN E-Commerce Ventures Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FSN E-Commerce Ventures'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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FSN E-Commerce Ventures Beneish M-Score Chart

FSN E-Commerce Ventures Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.08 -2.01

FSN E-Commerce Ventures Quarterly Data
Mar19 Mar20 Jun20 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 - -2.01 -2.01 -2.18 -2.17

Competitive Comparison of FSN E-Commerce Ventures's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, FSN E-Commerce Ventures'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.


FSN E-Commerce Ventures's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, FSN E-Commerce Ventures's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FSN E-Commerce Ventures's Beneish M-Score falls into.



FSN E-Commerce Ventures 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 FSN E-Commerce Ventures 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 * 1.1169+0.528 * 1.0168+0.404 * 1.0361+0.892 * 1.25+0.115 * 0.6803
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.008848-0.327 * 1.1453
=-2.17

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹1,764 Mil.
Revenue was 17887.98 + 15070.24 + 14218.24 + 13017.24 = ₹60,194 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7607.48 + 6496.24 + 6186.25 + 4798.24 = ₹25,088 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹20,816 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹31,359 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹5,092 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,176 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹15,387 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,767 Mil.
Net Income was 161.86 + 58.46 + 33.03 + 24.11 = ₹277 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,264 Mil.
Revenue was 14628.26 + 12308.29 + 11484.21 + 9733.2 = ₹48,154 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6346.7 + 5577.38 + 5098.79 + 3384.01 = ₹20,407 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹18,131 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹28,864 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹5,891 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,507 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹10,426 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹3,361 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)
=(1764.15 / 60193.7) / (1263.57 / 48153.96)
=0.029308 / 0.02624
=1.1169

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)
=(20406.88 / 48153.96) / (25088.21 / 60193.7)
=0.423784 / 0.416791
=1.0168

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 - (20816.18 + 5092.1) / 31358.59) / (1 - (18130.59 + 5891.47) / 28863.93)
=0.173806 / 0.167748
=1.0361

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
=60193.7 / 48153.96
=1.25

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))
=(1506.98 / (1506.98 + 5891.47)) / (2176.26 / (2176.26 + 5092.1))
=0.203689 / 0.299416
=0.6803

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 / 60193.7) / (0 / 48153.96)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((1767.36 + 15387.2) / 31358.59) / ((3360.65 + 10425.9) / 28863.93)
=0.547045 / 0.477639
=1.1453

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
=(277.46 - 0 - 0) / 31358.59
=0.008848

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.

FSN E-Commerce Ventures has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FSN E-Commerce Ventures (BOM:543384) Business Description

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Appasaheb Marathe Marg, A2, 4th Floor, Cnergy IT Park, Opposite Tata Motors, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 025
FSN E-Commerce Ventures Ltd is a digitally native consumer technology platform, delivers a content-led, lifestyle retail experience to consumers. It has a diverse portfolio of beauty, personal care, and fashion products. The Company operates in a single geographical environment i.e., in India.

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