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QMS Medical Allied Services (NSE:QMSMEDI) Beneish M-Score : 1.49 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is QMS Medical Allied 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 1.49 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:QMSMEDI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.25   Med: 0.12   Max: 1.49
Current: 1.49

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of QMS Medical Allied Services was 1.49. The lowest was -1.25. And the median was 0.12.


QMS Medical Allied Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for QMS Medical Allied 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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QMS Medical Allied Services Beneish M-Score Chart

QMS Medical Allied Services Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.25 1.49

QMS Medical Allied Services Quarterly Data
Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.49 - - -

Competitive Comparison of QMS Medical Allied Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, QMS Medical Allied 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.


QMS Medical Allied Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, QMS Medical Allied Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where QMS Medical Allied Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.



QMS Medical Allied 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 QMS Medical Allied 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 * 1.3429+0.528 * 0.9789+0.404 * 8.8679+0.892 * 0.7111+0.115 * 3.1086
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.9659+4.679 * 0.118213-0.327 * 0.6411
=1.49

* 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 ₹403 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,040 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹262 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹869 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,177 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹251 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹454 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹15 Mil.
Net Income was ₹64 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-75 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹422 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,463 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹360 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹741 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹825 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹79 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹12 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹14 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹492 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹20 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)
=(402.656 / 1040.429) / (421.685 / 1463.229)
=0.38701 / 0.288188
=1.3429

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)
=(360.134 / 1463.229) / (261.586 / 1040.429)
=0.246123 / 0.251421
=0.9789

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 - (869.322 + 250.506) / 1177.378) / (1 - (740.822 + 79.486) / 824.855)
=0.04888 / 0.005512
=8.8679

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
=1040.429 / 1463.229
=0.7111

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))
=(11.626 / (11.626 + 79.486)) / (10.723 / (10.723 + 250.506))
=0.127601 / 0.041048
=3.1086

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)
=(20.247 / 1040.429) / (14.484 / 1463.229)
=0.01946 / 0.009899
=1.9659

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)
=((14.571 + 453.951) / 1177.378) / ((19.765 + 492.197) / 824.855)
=0.397937 / 0.620669
=0.6411

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
=(63.784 - 0 - -75.397) / 1177.378
=0.118213

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.

QMS Medical Allied Services has a M-score of 1.49 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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QMS Medical Allied Services (NSE:QMSMEDI) Business Description

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Address
Prabhat Colony, Road No. 3, 1A-B/2A-B, Navkala Bharti Building, Plot No. 16, Near Santacruz Bus Depot, Santacruz (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400055
QMS Medical Allied Services Ltd is engaged in the marketing and distribution of a wide range of medical products as well as medical education services. The company's products are sold under brand name "QDevices" and also manage the distribution for other brands such as 3M, Heine, Rossmax and others. It offers medical products such as Blood Pressure Monitors, Glucose Monitoring Kits and strips, Dental Products, Personal protection kits eg-PPE kits, Infection prevention, Stethoscope and Oxygen Concentrator.

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