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Integrated Personnel Services (NSE:IPSL) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Integrated Personnel Services 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NSE:IPSL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.38   Med: -2.14   Max: -1.89
Current: -2.38

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Integrated Personnel Services was -1.89. The lowest was -2.38. And the median was -2.14.


Integrated Personnel Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Integrated Personnel Services'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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Integrated Personnel Services Beneish M-Score Chart

Integrated Personnel Services Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.89 -2.38

Integrated Personnel Services Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score - - -1.89 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Integrated Personnel Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Integrated Personnel Services'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.


Integrated Personnel Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Integrated Personnel Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Integrated Personnel Services 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 Integrated Personnel Services 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 * 1.1259+0.528 * 0.8166+0.404 * 0.2561+0.892 * 1.1654+0.115 * 0.7526
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4972+4.679 * 0.057914-0.327 * 0.7566
=-2.38

* 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 ₹445 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,975 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹136 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹558 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹664 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹82 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹11 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹244 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹95 Mil.
Net Income was ₹45 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹7 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹339 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,695 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹95 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹389 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹530 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹272 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹86 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)
=(444.805 / 1975.357) / (339.006 / 1695.065)
=0.225177 / 0.199996
=1.1259

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)
=(95.219 / 1695.065) / (135.889 / 1975.357)
=0.056174 / 0.068792
=0.8166

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 - (557.843 + 82.324) / 664.396) / (1 - (388.566 + 66.249) / 530.334)
=0.036468 / 0.142399
=0.2561

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
=1975.357 / 1695.065
=1.1654

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))
=(2.225 / (2.225 + 66.249)) / (3.715 / (3.715 + 82.324))
=0.032494 / 0.043178
=0.7526

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)
=(10.753 / 1975.357) / (6.164 / 1695.065)
=0.005444 / 0.003636
=1.4972

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)
=((94.803 + 243.955) / 664.396) / ((85.765 + 271.64) / 530.334)
=0.509874 / 0.673924
=0.7566

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
=(45.29 - 0 - 6.812) / 664.396
=0.057914

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.

Integrated Personnel Services has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Integrated Personnel Services (NSE:IPSL) Business Description

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Address
14, Whispering Palm, Shopping Center, Lokhandwala Complex, Kandivali (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400101
Integrated Personnel Services Ltd is an end to end human resource management company providing customized solutions to various corporates in India.

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