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Nanavati Ventures (BOM:543522) Beneish M-Score : -2.08 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Nanavati Ventures 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 -2.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:543522' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.08   Med: -2.08   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.08

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nanavati Ventures was -2.08. The lowest was -2.08. And the median was -2.08.


Nanavati Ventures Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nanavati Ventures'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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Nanavati Ventures Beneish M-Score Chart

Nanavati Ventures Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -2.08

Nanavati Ventures Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -2.08 -

Competitive Comparison of Nanavati Ventures's Beneish M-Score

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, Nanavati Ventures'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.


Nanavati Ventures's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Nanavati Ventures's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nanavati Ventures 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 Nanavati Ventures 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 * 0.1048+0.528 * 0.5056+0.404 * 0.875+0.892 * 0.8532+0.115 * 0.9407
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4325+4.679 * 0.268297-0.327 * 0.0225
=-2.08

* 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 ₹13.1 Mil.
Revenue was ₹159.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹5.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹85.6 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹85.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹0.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹0.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹0.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-22.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹146.9 Mil.
Revenue was ₹187.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹176.7 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹177.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹0.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹0.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹115.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 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)
=(13.128 / 159.888) / (146.861 / 187.399)
=0.082107 / 0.783681
=0.1048

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)
=(3.293 / 187.399) / (5.557 / 159.888)
=0.017572 / 0.034756
=0.5056

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 - (85.577 + 0.28) / 85.86) / (1 - (176.742 + 0.415) / 177.164)
=3.5E-5 / 4.0E-5
=0.875

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
=159.888 / 187.399
=0.8532

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))
=(0.183 / (0.183 + 0.415)) / (0.135 / (0.135 + 0.28))
=0.30602 / 0.325301
=0.9407

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)
=(0.145 / 159.888) / (0.393 / 187.399)
=0.000907 / 0.002097
=0.4325

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)
=((0 + 1.26) / 85.86) / ((0 + 115.321) / 177.164)
=0.014675 / 0.650928
=0.0225

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
=(0.856 - 0 - -22.18) / 85.86
=0.268297

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.

Nanavati Ventures has a M-score of -2.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nanavati Ventures (BOM:543522) Business Description

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Address
S-414, OM Plaza, Adarsh App. Co-operative housing society, Village: Vijalpor, Taluka: Jalalpore, Navsari, GJ, IND, 396445
Nanavati Ventures Ltd is a diamond trading company. The company sells diamonds largely to a domestic customer base that includes jewellery manufacturers, large department store chains, retail stores, and wholesalers.

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