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Coal India (NSE:COALINDIA) Beneish M-Score : -1.98 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Coal India 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 -1.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:COALINDIA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.32   Med: -2.31   Max: -1.29
Current: -1.98

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Coal India was -1.29. The lowest was -3.32. And the median was -2.31.


Coal India Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Coal India'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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Coal India Beneish M-Score Chart

Coal India 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 -1.29 -2.07 -3.32 -2.39 -1.98

Coal India 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 -2.39 - - - -1.98

Competitive Comparison of Coal India's Beneish M-Score

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Coal India'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.


Coal India's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Coal India's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Coal India 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 Coal India 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 * 0.994+0.528 * 0.9663+0.404 * 1.0644+0.892 * 1.0211+0.115 * 1.3403
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.081201-0.327 * 0.8162
=-1.98

* 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 ₹132,773 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,303,257 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,135,317 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,038,834 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,376,723 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹876,887 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹67,354 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹612,725 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹57,735 Mil.
Net Income was ₹374,023 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹181,031 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹130,813 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,276,275 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,074,368 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,080,827 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,112,067 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹646,354 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹68,329 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹687,346 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹42,633 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)
=(132773.4 / 1303256.5) / (130812.7 / 1276274.7)
=0.101878 / 0.102496
=0.994

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)
=(1074368.2 / 1276274.7) / (1135316.9 / 1303256.5)
=0.8418 / 0.871138
=0.9663

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 - (1038833.6 + 876886.5) / 2376722.6) / (1 - (1080827 + 646354.4) / 2112066.5)
=0.193966 / 0.182232
=1.0644

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
=1303256.5 / 1276274.7
=1.0211

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))
=(68329.4 / (68329.4 + 646354.4)) / (67354.2 / (67354.2 + 876886.5))
=0.095608 / 0.071332
=1.3403

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 / 1303256.5) / (0 / 1276274.7)
=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)
=((57734.9 + 612725.4) / 2376722.6) / ((42632.5 + 687346.4) / 2112066.5)
=0.282094 / 0.345623
=0.8162

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
=(374022.9 - 0 - 181031) / 2376722.6
=0.081201

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.

Coal India has a M-score of -1.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Coal India (NSE:COALINDIA) Business Description

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Coal Bhawan, Premises No-04 MAR, Plot No-AF-III, Action Area-1A, 3rd Floor, Core-2, New Town, Rajarhat, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700156
Coal India Ltd is a state-owned coal mining company, which was formed when the government took over many private coal mines. As one of the largest coal producers in the world, Coal India is responsible for the vast majority of India's coal production. The company operates across numerous mining areas spread over various provincial states of India, and one mine planning and consultancy company. The Company is primarily engaged in a single segment business of production and sale of Coal. Coal India has hundreds of mines, the bulk of which are underground, closely trailed by open-pit, while also operating multiple coking coal washeries.

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