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Vital Chemtech (NSE:VITAL) Beneish M-Score : -0.41 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Vital Chemtech 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 -0.41 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:VITAL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.41   Med: -0.05   Max: 0.31
Current: -0.41

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vital Chemtech was 0.31. The lowest was -0.41. And the median was -0.05.


Vital Chemtech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vital Chemtech'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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Vital Chemtech Beneish M-Score Chart

Vital Chemtech Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.31 -0.41

Vital Chemtech Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.31 - -0.41 -

Competitive Comparison of Vital Chemtech's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Vital Chemtech'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.


Vital Chemtech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Vital Chemtech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vital Chemtech 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 Vital Chemtech 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 * 0.4523+0.528 * 1.1079+0.404 * 3.7179+0.892 * 2.0263+0.115 * 0.447
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.0238+4.679 * 0.118736-0.327 * 0.4221
=-0.41

* 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 ₹382 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,167 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹278 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹930 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,377 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹246 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹254 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹223 Mil.
Net Income was ₹81 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-83 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹417 Mil.
Revenue was ₹576 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹152 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹607 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹813 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹174 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹23 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹452 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹215 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)
=(382.447 / 1167.433) / (417.3 / 576.146)
=0.327597 / 0.724296
=0.4523

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)
=(151.962 / 576.146) / (277.923 / 1167.433)
=0.263756 / 0.238063
=1.1079

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 - (930.163 + 245.821) / 1377.18) / (1 - (606.821 + 173.786) / 812.536)
=0.146093 / 0.039295
=3.7179

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
=1167.433 / 576.146
=2.0263

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))
=(6.961 / (6.961 + 173.786)) / (23.174 / (23.174 + 245.821))
=0.038512 / 0.08615
=0.447

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)
=(95.939 / 1167.433) / (23.395 / 576.146)
=0.082179 / 0.040606
=2.0238

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)
=((222.815 + 253.934) / 1377.18) / ((214.528 + 451.821) / 812.536)
=0.346178 / 0.820086
=0.4221

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
=(80.513 - 0 - -83.008) / 1377.18
=0.118736

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.

Vital Chemtech has a M-score of -0.41 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Vital Chemtech (NSE:VITAL) Business Description

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S. G. Highway, Opposite Karnavati Club, B-406, Mondeal Heights, Ahmedabad, GJ, IND, 380015
Vital Chemtech Ltd is engaged in the business of manufacturing, producing, refining, processing, formulating, mixing, enriching, mining, importing, exporting, acquiring, inventing, buying, selling, exchanging, distributing, and otherwise trading and dealing in all kinds of mixtures, formlations, intermediates, derivatives, compounds, phosphorous based chemicals, fine chemicals, heavy chemicals, valence, inorganic and organic chemicals, source materials, intermediates, ingredients, mixtures, derivatives and compounds. The company's Products include Phosphorus Derivatives, Industrial Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals & Intermediates, Organophosphates, Polymers & Dispersants, and Wellness Products.

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