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Smartlink Holdings (NSE:SMARTLINK) Beneish M-Score : -0.38 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Smartlink Holdings 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 -0.38 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSE:SMARTLINK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.49   Med: -2.07   Max: 7.58
Current: -0.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Smartlink Holdings was 7.58. The lowest was -3.49. And the median was -2.07.


Smartlink Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smartlink Holdings'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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Smartlink Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Smartlink Holdings 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 -3.49 7.58 -2.37 -2.45 -0.38

Smartlink Holdings 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 - -0.38 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Smartlink Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Smartlink Holdings'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.


Smartlink Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Smartlink Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Smartlink Holdings 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 Smartlink Holdings 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 * 1.0448+0.528 * 1.658+0.404 * 0.8858+0.892 * 2.1931+0.115 * 0.8678
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7758+4.679 * 0.172379-0.327 * 1.424
=-0.38

* 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 ₹436 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,548 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹315 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹942 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,616 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹220 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹76 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹447 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹316 Mil.
Net Income was ₹192 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-259 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹190 Mil.
Revenue was ₹706 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹238 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹571 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,089 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹207 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹236 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹191 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)
=(435.663 / 1547.574) / (190.142 / 705.66)
=0.281514 / 0.269453
=1.0448

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)
=(238.244 / 705.66) / (315.124 / 1547.574)
=0.337619 / 0.203625
=1.658

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 - (942.301 + 220.349) / 2616.286) / (1 - (571.3 + 207.279) / 2088.763)
=0.555611 / 0.627254
=0.8858

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
=1547.574 / 705.66
=2.1931

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))
=(23.946 / (23.946 + 207.279)) / (29.86 / (29.86 + 220.349))
=0.103561 / 0.11934
=0.8678

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)
=(76.189 / 1547.574) / (44.778 / 705.66)
=0.049231 / 0.063455
=0.7758

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)
=((316.084 + 446.719) / 2616.286) / ((191.356 + 236.302) / 2088.763)
=0.291559 / 0.204742
=1.424

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
=(192.394 - 0 - -258.6) / 2616.286
=0.172379

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.

Smartlink Holdings has a M-score of -0.38 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Smartlink Holdings (NSE:SMARTLINK) Business Description

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Address
Andheri-Kurla Road, Unit No. B-701, B-702 & B-703, Citipoint, J. B. Nagar, Andheri (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 059
Smartlink Holdings Ltd is a holding company. It is engaged in the marketing of networking products, manufacturing of structured cabling products, and electronics manufacturing. The Company's business activities are mainly related to Investments and Real Estate, which are primarily assessed as a single reportable operating segment. The Company has two business segments which is Investment Earning income through dividends, interest, rentals and gains on Investment in securities and property. Networking is Developing, manufacturing, marketing, distributing and servicing of networking products. It generates maximum revenue from the Networking products segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from India.

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