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Hindustan Zinc (BOM:500188) Beneish M-Score : -3.06 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Hindustan Zinc 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 -3.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:500188' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.29   Med: -2.94   Max: -1.42
Current: -3.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hindustan Zinc was -1.42. The lowest was -5.29. And the median was -2.94.


Hindustan Zinc Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hindustan Zinc'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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Hindustan Zinc Beneish M-Score Chart

Hindustan Zinc Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.42 -3.27 -3.06 -4.22 -3.06

Hindustan Zinc Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -4.22 - - - -3.06

Competitive Comparison of Hindustan Zinc's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Hindustan Zinc'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.


Hindustan Zinc's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Hindustan Zinc's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hindustan Zinc 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 Hindustan Zinc 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 * 0.3757+0.528 * 1.0256+0.404 * 2.6666+0.892 * 0.844+0.115 * 0.9346
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.164833-0.327 * 0.8419
=-3.06

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹1,560 Mil.
Revenue was ₹280,820 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹184,110 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹126,250 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹338,950 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹196,670 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹34,680 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹108,410 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹44,240 Mil.
Net Income was ₹77,590 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹133,460 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹4,920 Mil.
Revenue was ₹332,720 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹223,720 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹148,040 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹354,670 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹200,340 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹32,640 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹3,880 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹174,530 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹15,190 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)
=(1560 / 280820) / (4920 / 332720)
=0.005555 / 0.014787
=0.3757

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)
=(223720 / 332720) / (184110 / 280820)
=0.672397 / 0.655616
=1.0256

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 - (126250 + 196670) / 338950) / (1 - (148040 + 200340) / 354670)
=0.047293 / 0.017735
=2.6666

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
=280820 / 332720
=0.844

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))
=(32640 / (32640 + 200340)) / (34680 / (34680 + 196670))
=0.140098 / 0.149903
=0.9346

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 / 280820) / (3880 / 332720)
=0 / 0.011661
=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)
=((44240 + 108410) / 338950) / ((15190 + 174530) / 354670)
=0.450361 / 0.53492
=0.8419

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
=(77590 - 0 - 133460) / 338950
=-0.164833

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.

Hindustan Zinc has a M-score of -3.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hindustan Zinc (BOM:500188) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Yashad Bhavan, Udaipur, RJ, IND, 313004
Hindustan Zinc Ltd is engaged in exploring, extracting, processing minerals, and manufacturing metals. The company is focused on mining and smelting zinc, Lead, and silver and also power generation through captive power plants and wind power plants. The company produces products under the brand name HZL and Vedanta. The segments of the company include Zinc, Lead, Silver, and others; and Wind energy. The company generates the majority of its revenues through Zinc, Lead, silver, and other segments. The company has a business presence in India, Asia, and the Rest of the World of which India derives a majority of the revenue.

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