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Asian Paints (BOM:500820) Beneish M-Score : -2.29 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Asian Paints 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 -2.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:500820' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.63   Med: -2.22   Max: -1.43
Current: -2.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Asian Paints was -1.43. The lowest was -2.63. And the median was -2.22.


Asian Paints Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asian Paints'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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Asian Paints Beneish M-Score Chart

Asian Paints Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.27 -2.63 -2.38 -1.67 -2.29

Asian Paints 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 - -2.29 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Asian Paints's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Asian Paints'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.


Asian Paints's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Asian Paints 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 Asian Paints 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 * 0.9907+0.528 * 0.9551+0.404 * 1.1115+0.892 * 1.1882+0.115 * 1.0865
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0205+4.679 * -0.003372-0.327 * 0.9438
=-2.29

* 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 ₹53,923 Mil.
Revenue was ₹343,887 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹131,424 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹165,352 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹257,980 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹63,742 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹8,580 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹11,883 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹78,959 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹8,051 Mil.
Net Income was ₹41,065 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹41,934 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹45,809 Mil.
Revenue was ₹289,414 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹105,638 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹151,523 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹229,845 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹55,166 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹8,164 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹9,800 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹75,710 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹6,429 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)
=(53923 / 343887.1) / (45808.9 / 289413.5)
=0.156804 / 0.158282
=0.9907

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)
=(105638.1 / 289413.5) / (131424.2 / 343887.1)
=0.365008 / 0.382173
=0.9551

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 - (165351.6 + 63741.6) / 257980) / (1 - (151523.3 + 55166.4) / 229844.5)
=0.111973 / 0.100741
=1.1115

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
=343887.1 / 289413.5
=1.1882

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))
=(8163.6 / (8163.6 + 55166.4)) / (8580.2 / (8580.2 + 63741.6))
=0.128906 / 0.118639
=1.0865

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)
=(11883.1 / 343887.1) / (9799.6 / 289413.5)
=0.034555 / 0.03386
=1.0205

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)
=((8050.9 + 78959.3) / 257980) / ((6429.1 + 75709.9) / 229844.5)
=0.337275 / 0.357368
=0.9438

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
=(41064.5 - 0 - 41934.3) / 257980
=-0.003372

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.

Asian Paints has a M-score of -2.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Asian Paints (BOM:500820) Business Description

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Address
Asian Paints House, 6A, Shantinagar, Santacruz (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 055
Asian Paints Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of paint and home improvement products. The firm organizes itself into two segments based on product type. The paints segment, which generates the vast majority of revenue, sells interior and exterior paints, metal finish, and wood finish. The home improvement segment sells kitchen and bathroom products. Asian Paints sells its products to distributors and directly to the home improvement industry through the company's network of retail stores. The majority of revenue comes from India.

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