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Camlin Fine Sciences (BOM:532834) Beneish M-Score : -2.94 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Camlin Fine Sciences 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 -2.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:532834' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Camlin Fine Sciences was -1.99. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.52.


Camlin Fine Sciences Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Camlin Fine Sciences'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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Camlin Fine Sciences Beneish M-Score Chart

Camlin Fine Sciences 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 -2.58 -2.61 -2.62 -2.58 -2.94

Camlin Fine Sciences 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 - -2.94 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Camlin Fine Sciences's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Camlin Fine Sciences'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.


Camlin Fine Sciences's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Camlin Fine Sciences's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Camlin Fine Sciences 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 Camlin Fine Sciences 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 * 0.9829+0.528 * 1.2192+0.404 * 1.1389+0.892 * 0.9544+0.115 * 0.7811
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1013+4.679 * -0.118734-0.327 * 0.9398
=-2.94

* 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 ₹2,952 Mil.
Revenue was ₹15,950 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹6,583 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹10,007 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹19,517 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹8,023 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹786 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹598 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹7,323 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹3,499 Mil.
Net Income was ₹-928 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹1,390 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹3,147 Mil.
Revenue was ₹16,713 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹8,409 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹10,878 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹20,601 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹8,344 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹625 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹569 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹7,930 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹4,224 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)
=(2952.129 / 15950.236) / (3147.284 / 16713.011)
=0.185084 / 0.188313
=0.9829

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)
=(8409.315 / 16713.011) / (6582.804 / 15950.236)
=0.50316 / 0.412709
=1.2192

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 - (10006.67 + 8023.282) / 19517.24) / (1 - (10878.186 + 8344.366) / 20600.987)
=0.076204 / 0.066911
=1.1389

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
=15950.236 / 16713.011
=0.9544

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))
=(625.121 / (625.121 + 8344.366)) / (786.061 / (786.061 + 8023.282))
=0.069694 / 0.08923
=0.7811

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)
=(597.731 / 15950.236) / (568.722 / 16713.011)
=0.037475 / 0.034029
=1.1013

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)
=((3498.784 + 7322.748) / 19517.24) / ((4224.259 + 7929.871) / 20600.987)
=0.55446 / 0.589978
=0.9398

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
=(-927.534 - 0 - 1389.818) / 19517.24
=-0.118734

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.

Camlin Fine Sciences has a M-score of -2.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Camlin Fine Sciences Business Description

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Address
CST Road, Kalina, Floor 2 to 5, In GS Point, Santacruz East, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400 098
Camlin Fine Sciences Ltd is engaged in research, development, manufacturing, commercializing, and marketing of specialty chemicals and blends. These chemicals are used in food, feed, animal and pet nutrition and industrial products. The Company has only one reportable segment, namely, Speciality Chemicals. The company's product portfolio consists of Shelf life solutions, Aroma ingredients, Performance chemicals and Health & Wellness. Shelf life extension solutions include antioxidant solutions which are used to increase the shelf life of oils and. Aroma vertical includes a production of Vanillin and Ethyl Vanillin. Performance Chemicals consist of Guaiacol, Veratrole, TBC, and MEHQ and are used in sectors such as food flavoring, pharmaceuticals intermediate fragrance industry.

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