Sundaram Fasteners (BOM:500403) Beneish M-Score: -2.65 (As of Jun. 28, 2026)


BOM:500403 Sundaram Fasteners Ltd BOM:500403
87 GF Score
Price ₹929.50
GF Value ₹1,230.30
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Sundaram Fasteners Beneish M-Score?

Sundaram Fasteners BOM:500403 +3.16% 87 Beneish M-Score is -2.65 as of Jun. 28, 2026. GuruFocus rates BOM:500403 with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹1,230.30 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,274 Vehicles & Parts companies, Sundaram Fasteners ranks better than 60.2% 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:500403' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36   Med: -2.31   Max: -1.82
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sundaram Fasteners was -1.82. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -2.31.


Sundaram Fasteners Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sundaram Fasteners'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.

Sundaram Fasteners Beneish M-Score Chart

Sundaram Fasteners 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 -2.22 -2.30 -2.40 -2.31 -2.65

Sundaram Fasteners 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 -2.31 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.65

BOM:500403 vs ORLY, AZO: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Sundaram Fasteners'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.


Sundaram Fasteners Beneish M-Score vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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


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Sundaram Fasteners 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 Sundaram Fasteners 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 * 0.9822+0.528 * 0.9819+0.404 * 0.9576+0.892 * 1.0567+0.115 * 1.0114
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0938+4.679 * -0.041408-0.327 * 0.8931
=-2.65

* 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 ₹15,671 Mil.
Revenue was ₹61,032 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹29,687 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹29,912 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹59,374 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹26,654 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,360 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1,961 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹14,079 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹539 Mil.
Net Income was ₹5,912 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹8,370 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹15,099 Mil.
Revenue was ₹57,758 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹27,586 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹27,568 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹55,278 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹24,979 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,239 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1,697 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹14,233 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,006 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)
=(15671.1 / 61031.9) / (15098.6 / 57757.9)
=0.256769 / 0.261412
=0.9822

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)
=(27586.1 / 57757.9) / (29686.9 / 61031.9)
=0.477616 / 0.486416
=0.9819

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 - (29911.7 + 26653.6) / 59374.3) / (1 - (27568.1 + 24978.6) / 55277.6)
=0.04731 / 0.049403
=0.9576

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
=61031.9 / 57757.9
=1.0567

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))
=(2239.1 / (2239.1 + 24978.6)) / (2360 / (2360 + 26653.6))
=0.082266 / 0.081341
=1.0114

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)
=(1960.8 / 61031.9) / (1696.5 / 57757.9)
=0.032127 / 0.029373
=1.0938

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)
=((539.3 + 14078.7) / 59374.3) / ((1006.3 + 14232.6) / 55277.6)
=0.246201 / 0.275679
=0.8931

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
=(5911.8 - 0 - 8370.4) / 59374.3
=-0.041408

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.

Sundaram Fasteners has a M-score of -2.65 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 -2.65 mean?
Sundaram Fasteners (BOM:500403) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.65 as of Jun. 28, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sundaram Fasteners and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sundaram Fasteners ranks #507 out of 1274 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 39.8%.
Is Sundaram Fasteners' Beneish M-Score too high?
Sundaram Fasteners' current Beneish M-Score is -2.65. Based on the distribution chart, Sundaram Fasteners ranks #507 out of 1274 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Sundaram Fasteners has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sundaram Fasteners' Beneish M-Score compare to ORLY and AZO?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, Sundaram Fasteners ranks #507 out of 1274 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Sundaram Fasteners in the upper 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Sundaram Fasteners and its competitors. Sundaram Fasteners's current Beneish M-Score is -2.65. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sundaram Fasteners stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sundaram Fasteners (BOM:500403) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹1,230.30, compared to a current price of ₹929.50 — trading 24.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.65. Sundaram Fasteners' overall GF Score™ is 87/100 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 Sundaram Fasteners (BOM:500403), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.65 as of Jun. 28, 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 Sundaram Fasteners (BOM:500403) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sundaram Fasteners stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹929.50 is trading 24.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹1,230.30. GuruFocus considers Sundaram Fasteners to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BOM:500403:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.65
  • GF Value™: ₹1,230.30 vs. price of ₹929.50 (24.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:500403 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sundaram Fasteners Business Description

Other Exchanges SUNDRMFAST:India
Address No. 98-A, VII Floor, Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai, TN, IND, 600004
Sundaram Fasteners Ltd is an Indian producer of fasteners and metal components. The company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of bolts and nuts, water pumps, sintered products, cold-extruded components, hot and warm forged parts, radiator caps, and other parts that have applications mainly in the automobile industry. Its geographical segments are India, the United States, China, and the Rest of the World. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from India.
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