ADC India Communications (BOM:523411) Beneish M-Score: -1.61 (As of Aug. 20, 2026)

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BOM:523411 ADC India Communications Ltd BOM:523411
78 GF Score
Price ₹2,420.00
GF Value ₹1,618.19
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is ADC India Communications Beneish M-Score?

ADC India Communications BOM:523411 -0.41% 78 Beneish M-Score is -1.61 as of Aug. 20, 2026. GuruFocus rates BOM:523411 with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹1,618.19 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,401 Hardware companies, ADC India Communications ranks worse than 86.17% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.61 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:523411' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.53   Med: -2.13   Max: -0.84
Current: -1.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ADC India Communications was -0.84. The lowest was -2.53. And the median was -2.13.


ADC India Communications Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ADC India Communications'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.

ADC India Communications Beneish M-Score Chart

ADC India Communications 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 -1.82 -1.53 -2.34 -2.53 -1.61

ADC India Communications Quarterly Data
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BOM:523411 vs CSCO, MSI, HPE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, ADC India Communications'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.


ADC India Communications Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, ADC India Communications's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ADC India Communications's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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ADC India Communications 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 ADC India Communications 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 * 1.355+0.528 * 1.285+0.404 * 1.3314+0.892 * 1.0696+0.115 * 0.6761
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9203+4.679 * 0.041007-0.327 * 0.9157
=-1.61

* 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 ₹449 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,997 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹355 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,253 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,346 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹54 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹472 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹189 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹134 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹310 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,867 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹427 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,074 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,144 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹28 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹438 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 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)
=(448.67 / 1997.052) / (309.582 / 1867.115)
=0.224666 / 0.165808
=1.355

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)
=(426.741 / 1867.115) / (355.193 / 1997.052)
=0.228556 / 0.177859
=1.285

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 - (1253.27 + 26.221) / 1346.047) / (1 - (1073.711 + 27.648) / 1143.839)
=0.049446 / 0.037138
=1.3314

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
=1997.052 / 1867.115
=1.0696

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))
=(2.147 / (2.147 + 27.648)) / (3.128 / (3.128 + 26.221))
=0.072059 / 0.106579
=0.6761

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)
=(54.472 / 1997.052) / (55.335 / 1867.115)
=0.027276 / 0.029637
=0.9203

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)
=((0 + 471.897) / 1346.047) / ((0 + 437.902) / 1143.839)
=0.35058 / 0.382835
=0.9157

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
=(189.27 - 0 - 134.073) / 1346.047
=0.041007

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.

ADC India Communications has a M-score of -1.61 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.61 mean?
ADC India Communications (BOM:523411) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.61 as of Aug. 20, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on ADC India Communications and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, ADC India Communications ranks #2069 out of 2401 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 86.2%.
Is ADC India Communications' Beneish M-Score too high?
ADC India Communications' current Beneish M-Score is -1.61. Based on the distribution chart, ADC India Communications ranks #2069 out of 2401 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, ADC India Communications has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ADC India Communications' Beneish M-Score compare to CSCO and MSI?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, ADC India Communications ranks #2069 out of 2401 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places ADC India Communications in the lower 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 Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware 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 ADC India Communications and its competitors. ADC India Communications's current Beneish M-Score is -1.61. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ADC India Communications stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ADC India Communications (BOM:523411) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹1,618.19, compared to a current price of ₹2,420.00 — trading 49.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.61. ADC India Communications' overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 4 warning signs 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 ADC India Communications (BOM:523411), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.61 as of Aug. 20, 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 ADC India Communications (BOM:523411) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ADC India Communications stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₹2,420.00 is trading 49.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₹1,618.19. GuruFocus considers ADC India Communications to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BOM:523411:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.61
  • GF Value™: ₹1,618.19 vs. price of ₹2,420.00 (49.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:523411 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


ADC India Communications Business Description

Address No. 10C, 2nd Phase, 1st Main, Peenya Industrial Area, Bangalore, KA, IND, 560058
ADC India Communications Ltd is engaged in providing connectivity solutions to suit individual enterprise and telecom service provider requirements. It provides copper and fiber physical connectivity in telecommunications and data networking solutions including structured cabling. The company's segments include Telecommunication and IT-Networking. It generates maximum revenue from the IT-Networking segment which engages in manufacturing and trading of IT networking products. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue within India and the rest from other countries.
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