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Tata Motors (Tata Motors) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Tata Motors 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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TTM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.91   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tata Motors was -2.29. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.91.


Tata Motors Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tata Motors'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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Tata Motors Beneish M-Score Chart

Tata Motors 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 -2.80 -3.20 -2.91 -3.05 -2.81

Tata Motors Quarterly Data
Mar13 Dec13 Mar14 Dec14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 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 - -2.81 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Tata Motors's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Tata Motors'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.


Tata Motors's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tata Motors's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tata Motors 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 Tata Motors 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 * 1.0154+0.528 * 0.9715+0.404 * 1.0074+0.892 * 1.1537+0.115 * 0.988
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9961+4.679 * -0.098112-0.327 * 0.9766
=-2.79

* 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 $1,913 Mil.
Revenue was $41,679 Mil.
Gross Profit was $38,041 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $18,419 Mil.
Total Assets was $40,853 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,943 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3,022 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $734 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $18,845 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $12,005 Mil.
Net Income was $293 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $4,302 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,633 Mil.
Revenue was $36,125 Mil.
Gross Profit was $32,031 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19,291 Mil.
Total Assets was $43,394 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $11,988 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3,260 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $638 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $19,777 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $13,778 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)
=(1913.047 / 41678.519) / (1633.047 / 36125.039)
=0.0459 / 0.045205
=1.0154

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)
=(32031.292 / 36125.039) / (38041.293 / 41678.519)
=0.886678 / 0.912731
=0.9715

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 - (18419.219 + 10943.165) / 40852.763) / (1 - (19291.024 + 11987.544) / 43394.365)
=0.281263 / 0.279202
=1.0074

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
=41678.519 / 36125.039
=1.1537

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))
=(3259.722 / (3259.722 + 11987.544)) / (3021.93 / (3021.93 + 10943.165))
=0.213791 / 0.216392
=0.988

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)
=(733.638 / 41678.519) / (638.361 / 36125.039)
=0.017602 / 0.017671
=0.9961

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)
=((12005.409 + 18844.527) / 40852.763) / ((13777.682 + 19777.346) / 43394.365)
=0.755149 / 0.773258
=0.9766

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
=(293.472 - 0 - 4301.631) / 40852.763
=-0.098112

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.

Tata Motors has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tata Motors (Tata Motors) Business Description

Address
24, Homi Mody Street, Bombay House, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 001
Tata Motors Ltd is an automobile manufacturer company. The company's segment includes Automotive and others. The Automotive segment consists of four reportable sub-segments: Tata Commercial Vehicles, Tata Passenger Vehicles, Jaguar Land Rover, and Vehicle Financing. Others consist of IT services and Insurance Broking services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from India.

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