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Rama Steel Tubes (NSE:RAMASTEEL) Beneish M-Score : -0.17 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Rama Steel Tubes 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 -0.17 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:RAMASTEEL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -1.75   Max: -0.17
Current: -0.17

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rama Steel Tubes was -0.17. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -1.75.


Rama Steel Tubes Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rama Steel Tubes'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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Rama Steel Tubes Beneish M-Score Chart

Rama Steel Tubes Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.89 -3.14 -2.73 -1.21 -0.17

Rama Steel Tubes Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -0.17 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Rama Steel Tubes's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Rama Steel Tubes'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.


Rama Steel Tubes's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Rama Steel Tubes's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rama Steel Tubes 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 Rama Steel Tubes 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 * 1.2884+0.528 * 1.4283+0.404 * 1.5538+0.892 * 1.747+0.115 * 1.1581
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5633+4.679 * 0.17676-0.327 * 0.9639
=-0.17

* 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 ₹2,459 Mil.
Revenue was ₹13,271 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹831 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹5,376 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹6,949 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹757 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,982 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹320 Mil.
Net Income was ₹267 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-962 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,093 Mil.
Revenue was ₹7,597 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹680 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,728 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,584 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹585 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹43 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,984 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹318 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)
=(2459.379 / 13271.199) / (1092.642 / 7596.641)
=0.185317 / 0.143832
=1.2884

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)
=(679.688 / 7596.641) / (831.329 / 13271.199)
=0.089472 / 0.062642
=1.4283

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 - (5375.841 + 756.527) / 6949.123) / (1 - (2728.303 + 584.576) / 3583.988)
=0.117534 / 0.075645
=1.5538

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
=13271.199 / 7596.641
=1.747

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))
=(42.743 / (42.743 + 584.576)) / (47.292 / (47.292 + 756.527))
=0.068136 / 0.058834
=1.1581

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)
=(96.242 / 13271.199) / (97.8 / 7596.641)
=0.007252 / 0.012874
=0.5633

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)
=((319.828 + 3982.412) / 6949.123) / ((317.757 + 1984.325) / 3583.988)
=0.619105 / 0.642324
=0.9639

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
=(266.709 - 0 - -961.619) / 6949.123
=0.17676

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.

Rama Steel Tubes has a M-score of -0.17 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Rama Steel Tubes (NSE:RAMASTEEL) Business Description

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Main Road, B-5, 3rd Floor, Ghazipur, New Delhi, IND, 110096
Rama Steel Tubes Ltd is a manufacturer and exporter of steel pipes, steel tubes, galvanized pipes, fence pipes, electrical conduit pipes, scaffolding fittings, hollow section, square steel pipes, and square steel tubes. The firm's only segment is the manufacturing and trading of Steel Tubes Pipes and Steel allied products. It also manufactures and exports hollow section for the automobile industry, including highway and street lighting poles, as well as traffic signal poles. It operates its business across the world and generates its revenues from India.

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