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Ethos (BOM:543532) Beneish M-Score : -1.59 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Ethos 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.59 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:543532' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2   Max: -1.39
Current: -1.59

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ethos was -1.39. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.00.


Ethos Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ethos'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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Ethos Beneish M-Score Chart

Ethos Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.80 -2.41 -1.39 -1.59

Ethos Quarterly Data
Mar19 Mar20 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 -1.39 - - - -1.59

Competitive Comparison of Ethos's Beneish M-Score

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Ethos'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.


Ethos's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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



Ethos 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 Ethos 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 * 1.2301+0.528 * 1.0289+0.404 * 1.0308+0.892 * 1.2669+0.115 * 0.8918
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.044831-0.327 * 0.8677
=-1.59

* 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 ₹158 Mil.
Revenue was ₹9,990 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,006 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹8,641 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹11,706 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,957 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹487 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,708 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,131 Mil.
Net Income was ₹833 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹308 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹101 Mil.
Revenue was ₹7,885 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,441 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹6,385 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹8,797 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,603 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹346 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹345 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,495 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹963 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)
=(158.092 / 9989.921) / (101.442 / 7885.337)
=0.015825 / 0.012865
=1.2301

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)
=(2441.488 / 7885.337) / (3006.316 / 9989.921)
=0.309624 / 0.300935
=1.0289

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 - (8640.547 + 1956.702) / 11706.411) / (1 - (6385.26 + 1603.09) / 8796.963)
=0.094748 / 0.09192
=1.0308

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
=9989.921 / 7885.337
=1.2669

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))
=(346.309 / (346.309 + 1603.09)) / (486.746 / (486.746 + 1956.702))
=0.177649 / 0.199205
=0.8918

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 / 9989.921) / (345.018 / 7885.337)
=0 / 0.043754
=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)
=((1130.663 + 1707.67) / 11706.411) / ((962.857 + 1495.192) / 8796.963)
=0.24246 / 0.27942
=0.8677

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
=(832.946 - 0 - 308.139) / 11706.411
=0.044831

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.

Ethos has a M-score of -1.59 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


Ethos (BOM:543532) Business Description

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Sector 8-C Madhya Marg, Kamla Centre, S.C.O. 88-89, Chandigarh, PB, IND, 160 009
Ethos Ltd is a luxury and premium watch retailer. The company's portfolio of premium and luxury watches includes brands like Omega, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger LeCoultre, Panerai, Bvlgari, H. Moser & Cie, Rado, Longines, Baume & Mercier, Oris SA, Corum, Carl F. Bucherer, Tissot, Raymond Weil, Louis Moinet and Balmain.

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