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Hindustan Foods (BOM:519126) Beneish M-Score : -2.05 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Hindustan Foods 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 -2.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:519126' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.25   Med: -1.16   Max: 104.99
Current: -2.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hindustan Foods was 104.99. The lowest was -2.25. And the median was -1.16.


Hindustan Foods Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Hindustan Foods Annual Data
Trend Sep13 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.14 -2.25 -1.85 -2.02 -2.05

Hindustan Foods Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 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 - -2.05 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Hindustan Foods's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Hindustan Foods'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 Foods's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Hindustan Foods's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hindustan Foods 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 Foods 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 * 1.1535+0.528 * 0.887+0.404 * 1.5247+0.892 * 1.2736+0.115 * 0.8671
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9125+4.679 * -0.020958-0.327 * 1.028
=-2.05

* 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 ₹1,568 Mil.
Revenue was ₹25,921 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,508 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹5,977 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹13,352 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹6,753 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹374 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹123 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹5,049 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹4,014 Mil.
Net Income was ₹711 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹991 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,068 Mil.
Revenue was ₹20,354 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,747 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹4,402 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹9,844 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹5,141 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹245 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹106 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,739 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,762 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)
=(1568.462 / 25921.497) / (1067.686 / 20353.648)
=0.060508 / 0.052457
=1.1535

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)
=(1746.563 / 20353.648) / (2507.766 / 25921.497)
=0.085811 / 0.096745
=0.887

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 - (5976.815 + 6753.375) / 13351.845) / (1 - (4402.386 + 5141.027) / 9844.013)
=0.046559 / 0.030536
=1.5247

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
=25921.497 / 20353.648
=1.2736

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))
=(245.088 / (245.088 + 5141.027)) / (374.052 / (374.052 + 6753.375))
=0.045504 / 0.052481
=0.8671

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)
=(123.488 / 25921.497) / (106.257 / 20353.648)
=0.004764 / 0.005221
=0.9125

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)
=((4014.286 + 5049.247) / 13351.845) / ((2761.572 + 3738.701) / 9844.013)
=0.678823 / 0.660328
=1.028

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
=(711.171 - 0 - 990.999) / 13351.845
=-0.020958

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 Foods has a M-score of -2.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hindustan Foods (BOM:519126) Business Description

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15, Lal Bahadur Shastri Road, Office No. 03, Level 2, Centrium, Phoenix Market City, Kurla (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 070
Hindustan Foods Ltd is an India-based company that is engaged in manufacturing nutritional food products such as cereal-based food products and a range of instant mixes, baby foods, instant porridges, breakfast cereals and health drinks. The company focuses on delivering several variants of porridge such as natural, chocolate, lite, diabetes care and ragi rich under the brand name of Bonny Mix. Its operating segment includes Contract manufacturing and other business for manufacturing and sale under its own Brand name. The company generates maximum revenue from the Contract manufacturing segment. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from India.

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