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Premier Explosives (BOM:526247) Beneish M-Score : -3.13 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Premier Explosives 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 -3.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:526247' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.23   Max: -1.35
Current: -3.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Premier Explosives was -1.35. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.23.


Premier Explosives Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Premier Explosives'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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Premier Explosives Beneish M-Score Chart

Premier Explosives Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.95 -2.95 -2.99 -1.99 -3.13

Premier Explosives 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 - -3.13 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Premier Explosives's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Premier Explosives'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.


Premier Explosives's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Premier Explosives's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Premier Explosives 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 Premier Explosives 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 * 0.7381+0.528 * 0.8935+0.404 * 0.6334+0.892 * 1.0147+0.115 * 1.0089
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9885+4.679 * -0.039924-0.327 * 1.0986
=-3.13

* 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 ₹547 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,015 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,107 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,592 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,560 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,841 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹133 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,420 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹23 Mil.
Net Income was ₹69 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹211 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹731 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,986 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹974 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,272 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,218 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,765 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹133 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,136 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹51 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)
=(547.281 / 2015.355) / (730.678 / 1986.135)
=0.271556 / 0.367889
=0.7381

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)
=(974.302 / 1986.135) / (1106.523 / 2015.355)
=0.490552 / 0.549046
=0.8935

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 - (1592.158 + 1841.177) / 3559.972) / (1 - (1272.205 + 1764.877) / 3217.793)
=0.035572 / 0.05616
=0.6334

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
=2015.355 / 1986.135
=1.0147

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))
=(95.04 / (95.04 + 1764.877)) / (98.225 / (98.225 + 1841.177))
=0.051099 / 0.050647
=1.0089

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)
=(133.313 / 2015.355) / (132.908 / 1986.135)
=0.066149 / 0.066918
=0.9885

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)
=((22.893 + 1420.078) / 3559.972) / ((50.8 + 1136.37) / 3217.793)
=0.405332 / 0.368939
=1.0986

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
=(69.073 - 0 - 211.203) / 3559.972
=-0.039924

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.

Premier Explosives has a M-score of -3.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Premier Explosives (BOM:526247) Business Description

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Address
Ishaq Colony, Premier House, 11, Near AOC Centre, Secunderabad, TG, IND, 500 015
Premier Explosives Ltd is an engaged in the business of high energy materials including commercial explosives and defence explosives which are used in mining and infrastructure sectors and also manufacture of missiles and other defence items. The company also operates and maintains solid propellant plants of defence and space establishments. Its products include bulk explosives, packaged explosives detonators, solid propellants, and pyrogen igniters among others. Geographically, it has operations within India and outside India. The company generates the majority of its sales from India.

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