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TARC (BOM:543249) Beneish M-Score : 0.82 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is TARC 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 0.82 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:543249' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.49   Med: -1.84   Max: 0.82
Current: 0.82

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TARC was 0.82. The lowest was -4.49. And the median was -1.84.


TARC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for TARC'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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TARC Beneish M-Score Chart

TARC Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -4.49 0.82

TARC Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 - - 0.82 - -

Competitive Comparison of TARC's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, TARC'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.


TARC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, TARC's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



TARC 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 TARC 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 * 4.4184+0.528 * -0.2152+0.404 * 0.8007+0.892 * 1.4691+0.115 * 2.712
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3116+4.679 * 0.032101-0.327 * 1.0349
=0.82

* 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 ₹1,613 Mil.
Revenue was ₹3,682 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,003 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹14,824 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹31,573 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹4,065 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹117 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹6,640 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹11,365 Mil.
Net Income was ₹203 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-810 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹249 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,506 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹-293 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹13,093 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹29,792 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,751 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹87 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹257 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹16,361 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹55 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)
=(1613.262 / 3681.565) / (248.545 / 2506.073)
=0.4382 / 0.099177
=4.4184

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)
=(-293.479 / 2506.073) / (2003.448 / 3681.565)
=-0.117107 / 0.544184
=-0.2152

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 - (14824.3 + 4064.899) / 31573.013) / (1 - (13093.238 + 1750.657) / 29791.572)
=0.40173 / 0.501742
=0.8007

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
=3681.565 / 2506.073
=1.4691

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))
=(86.64 / (86.64 + 1750.657)) / (71.931 / (71.931 + 4064.899))
=0.047156 / 0.017388
=2.712

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)
=(117.493 / 3681.565) / (256.651 / 2506.073)
=0.031914 / 0.102412
=0.3116

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)
=((11365.219 + 6639.608) / 31573.013) / ((55.293 + 16361.216) / 29791.572)
=0.57026 / 0.551045
=1.0349

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
=(203.396 - 0 - -810.119) / 31573.013
=0.032101

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.

TARC has a M-score of 0.82 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


TARC (BOM:543249) Business Description

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Address
Katwaria Sarai, 2nd Floor, C-3, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi, IND, 110016
TARC Ltd operates in the real estate industry. The company is engaged in the business of developing and constructing information and technology parks, hospitality projects, special economic zones, office complexes, shopping malls and residential projects in the State of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and the National Capital Region.

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