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Lancer Container Lines (BOM:539841) Beneish M-Score : 0.38 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Lancer Container Lines 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 0.38 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:539841' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.43   Med: -2.12   Max: 138.47
Current: 0.38

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lancer Container Lines was 138.47. The lowest was -3.43. And the median was -2.12.


Lancer Container Lines Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lancer Container Lines'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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Lancer Container Lines Beneish M-Score Chart

Lancer Container Lines 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 3.23 -2.29 -2.54 -2.42 0.38

Lancer Container Lines 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 - 0.38 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Lancer Container Lines's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Lancer Container Lines'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.


Lancer Container Lines's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Lancer Container Lines's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lancer Container Lines's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Lancer Container Lines 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 Lancer Container Lines 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 * 1.2898+0.528 * 0.7597+0.404 * 0.6013+0.892 * 1.305+0.115 * 0.8819
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.52693-0.327 * 1.0304
=0.38

* 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 ₹940 Mil.
Revenue was ₹8,372 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹816 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹3,933 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹5,264 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,312 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹167 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹667 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,751 Mil.
Net Income was ₹537 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-2,236 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹558 Mil.
Revenue was ₹6,415 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹475 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,141 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,016 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹862 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹21 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹971 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹299 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)
=(939.78 / 8371.729) / (558.325 / 6415.029)
=0.112256 / 0.087034
=1.2898

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)
=(474.747 / 6415.029) / (815.54 / 8371.729)
=0.074005 / 0.097416
=0.7597

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 - (3932.512 + 1311.837) / 5264.181) / (1 - (1141.337 + 861.834) / 2015.799)
=0.003767 / 0.006265
=0.6013

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
=8371.729 / 6415.029
=1.305

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))
=(95.45 / (95.45 + 861.834)) / (167.217 / (167.217 + 1311.837))
=0.099709 / 0.113057
=0.8819

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)
=(0 / 8371.729) / (21.275 / 6415.029)
=0 / 0.003316
=0

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)
=((2750.868 + 667.184) / 5264.181) / ((299.056 + 971.196) / 2015.799)
=0.649304 / 0.630148
=1.0304

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
=(537.37 - 0 - -2236.486) / 5264.181
=0.52693

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.

Lancer Container Lines has a M-score of 0.38 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Lancer Container Lines (BOM:539841) Business Description

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Unit Nos. H02-2, H02-3 & H02-4, Plot No. 60, Sector-11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, MH, IND, 400614
Lancer Container Lines Ltd is an India-based logistics company engaged in providing coastal water transport services of intermodal containers by container ships. The group provides logistic services such as non-vessel-operating common carrier, freight forwarding, container trading and leasing and container yard. The organization provides the services on a global basis. The company operates only in one segment namely Non Vessel Owners Operating Carrier.

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