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UltraTech Cement (UltraTech Cement) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is UltraTech Cement 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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

UCLQF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.84   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.11
Current: -2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of UltraTech Cement was -2.11. The lowest was -2.84. And the median was -2.61.


UltraTech Cement Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for UltraTech Cement'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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UltraTech Cement Beneish M-Score Chart

UltraTech Cement 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 -2.72 -2.79 -2.42 -2.57 -2.64

UltraTech Cement 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 -2.57 - - - -2.64

Competitive Comparison of UltraTech Cement's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, UltraTech Cement'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.


UltraTech Cement's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, UltraTech Cement's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



UltraTech Cement 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 UltraTech Cement 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 * 0.7757+0.528 * 1.0171+0.404 * 1.3089+0.892 * 1.1111+0.115 * 0.936
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.011+4.679 * -0.038616-0.327 * 1.0087
=-2.65

* 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 $516 Mil.
Revenue was $8,541 Mil.
Gross Profit was $7,107 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,788 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,142 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,965 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $379 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,913 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,241 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $753 Mil.
Net Income was $844 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,313 Mil.
Total Receivables was $599 Mil.
Revenue was $7,687 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6,506 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,519 Mil.
Total Assets was $11,109 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,920 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $351 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,703 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,848 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $774 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)
=(516.381 / 8540.947) / (599.144 / 7687.209)
=0.060459 / 0.07794
=0.7757

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)
=(6506.296 / 7687.209) / (7107.23 / 8540.947)
=0.846379 / 0.832136
=1.0171

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 - (2787.651 + 6965.087) / 12141.69) / (1 - (2519.237 + 6919.547) / 11108.648)
=0.196756 / 0.150321
=1.3089

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
=8540.947 / 7687.209
=1.1111

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))
=(351.053 / (351.053 + 6919.547)) / (378.854 / (378.854 + 6965.087))
=0.048284 / 0.051587
=0.936

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)
=(1912.841 / 8540.947) / (1702.9 / 7687.209)
=0.223961 / 0.221524
=1.011

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)
=((752.805 + 3240.846) / 12141.69) / ((773.955 + 2848.278) / 11108.648)
=0.328921 / 0.326073
=1.0087

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
=(843.758 - 0 - 1312.618) / 12141.69
=-0.038616

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.

UltraTech Cement has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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UltraTech Cement (UltraTech Cement) Business Description

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Mahakali Caves Road, B Wing, Ahura Centre, 2nd Floor, Andheri (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 093
UltraTech Cement Ltd produces and sells cement and cement-related products. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in India. UltraTech has one of the largest production capacities of any firm in India. The company's product portfolio includes Ordinary Portland cement, Portland blast-furnace slag cement, and Portland Pozzolana cement. Ordinary Portland cement is used for a wide range of applications including concrete products, masonry, and plastering. The firm's customers are in the building and construction industries.

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