Blue Star (BOM:500067) Beneish M-Score: -1.99 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


BOM:500067 Blue Star Ltd BOM:500067
92 GF Score
Price ₹1,636.50
GF Value ₹1,915.80
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Blue Star Beneish M-Score?

Blue Star BOM:500067 -0.99% 92 Beneish M-Score is -1.99 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates BOM:500067 with a GF Score™ of 92/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹1,915.80 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,704 Construction companies, Blue Star ranks worse than 76.7% on this metric.

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 -1.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:500067' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.26   Max: -1.87
Current: -1.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Blue Star was -1.87. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.26.


Blue Star Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Blue Star'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.

Blue Star Beneish M-Score Chart

Blue Star Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.04 -2.04 -2.13 -2.53 -1.99

Blue Star Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.99

BOM:500067 vs TT, JCI, CARR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Blue Star'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.


Blue Star Beneish M-Score vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Blue Star's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Blue Star 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 Blue Star 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 * 0.9433+0.528 * 1.0484+0.404 * 1.2856+0.892 * 1.0363+0.115 * 0.7821
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.043595-0.327 * 0.9452
=-1.99

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹28,681 Mil.
Revenue was ₹124,020 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹28,599 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹63,883 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹85,760 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹16,003 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,788 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹48,663 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,238 Mil.
Net Income was ₹5,277 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹1,538 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹29,340 Mil.
Revenue was ₹119,677 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹28,933 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹63,128 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹82,575 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹15,048 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,284 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹5,412 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹49,444 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,387 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)
=(28680.7 / 124019.9) / (29340.1 / 119676.5)
=0.231259 / 0.245162
=0.9433

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)
=(28933.1 / 119676.5) / (28599 / 124019.9)
=0.241761 / 0.2306
=1.0484

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 - (63882.7 + 16002.5) / 85759.8) / (1 - (63127.7 + 15047.5) / 82575)
=0.068501 / 0.053282
=1.2856

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
=124019.9 / 119676.5
=1.0363

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))
=(1283.7 / (1283.7 + 15047.5)) / (1787.9 / (1787.9 + 16002.5))
=0.078604 / 0.100498
=0.7821

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 / 124019.9) / (5411.6 / 119676.5)
=0 / 0.045219
=0

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)
=((1237.5 + 48662.6) / 85759.8) / ((1386.9 + 49443.9) / 82575)
=0.581859 / 0.615571
=0.9452

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
=(5276.8 - 0 - 1538.1) / 85759.8
=0.043595

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.

Blue Star has a M-score of -1.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.99 mean?
Blue Star (BOM:500067) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.99 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Blue Star and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Blue Star ranks #1307 out of 1704 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 76.7%.
Is Blue Star's Beneish M-Score too high?
Blue Star's current Beneish M-Score is -1.99. Based on the distribution chart, Blue Star ranks #1307 out of 1704 companies in the Construction industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Blue Star has a GF Score™ of 92/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Blue Star's Beneish M-Score compare to TT and JCI?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, Blue Star ranks #1307 out of 1704 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Blue Star in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Construction company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Construction industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Blue Star and its competitors. Blue Star's current Beneish M-Score is -1.99. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blue Star stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blue Star (BOM:500067) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹1,915.80, compared to a current price of ₹1,636.50 — trading 14.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.99. Blue Star's overall GF Score™ is 92/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blue Star (BOM:500067), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.99 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Blue Star (BOM:500067) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blue Star stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹1,636.50 is trading 14.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹1,915.80. GuruFocus considers Blue Star to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BOM:500067:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.99
  • GF Value™: ₹1,915.80 vs. price of ₹1,636.50 (14.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 92/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:500067 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Blue Star Business Description

Other Exchanges BLUESTARCO:India
Address 254 D, Dr Annie Besant Road, Band Box House, 4th Floor, Worli, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400030
Blue Star Ltd is an India-based air conditioning and commercial refrigeration company. It serves corporate, commercial, and residential entities. The company's operating segment includes Electro-Mechanical Projects and Commercial Air Conditioning Systems; Unitary Products and Professional Electronics and Industrial Systems. It generates maximum revenue from the Electro-Mechanical Projects and Commercial Air-conditioning Systems segment which includes central air-conditioning projects, Electrical Contracting business, and Packaged air-conditioning businesses including manufacturing and after-sales service. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from its operations in India.
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