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Sharat Industries (BOM:519397) Beneish M-Score : -2.19 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)


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What is Sharat Industries 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 -2.19 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:519397' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.19   Max: -1.42
Current: -2.19

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sharat Industries was -1.42. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.19.


Sharat Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sharat Industries'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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Sharat Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Sharat Industries 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 -2.43 -1.42 -2.43 -2.66 -2.19

Sharat Industries Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 - -2.19 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Sharat Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, Sharat Industries'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.


Sharat Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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


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Sharat Industries 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 Sharat Industries 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 * 1.1174+0.528 * 1.1222+0.404 * 0.9766+0.892 * 0.9034+0.115 * 0.8628
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7513+4.679 * 0.036973-0.327 * 0.9731
=-2.19

* 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 ₹567 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,905 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹487 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,491 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,039 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹478 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹204 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,049 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹110 Mil.
Net Income was ₹59 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-17 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹562 Mil.
Revenue was ₹3,216 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹605 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,402 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,978 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹507 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹300 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,008 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹147 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)
=(567.239 / 2904.89) / (561.966 / 3215.666)
=0.19527 / 0.174759
=1.1174

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)
=(605.218 / 3215.666) / (487.203 / 2904.89)
=0.188209 / 0.167718
=1.1222

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 - (1491.077 + 478.059) / 2038.512) / (1 - (1401.592 + 507.141) / 1977.652)
=0.034033 / 0.034849
=0.9766

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
=2904.89 / 3215.666
=0.9034

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))
=(42.403 / (42.403 + 507.141)) / (46.95 / (46.95 + 478.059))
=0.07716 / 0.089427
=0.8628

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)
=(203.919 / 2904.89) / (300.473 / 3215.666)
=0.070199 / 0.09344
=0.7513

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)
=((109.696 + 1048.841) / 2038.512) / ((147.086 + 1007.96) / 1977.652)
=0.568325 / 0.584049
=0.9731

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
=(58.73 - 0 - -16.64) / 2038.512
=0.036973

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.

Sharat Industries has a M-score of -2.19 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sharat Industries Business Description

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Address
No. 57/11, First Main Road, Flat No.4, Third Floor, Pallavi Apartments, HDFC Bank Compound, R.A. Puram, Chennai, TN, IND, 600 028
Sharat Industries Ltd is engaged in the integrated aquaculture business and related activities. The company engages in shrimp hatchery, culture, and feed and shrimp processing and exports business. It produces raw and cooked frozen-shrimps that include Raw White Shrimp and Cooked White Shrimp. All the operations of the company are located in India.

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