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Gufic Biosciences (BOM:509079) Beneish M-Score : -1.71 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Gufic Biosciences 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.71 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:509079' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -1.97   Max: -1.56
Current: -1.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gufic Biosciences was -1.56. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -1.97.


Gufic Biosciences Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gufic Biosciences'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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Gufic Biosciences Beneish M-Score Chart

Gufic Biosciences 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 -2.83 -2.70 -1.56 -1.72 -1.71

Gufic Biosciences Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - - -1.71 - -

Competitive Comparison of Gufic Biosciences's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Gufic Biosciences'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.


Gufic Biosciences's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Gufic Biosciences's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gufic Biosciences 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 Gufic Biosciences 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 * 1.4184+0.528 * 1.0359+0.404 * 0.2057+0.892 * 1.1323+0.115 * 1.8335
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8771+4.679 * 0.085665-0.327 * 0.8558
=-1.71

* 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 ₹3,303 Mil.
Revenue was ₹7,697 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,704 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹6,005 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹10,925 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹4,742 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹170 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹207 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,720 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,655 Mil.
Net Income was ₹861 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-75 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹2,057 Mil.
Revenue was ₹6,798 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,389 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹4,641 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹8,612 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹3,285 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹223 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹209 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,882 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,069 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)
=(3303.086 / 7696.562) / (2056.701 / 6797.546)
=0.429164 / 0.302565
=1.4184

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)
=(3388.507 / 6797.546) / (3703.638 / 7696.562)
=0.49849 / 0.481207
=1.0359

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 - (6004.792 + 4741.652) / 10925.414) / (1 - (4641.086 + 3284.788) / 8611.595)
=0.016381 / 0.079628
=0.2057

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
=7696.562 / 6797.546
=1.1323

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))
=(222.811 / (222.811 + 3284.788)) / (170.172 / (170.172 + 4741.652))
=0.063522 / 0.034645
=1.8335

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)
=(207.141 / 7696.562) / (208.569 / 6797.546)
=0.026913 / 0.030683
=0.8771

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)
=((1655.182 + 3720.489) / 10925.414) / ((2068.892 + 2882.075) / 8611.595)
=0.492034 / 0.574919
=0.8558

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
=(861.356 - 0 - -74.571) / 10925.414
=0.085665

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.

Gufic Biosciences has a M-score of -1.71 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Gufic Biosciences Business Description

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Gufic Biosciences Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of active pharmaceutical ingredients, generic pharmaceuticals, and related services. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from India. Its product portfolio includes Criticare; Criticare Life; Ferticare; Spark; Herbal and other products. The company's lyophilized product includes antibiotics, anti-fungal, cardiac, infertility, anti-viral and a proton-pump inhibitor. It derives maximum revenue from India.

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