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Zuari Agro Chemicals (BOM:534742) Beneish M-Score : -1.63 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Zuari Agro Chemicals 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 -1.63 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:534742' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.95   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.63
Current: -1.63

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zuari Agro Chemicals was -1.63. The lowest was -4.95. And the median was -2.48.


Zuari Agro Chemicals Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zuari Agro Chemicals'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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Zuari Agro Chemicals Beneish M-Score Chart

Zuari Agro Chemicals 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 -2.36 -4.95 -4.79 -2.31 -1.63

Zuari Agro Chemicals 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 - -1.63 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Zuari Agro Chemicals's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Zuari Agro Chemicals'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.


Zuari Agro Chemicals's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Zuari Agro Chemicals's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Zuari Agro Chemicals 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 Zuari Agro Chemicals 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 * 0.9855+0.528 * 1.0598+0.404 * 1.2941+0.892 * 1.2682+0.115 * 0.9716
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9483+4.679 * 0.07558-0.327 * 0.6622
=-1.63

* 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 ₹8,114 Mil.
Revenue was ₹45,502 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹14,599 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹17,943 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹50,517 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹18,584 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹785 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1,800 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹22,071 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹6,502 Mil.
Net Income was ₹4,766 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹948 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹6,492 Mil.
Revenue was ₹35,880 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹12,200 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹32,759 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹62,623 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹16,463 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹675 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1,497 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹47,756 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹5,735 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)
=(8113.575 / 45502.274) / (6492.14 / 35880.012)
=0.178311 / 0.18094
=0.9855

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)
=(12199.585 / 35880.012) / (14598.53 / 45502.274)
=0.340011 / 0.320831
=1.0598

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 - (17943.085 + 18583.996) / 50516.964) / (1 - (32758.953 + 16462.655) / 62622.632)
=0.276934 / 0.213996
=1.2941

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
=45502.274 / 35880.012
=1.2682

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))
=(674.928 / (674.928 + 16462.655)) / (785.116 / (785.116 + 18583.996))
=0.039383 / 0.040534
=0.9716

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)
=(1800.274 / 45502.274) / (1496.983 / 35880.012)
=0.039564 / 0.041722
=0.9483

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)
=((6501.669 + 22071.126) / 50516.964) / ((5734.789 + 47756.418) / 62622.632)
=0.565608 / 0.854183
=0.6622

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
=(4766.422 - 0 - 948.331) / 50516.964
=0.07558

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.

Zuari Agro Chemicals has a M-score of -1.63 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Zuari Agro Chemicals (BOM:534742) Business Description

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Off Cubbon Road, No. 28, Union Street, Adventz Centre, 3rd Floor, Bangalore, KA, IND, 560 001
Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd is a manufacturer of organic and inorganic fertilizers. Its products are marketed under the Jai Kisaan brand. The company produces complex fertilizers of various grades along with seeds, pesticides, micro nutrients, and specialty fertilizers. In addition, it also acts as an importer of fertilizers and farm nutrients. The group operates through one geographical segment which is India.

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