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Shah Alloys (BOM:513436) Beneish M-Score : -2.82 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Shah Alloys 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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:513436' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.6   Med: -2.82   Max: 1.66
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shah Alloys was 1.66. The lowest was -6.60. And the median was -2.82.


Shah Alloys Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shah Alloys'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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Shah Alloys Beneish M-Score Chart

Shah Alloys 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 1.66 -1.29 -6.60 -2.05 -2.82

Shah Alloys 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 - -2.82 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Shah Alloys's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Shah Alloys'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.


Shah Alloys's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



Shah Alloys 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 Shah Alloys 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 * 1.5402+0.528 * 1.3416+0.404 * 1.105+0.892 * 0.7118+0.115 * 1.1223
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3103+4.679 * -0.161848-0.327 * 1.0066
=-2.82

* 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 ₹151 Mil.
Revenue was ₹6,262 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,158 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,308 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,009 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹820 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,494 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹37 Mil.
Net Income was ₹-32 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹455 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹138 Mil.
Revenue was ₹8,798 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,182 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,455 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,216 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹909 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹113 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹36 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,558 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹129 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)
=(151.422 / 6262.431) / (138.124 / 8798.259)
=0.024179 / 0.015699
=1.5402

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)
=(2181.718 / 8798.259) / (1157.536 / 6262.431)
=0.247972 / 0.184838
=1.3416

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 - (1308.218 + 819.902) / 3008.52) / (1 - (1455.011 + 909.421) / 3216.171)
=0.292636 / 0.26483
=1.105

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
=6262.431 / 8798.259
=0.7118

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))
=(112.92 / (112.92 + 909.421)) / (89.501 / (89.501 + 819.902))
=0.110452 / 0.098417
=1.1223

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)
=(33.901 / 6262.431) / (36.35 / 8798.259)
=0.005413 / 0.004131
=1.3103

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)
=((36.773 + 2493.919) / 3008.52) / ((129.423 + 2558.236) / 3216.171)
=0.841175 / 0.83567
=1.0066

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
=(-32.112 - 0 - 454.812) / 3008.52
=-0.161848

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.

Shah Alloys has a M-score of -2.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shah Alloys (BOM:513436) Business Description

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Shah Alloys Corporate House, Sola-Kalol Road, Village Santej, Taluka Kalol, Gandhinagar, GJ, IND, 382 721
Shah Alloys Ltd manufactures and supplies steel in India. The company is engaged in manufacturing of Stainless steel, Alloys and Special steel, Carbon/mild steel and Armour steel in Flat and long products. The product offered by the group includes hot rolled coils, hot rolled sheets, and plates, cold rolled coils and sheets, hot rolled round bars, hot rolled flat bars, angles, bright/peeled bars, beams, and angles. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from the sale of Iron and Steel products which includes Bars, Beams, Flat, Plate and Coil, Slab and Billets.

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