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Sterlite Technologies (BOM:532374) Beneish M-Score : -2.93 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Sterlite Technologies 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:532374' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.18
Current: -2.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sterlite Technologies was -1.18. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -2.65.


Sterlite Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sterlite Technologies'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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Sterlite Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Sterlite Technologies 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 -2.59 -2.40 -2.70 -2.54 -2.93

Sterlite Technologies 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 - - -2.93 - -

Competitive Comparison of Sterlite Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Sterlite Technologies'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.


Sterlite Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Sterlite Technologies 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 Sterlite Technologies 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 * 1.1116+0.528 * 0.958+0.404 * 1.2133+0.892 * 0.7946+0.115 * 1.0805
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8071+4.679 * -0.101068-0.327 * 0.9952
=-2.93

* 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 ₹29,200 Mil.
Revenue was ₹53,950 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹25,570 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹46,430 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹83,310 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹29,480 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹3,350 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹4,380 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹51,800 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹10,460 Mil.
Net Income was ₹-510 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹7,910 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹33,060 Mil.
Revenue was ₹67,900 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹30,830 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹52,060 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹88,650 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹30,100 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹3,730 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹6,830 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹55,290 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹11,280 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)
=(29200 / 53950) / (33060 / 67900)
=0.541242 / 0.486892
=1.1116

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)
=(30830 / 67900) / (25570 / 53950)
=0.45405 / 0.473957
=0.958

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 - (46430 + 29480) / 83310) / (1 - (52060 + 30100) / 88650)
=0.088825 / 0.073209
=1.2133

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
=53950 / 67900
=0.7946

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))
=(3730 / (3730 + 30100)) / (3350 / (3350 + 29480))
=0.110257 / 0.102041
=1.0805

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)
=(4380 / 53950) / (6830 / 67900)
=0.081186 / 0.100589
=0.8071

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)
=((10460 + 51800) / 83310) / ((11280 + 55290) / 88650)
=0.747329 / 0.750931
=0.9952

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
=(-510 - 0 - 7910) / 83310
=-0.101068

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.

Sterlite Technologies has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sterlite Technologies Business Description

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Koregaon Road 9, STS 12/1, 4th Floor, Godrej Millennium, Pune, MH, IND, 411 001
Sterlite Technologies Ltd is an Indian-based company engaged in the business of Connectivity and Network Solutions. Its products and solutions mainly include integrated optical fiber, copper telecom cables, structured data cables, access equipment, fiber connectivity and system integration solution offerings for telecom networks, OSS/ BSS solutions, billing and bandwidth management solutions for organizations, and others. Its segments include Optical networking business (ONB), Global service business (GSB) and Digital and technology solutions (Digital). The company offers its services within India and in the International market. It earns majority of the revenue from Optical networking business segment.

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