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Grasim Industries (Grasim Industries) Beneish M-Score : -1.89 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Grasim Industries 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 -1.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

GRSXY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -2.15   Max: 22.77
Current: -1.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grasim Industries was 22.77. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -2.15.


Grasim Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grasim Industries'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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Grasim Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Grasim Industries 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 -2.14 -2.90 -2.70 -2.34 -1.89

Grasim Industries 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 - -1.89 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Grasim Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Grasim Industries'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.


Grasim Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Grasim Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Grasim Industries 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 Grasim Industries 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 * 1.1202+0.528 * 1.0437+0.404 * 1.0121+0.892 * 1.1411+0.115 * 1.0096
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9623+4.679 * 0.057865-0.327 * 1.1172
=-1.98

* 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 $3,619 Mil.
Revenue was $14,209 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6,935 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8,206 Mil.
Total Assets was $40,989 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8,981 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $551 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,314 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,452 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8,279 Mil.
Net Income was $830 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-1,542 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,831 Mil.
Revenue was $12,452 Mil.
Gross Profit was $6,343 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,450 Mil.
Total Assets was $37,984 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8,741 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $541 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,107 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7,597 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,281 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)
=(3619.349 / 14209.388) / (2831.485 / 12452.063)
=0.254715 / 0.227391
=1.1202

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)
=(6343.157 / 12452.063) / (6935.043 / 14209.388)
=0.509406 / 0.488061
=1.0437

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 - (8205.568 + 8980.901) / 40989.349) / (1 - (7449.594 + 8741.295) / 37983.508)
=0.580709 / 0.573739
=1.0121

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
=14209.388 / 12452.063
=1.1411

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))
=(541.298 / (541.298 + 8741.295)) / (550.529 / (550.529 + 8980.901))
=0.058313 / 0.057759
=1.0096

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)
=(2314.213 / 14209.388) / (2107.446 / 12452.063)
=0.162865 / 0.169245
=0.9623

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)
=((8279.433 + 8452.163) / 40989.349) / ((6280.929 + 7597.424) / 37983.508)
=0.408194 / 0.365378
=1.1172

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
=(829.896 - 0 - -1541.957) / 40989.349
=0.057865

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.

Grasim Industries has a M-score of -1.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Grasim Industries (Grasim Industries) Business Description

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Sudam Kalu Ahire Marg, A Wing, 2nd Floor, Aditya Birla Centre, Worli, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400030
Grasim Industries Ltd is a cement and viscose staple fibre (VSF) manufacturing firm based in India. The activities of the group fall under the operating segments of Viscose, Chemicals, Cement, Financial Services, and Others. It derives key revenue from the Cement segment which covers products like Grey Cement, White Cement and allied products. The viscose segment includes products such as Viscose Staple Fibre, Wood Pulp and Viscose Filament Yarn. Through the Chemicals segment, the group offers Caustic soda, Allied chemicals and Epoxy. Geographically, the company has a business presence in India and other countries, of which maximum revenue is generated within India.

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