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AAA Technologies (NSE:AAATECH) Beneish M-Score : -3.07 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is AAA Technologies 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 -3.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:AAATECH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.11   Max: -0.68
Current: -3.07

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AAA Technologies was -0.68. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.11.


AAA Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AAA Technologies'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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AAA Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

AAA Technologies Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.38 -0.68 -2.84 -3.07

AAA Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 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 - -3.07 - - -

Competitive Comparison of AAA Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, AAA Technologies'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.


AAA Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



AAA Technologies 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 AAA Technologies 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 * 0.4571+0.528 * 0.8991+0.404 * 0.9275+0.892 * 1.5971+0.115 * 1.022
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.5912+4.679 * -0.073211-0.327 * 0.7685
=-3.07

* 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 ₹67.5 Mil.
Revenue was ₹230.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹191.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹256.5 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹276.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹20.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹94.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹22.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹28.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹48.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹92.4 Mil.
Revenue was ₹144.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹107.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹247.1 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹256.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹9.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹22.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹27.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 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)
=(67.482 / 230.004) / (92.443 / 144.016)
=0.293395 / 0.641894
=0.4571

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)
=(107.658 / 144.016) / (191.224 / 230.004)
=0.747542 / 0.831394
=0.8991

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 - (256.503 + 20.145) / 276.747) / (1 - (247.135 + 9.313) / 256.547)
=0.000358 / 0.000386
=0.9275

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
=230.004 / 144.016
=1.5971

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))
=(1.012 / (1.012 + 9.313)) / (2.137 / (2.137 + 20.145))
=0.098015 / 0.095907
=1.022

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)
=(94.053 / 230.004) / (22.727 / 144.016)
=0.408919 / 0.157809
=2.5912

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)
=((0 + 22.639) / 276.747) / ((0 + 27.307) / 256.547)
=0.081804 / 0.106441
=0.7685

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
=(28.684 - 0 - 48.945) / 276.747
=-0.073211

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.

AAA Technologies has a M-score of -3.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AAA Technologies (NSE:AAATECH) Business Description

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Saki Vihar Road, 278-280, F Wing, Solaris-1, Opposite L&T Gate No. 6, Powai, Andheri (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400072
AAA Technologies Ltd is an IT and Information Security Auditing & Consulting company. It offers auditing services such as Information Systems Audit, Information Security, Cyber Security, IT Assurance and Compliance and IT Governance.

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