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Cargosol Logistics (BOM:543621) Beneish M-Score : -2.23 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Cargosol Logistics 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 -2.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:543621' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.23   Med: -2.23   Max: -2.22
Current: -2.23

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cargosol Logistics was -2.22. The lowest was -2.23. And the median was -2.23.


Cargosol Logistics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cargosol Logistics'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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Cargosol Logistics Beneish M-Score Chart

Cargosol Logistics Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.22 -2.23

Cargosol Logistics Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.22 - -2.23 -

Competitive Comparison of Cargosol Logistics's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Cargosol Logistics'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.


Cargosol Logistics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Cargosol Logistics 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 Cargosol Logistics 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 * 1.3799+0.528 * 1.022+0.404 * 0.3963+0.892 * 0.848+0.115 * 0.9714
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.8687+4.679 * 0.076651-0.327 * 0.8021
=-2.23

* 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 ₹313 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,699 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,606 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹339 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹646 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹251 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹37 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹23 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹261 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹111 Mil.
Net Income was ₹42 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-7 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹267 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,004 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,936 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹359 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹578 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹92 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹14 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹334 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹82 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)
=(312.739 / 1699.396) / (267.253 / 2003.943)
=0.18403 / 0.133364
=1.3799

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)
=(1935.735 / 2003.943) / (1606.2 / 1699.396)
=0.965963 / 0.945159
=1.022

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 - (338.74 + 250.617) / 645.794) / (1 - (358.849 + 91.87) / 578.234)
=0.087392 / 0.220525
=0.3963

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
=1699.396 / 2003.943
=0.848

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))
=(13.189 / (13.189 + 91.87)) / (37.195 / (37.195 + 250.617))
=0.125539 / 0.129234
=0.9714

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)
=(22.633 / 1699.396) / (14.283 / 2003.943)
=0.013318 / 0.007127
=1.8687

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)
=((111.48 + 261.139) / 645.794) / ((81.7 + 334.243) / 578.234)
=0.576994 / 0.719333
=0.8021

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
=(42.06 - 0 - -7.441) / 645.794
=0.076651

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.

Cargosol Logistics has a M-score of -2.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cargosol Logistics (BOM:543621) Business Description

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Address
Sahar Road, 502, Swaroop Arcade, Andheri (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400099
Cargosol Logistics Ltd is a complete 3 PL (third-party logistics) service provider, delivering end-to-end solutions in the logistics and supply chain domain involving multimodal transport operations, owning and operating container, sea and air freight, transportation, warehousing, custom clearance services and handling of project cargo.

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