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Universal Starch-Chem Allied (BOM:524408) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Universal Starch-Chem Allied 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Universal Starch-Chem Allied's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:524408' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.76
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Universal Starch-Chem Allied was -1.76. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.60.


Universal Starch-Chem Allied Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Starch-Chem Allied'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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Universal Starch-Chem Allied Beneish M-Score Chart

Universal Starch-Chem Allied 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 -2.64 -2.44 -2.75 -2.15 -2.55

Universal Starch-Chem Allied 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 - -2.55 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Universal Starch-Chem Allied's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Universal Starch-Chem Allied'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.


Universal Starch-Chem Allied's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Universal Starch-Chem Allied's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Starch-Chem Allied's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Universal Starch-Chem Allied 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 Universal Starch-Chem Allied 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 * 1.135+0.528 * 1.0005+0.404 * 1.0504+0.892 * 1.0221+0.115 * 0.9094
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.859+4.679 * -0.053694-0.327 * 0.9872
=-2.55

* 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 ₹532 Mil.
Revenue was ₹5,271 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹723 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,102 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,240 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,098 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹293 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,164 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹298 Mil.
Net Income was ₹70 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹190 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹458 Mil.
Revenue was ₹5,158 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹708 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹941 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,043 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,067 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹51 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹334 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,012 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹340 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)
=(531.712 / 5271.323) / (458.37 / 5157.566)
=0.100869 / 0.088873
=1.135

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)
=(707.622 / 5157.566) / (722.881 / 5271.323)
=0.137201 / 0.137135
=1.0005

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 - (1101.608 + 1097.795) / 2239.687) / (1 - (941.198 + 1067.244) / 2043.431)
=0.017986 / 0.017123
=1.0504

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
=5271.323 / 5157.566
=1.0221

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))
=(50.923 / (50.923 + 1067.244)) / (57.874 / (57.874 + 1097.795))
=0.045541 / 0.050078
=0.9094

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)
=(293.326 / 5271.323) / (334.112 / 5157.566)
=0.055646 / 0.064781
=0.859

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)
=((298.469 + 1163.806) / 2239.687) / ((339.63 + 1011.763) / 2043.431)
=0.652893 / 0.661335
=0.9872

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
=(69.854 - 0 - 190.111) / 2239.687
=-0.053694

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.

Universal Starch-Chem Allied has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Universal Starch-Chem Allied Business Description

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Senapati Bapat Marg, Mhatre Pen Building, B Wing, 2nd Floor, Dadar (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400028
Universal Starch-Chem Allied Ltd engages in the manufacturing of Starches and their derivatives and other By-Products. It manufactures maize products and processes maize into other value-added products. The Company is engaged in developing, manufacturing, and distributing Maize Starch Powder, White Dextrin, Pregelatinized Starch, Modified Starch, Liquid Glucose, Dextrose Syrup, Dextrose Monohydrate, Dextrose Anhydrous, Maize Germ, Maize Glutton, Maize Husk as its bye products in the market.

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