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VST Tillers Tractors (BOM:531266) Beneish M-Score : -2.12 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is VST Tillers Tractors 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 -2.12 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:531266' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.22   Max: -1.34
Current: -2.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of VST Tillers Tractors was -1.34. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.22.


VST Tillers Tractors Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for VST Tillers Tractors'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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VST Tillers Tractors Beneish M-Score Chart

VST Tillers Tractors 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 -2.78 -2.92 -2.65 -1.34 -2.12

VST Tillers Tractors Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.34 - - - -2.12

Competitive Comparison of VST Tillers Tractors's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, VST Tillers Tractors'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.


VST Tillers Tractors's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, VST Tillers Tractors's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where VST Tillers Tractors's Beneish M-Score falls into.



VST Tillers Tractors 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 VST Tillers Tractors 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 * 1.0739+0.528 * 0.9346+0.404 * 0.5866+0.892 * 0.9619+0.115 * 0.9353
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.062087-0.327 * 0.7919
=-2.12

* 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 ₹1,552 Mil.
Revenue was ₹9,681 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,106 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹8,617 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹11,668 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2,313 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹270 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,874 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹5 Mil.
Net Income was ₹1,211 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹486 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,503 Mil.
Revenue was ₹10,064 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,018 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹7,245 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹10,908 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2,486 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹269 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹443 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,207 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹11 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)
=(1552.34 / 9680.5) / (1502.843 / 10064.3)
=0.160357 / 0.149324
=1.0739

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)
=(3017.5 / 10064.3) / (3105.5 / 9680.5)
=0.299822 / 0.3208
=0.9346

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 - (8616.979 + 2313.156) / 11668.447) / (1 - (7245.233 + 2486.02) / 10907.915)
=0.063274 / 0.107872
=0.5866

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
=9680.5 / 10064.3
=0.9619

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))
=(269.425 / (269.425 + 2486.02)) / (270.059 / (270.059 + 2313.156))
=0.097779 / 0.104544
=0.9353

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)
=(0 / 9680.5) / (443.122 / 10064.3)
=0 / 0.044029
=0

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)
=((5.333 + 1873.756) / 11668.447) / ((11.287 + 2206.824) / 10907.915)
=0.16104 / 0.203349
=0.7919

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
=(1210.6 - 0 - 486.142) / 11668.447
=0.062087

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.

VST Tillers Tractors has a M-score of -2.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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VST Tillers Tractors (BOM:531266) Business Description

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Address
Whitefield Road, Plot No. 1, Dyavasandra Industrial Layout, Mahadevapura Post, Bengaluru, KA, IND, 560048
VST Tillers Tractors Ltd is in the business of manufacturing and trading of the agricultural, plantation, and horticultural machinery and components. Its products are power tillers and tractors, transplanters, binders, reapers, engines, precision/ auto components, and agricultural implements. The company mainly operates in India and exports its products to Africa, Netherlands, Poland, and Other countries. The company derives all of its revenue from the manufacturing and trading of the agriculture machinery segment.

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