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Birla Shloka Edutech (LUX:BIRSK) Beneish M-Score : 5.83 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Birla Shloka Edutech 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 5.83 higher than -2.22, which implies that it might have manipulated its financial results.

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

LUX:BIRSK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.71   Med: -2.5   Max: 5.83
Current: 5.83

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Birla Shloka Edutech was 5.83. The lowest was -3.71. And the median was -2.50.


Birla Shloka Edutech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Birla Shloka Edutech'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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Birla Shloka Edutech Beneish M-Score Chart

Birla Shloka Edutech Annual Data
Trend Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.50 -2.96 -3.71 5.83 -

Birla Shloka Edutech Semi-Annual Data
Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.50 -2.96 -3.71 5.83 -

Competitive Comparison of Birla Shloka Edutech's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Birla Shloka Edutech'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.


Birla Shloka Edutech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Birla Shloka Edutech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Birla Shloka Edutech 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 Birla Shloka Edutech 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 * 11.6667+0.528 * -0.3638+0.404 * 1.0173+0.892 * 0.077+0.115 * 0.8565
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 8.8621+4.679 * -0.010817-0.327 * 0.9686
=4.39

* 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 (Mar16) TTM:Last Year (Mar15) TTM:
Total Receivables was $8.84 Mil.
Revenue was $0.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.20 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15.60 Mil.
Total Assets was $27.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.27 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.50 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.90 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.05 Mil.
Net Income was $-0.29 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.00 Mil.
Total Receivables was $9.84 Mil.
Revenue was $1.44 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $16.81 Mil.
Total Assets was $30.06 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.49 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.06 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)
=(8.836 / 0.111) / (9.839 / 1.442)
=79.603604 / 6.823162
=11.6667

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)
=(0.964 / 1.442) / (-0.204 / 0.111)
=0.668516 / -1.837838
=-0.3638

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 - (15.597 + 0.27) / 27.088) / (1 - (16.805 + 1.015) / 30.061)
=0.414242 / 0.407205
=1.0173

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
=0.111 / 1.442
=0.077

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))
=(1.278 / (1.278 + 1.015)) / (0.503 / (0.503 + 0.27))
=0.557348 / 0.650712
=0.8565

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)
=(0.264 / 0.111) / (0.387 / 1.442)
=2.378378 / 0.268377
=8.8621

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)
=((0.051 + 10.898) / 27.088) / ((0.058 + 12.486) / 30.061)
=0.404201 / 0.417285
=0.9686

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
=(-0.293 - 0 - 0) / 27.088
=-0.010817

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.

Birla Shloka Edutech has a M-score of 4.39 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Birla Shloka Edutech (LUX:BIRSK) Business Description

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Birla Shloka Edutech Ltd is engaged in providing information technology services and sale of information technology products and has a curriculum based educational software programme "XL@School " as per the syllabus prescribed by the different educational board that is designed to impart academic knowledge through electronic media. This includes setting up of computer labs, digital classroom solutions and audiovisual. The company's products and services include ICT Solutions, Training, Assessment and Evaluation, and Product Demo. Its training includes personality development, spoken English and communication, disaster management, skill-based training and vocational training for students.

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