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Basant Agro-Tech India (BOM:524687) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is Basant Agro-Tech India 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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:524687' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.58   Max: -1.56
Current: -2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Basant Agro-Tech India was -1.56. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.58.


Basant Agro-Tech India Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Basant Agro-Tech India'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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Basant Agro-Tech India Beneish M-Score Chart

Basant Agro-Tech India 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 -2.45 -2.62 -1.56 -2.00 -2.17

Basant Agro-Tech India 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 - - -2.17 - -

Competitive Comparison of Basant Agro-Tech India's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Basant Agro-Tech India'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.


Basant Agro-Tech India's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Basant Agro-Tech India's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Basant Agro-Tech India's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Basant Agro-Tech India 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 Basant Agro-Tech India 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 * 1.4407+0.528 * 0.9586+0.404 * 0.996+0.892 * 0.7331+0.115 * 0.8679
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0683+4.679 * 0.040391-0.327 * 0.9829
=-2.17

* 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 ₹646 Mil.
Revenue was ₹3,993 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹662 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,996 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹4,141 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,108 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹283 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,016 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹346 Mil.
Net Income was ₹40 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-128 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹611 Mil.
Revenue was ₹5,447 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹865 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,976 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹4,153 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,140 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹362 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,120 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹290 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)
=(645.638 / 3992.969) / (611.307 / 5446.812)
=0.161694 / 0.112232
=1.4407

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)
=(865.226 / 5446.812) / (661.669 / 3992.969)
=0.15885 / 0.165709
=0.9586

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 - (2996.079 + 1107.671) / 4140.969) / (1 - (2975.523 + 1140.386) / 4153.389)
=0.008988 / 0.009024
=0.996

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
=3992.969 / 5446.812
=0.7331

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))
=(63.515 / (63.515 + 1140.386)) / (71.693 / (71.693 + 1107.671))
=0.052758 / 0.06079
=0.8679

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)
=(283.345 / 3992.969) / (361.786 / 5446.812)
=0.070961 / 0.066422
=1.0683

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)
=((345.62 + 2015.688) / 4140.969) / ((289.526 + 2120.06) / 4153.389)
=0.570231 / 0.580149
=0.9829

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
=(39.572 - 0 - -127.687) / 4140.969
=0.040391

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.

Basant Agro-Tech India has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Basant Agro-Tech India Business Description

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Address
Kaulkhed Road, Plot No. 13/2, Near S.T. Workshop, Akola, MH, IND, 444001
Basant Agro-Tech India Ltd is an India based company engaged in the manufacturing of SSP fertilizers, hybrid seeds, and NPK mixture granulated fertilizers. The company manufactures and distributes single superphosphate, secondary nutrient, and quality seed under Krishi Sanjivani brand name. The group is also engaged in the business of generating power through a wind turbine and operating and maintaining warehousing and cold storage facilities. The operating segments of the company are Seeds, Fertilizers, LABSA and Others. The fertilizer segment contributes to the majority of the revenue.

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