Kanchi Karpooram (BOM:538896) Beneish M-Score: 16.29 (As of Jul. 23, 2026)

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BOM:538896 Kanchi Karpooram Ltd BOM:538896
73 GF Score
Price ₹358.20
GF Value ₹379.48
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Kanchi Karpooram Beneish M-Score?

Kanchi Karpooram BOM:538896 73 Beneish M-Score is 16.29 as of Jul. 23, 2026. GuruFocus rates BOM:538896 with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹379.48 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,526 Chemicals companies, Kanchi Karpooram ranks worse than 99.28% on this metric.

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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 16.29 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:538896' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.59   Max: 25.9
Current: 16.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kanchi Karpooram was 25.90. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.59.


Kanchi Karpooram Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kanchi Karpooram'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.

Kanchi Karpooram Beneish M-Score Chart

Kanchi Karpooram Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.90 -2.53 -3.22 -2.68 16.29

Kanchi Karpooram Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.68 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.29

BOM:538896 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kanchi Karpooram'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.


Kanchi Karpooram Beneish M-Score vs Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Kanchi Karpooram 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 Kanchi Karpooram 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 * 1.2825+0.528 * 1.5728+0.404 * 45.2783+0.892 * 0.9818+0.115 * 0.9123
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.049976-0.327 * 1.1762
=16.29

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹203 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,487 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹290 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,172 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,244 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹742 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹75 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2 Mil.
Net Income was ₹52 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-60 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹161 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,515 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹464 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,420 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,174 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹747 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹60 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹3 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)
=(203.257 / 1487.364) / (161.43 / 1514.998)
=0.136656 / 0.106555
=1.2825

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)
=(463.954 / 1514.998) / (289.609 / 1487.364)
=0.306241 / 0.194713
=1.5728

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 - (1171.724 + 742.46) / 2244.229) / (1 - (1420.077 + 747.102) / 2174.242)
=0.147064 / 0.003248
=45.2783

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
=1487.364 / 1514.998
=0.9818

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))
=(35.46 / (35.46 + 747.102)) / (38.803 / (38.803 + 742.46))
=0.045313 / 0.049667
=0.9123

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 / 1487.364) / (25.331 / 1514.998)
=0 / 0.01672
=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)
=((2.341 + 74.751) / 2244.229) / ((3.492 + 60.007) / 2174.242)
=0.034351 / 0.029205
=1.1762

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
=(51.699 - 0 - -60.459) / 2244.229
=0.049976

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.

Kanchi Karpooram has a M-score of 16.29 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of 16.29 mean?
Kanchi Karpooram (BOM:538896) has a Beneish M-Score of 16.29 as of Jul. 23, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Kanchi Karpooram and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Kanchi Karpooram ranks #1515 out of 1526 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 99.3%.
Is Kanchi Karpooram's Beneish M-Score too high?
Kanchi Karpooram's current Beneish M-Score is 16.29. Based on the distribution chart, Kanchi Karpooram ranks #1515 out of 1526 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Kanchi Karpooram has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kanchi Karpooram's Beneish M-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Kanchi Karpooram ranks #1515 out of 1526 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Kanchi Karpooram in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Chemicals company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Chemicals industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Kanchi Karpooram and its competitors. Kanchi Karpooram's current Beneish M-Score is 16.29. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kanchi Karpooram stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kanchi Karpooram (BOM:538896) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹379.48, compared to a current price of ₹358.20 — trading 5.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is 16.29. Kanchi Karpooram's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Kanchi Karpooram (BOM:538896), the current Beneish M-Score is 16.29 as of Jul. 23, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Kanchi Karpooram (BOM:538896) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kanchi Karpooram stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹358.20 is trading 5.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹379.48. GuruFocus considers Kanchi Karpooram to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BOM:538896:

  • Beneish M-Score: 16.29
  • GF Value™: ₹379.48 vs. price of ₹358.20 (5.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:538896 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kanchi Karpooram Business Description

Address Barnaby Road, No.1, Barnaby Avenue, Kilpauk, Chennai, TN, IND, 600010
Kanchi Karpooram Ltd is engaged in manufacturing Camphor, its derivatives, Gum rosin, Value Added Resins, and Fortified Rosin. Some of the products offered by the company include Camphene, Dipentene, Sodium Acetate Trihydrate Pine Pitch, Double distilled turpentine, and Isobornyl Acetate. The company is engaged in the activity of a single segment that is the manufacture and sale of Camphor and allied products.
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