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Wipro (WIT) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Wipro 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WIT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.61
Current: -2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wipro was -1.61. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.42.


Wipro Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wipro'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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Wipro Beneish M-Score Chart

Wipro 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 -2.62 -2.37 -2.88 -2.02 -2.42

Wipro Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -2.16 -2.30 -2.42 -2.86 -2.57

Competitive Comparison of Wipro's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Wipro'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.


Wipro's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Wipro 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 Wipro 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 * 0.876+0.528 * 0.9623+0.404 * 1.0217+0.892 * 1.0114+0.115 * 1.1019
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0836+4.679 * -0.006403-0.327 * 0.9139
=-2.60

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2,606 Mil.
Revenue was 2710.473 + 2776.643 + 2818.924 + 2816.531 = $11,123 Mil.
Gross Profit was 794.125 + 815.431 + 840.743 + 836.835 = $3,287 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,043 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,077 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,205 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $305 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,469 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,079 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $924 Mil.
Net Income was 318.563 + 349.054 + 373.724 + 370.166 = $1,412 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.865 + 15.068 + 17.844 + 22.298 = $58 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 456.223 + 453.38 + 527.561 = $1,437 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,941 Mil.
Revenue was 2808.552 + 2756.896 + 2737.906 + 2694.297 = $10,998 Mil.
Gross Profit was 767.091 + 764.323 + 795.844 + 800.559 = $3,128 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,708 Mil.
Total Assets was $14,228 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,378 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $394 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,340 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,818 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $949 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)
=(2605.935 / 11122.571) / (2941.406 / 10997.651)
=0.234293 / 0.267458
=0.876

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)
=(3127.817 / 10997.651) / (3287.134 / 11122.571)
=0.284408 / 0.295537
=0.9623

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 - (7042.771 + 1205.357) / 13077.284) / (1 - (7708.034 + 1377.642) / 14228.236)
=0.369278 / 0.361433
=1.0217

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
=11122.571 / 10997.651
=1.0114

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))
=(393.725 / (393.725 + 1377.642)) / (304.565 / (304.565 + 1205.357))
=0.222272 / 0.201709
=1.1019

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)
=(1468.821 / 11122.571) / (1340.23 / 10997.651)
=0.132058 / 0.121865
=1.0836

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)
=((924.124 + 3079.234) / 13077.284) / ((948.503 + 3817.713) / 14228.236)
=0.306131 / 0.334983
=0.9139

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
=(1411.507 - 58.075 - 1437.164) / 13077.284
=-0.006403

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.

Wipro has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Wipro (WIT) Business Description

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Sarjapur Road, Doddakannelli, Bangalore, KA, IND, 560 035
Wipro is a leading global IT services provider, with 175,000 employees. Based in Bengaluru, this India IT services firm leverages its offshore outsourcing model to derive over half of its revenue (57%) from North America. The company offers traditional IT services offerings: consulting, managed services, and cloud infrastructure services as well as business process outsourcing as a service.