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Pilani Investment and Industries (BOM:539883) Beneish M-Score : -2.89 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Pilani Investment and Industries 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 -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:539883' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.19   Med: -2.59   Max: 497.73
Current: -2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pilani Investment and Industries was 497.73. The lowest was -12.19. And the median was -2.59.


Pilani Investment and Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pilani Investment and Industries'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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Pilani Investment and Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Pilani Investment and Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
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Pilani Investment and Industries Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Pilani Investment and Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Pilani Investment and Industries'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.


Pilani Investment and Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Pilani Investment and Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Pilani Investment and Industries's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Pilani Investment and Industries 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 Pilani Investment and Industries 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 * 0.4131+0.528 * 0.9641+0.404 * 1.1415+0.892 * 1.0265+0.115 * 1.0068
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9973+4.679 * 0.011999-0.327 * 0.9704
=-2.89

* 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 ₹9,005 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,857 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,664 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹9,554 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹164,492 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹9,494 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹1,665 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-309 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹21,235 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,783 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,502 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹21,712 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹124,162 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹5,885 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,500 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)
=(9004.522 / 2856.801) / (21234.955 / 2783.171)
=3.15196 / 7.62977
=0.4131

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)
=(2502.178 / 2783.171) / (2664.072 / 2856.801)
=0.899039 / 0.932537
=0.9641

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 - (9554.064 + 2.026) / 164492.38) / (1 - (21711.83 + 2.491) / 124162.319)
=0.941906 / 0.825113
=1.1415

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
=2856.801 / 2783.171
=1.0265

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))
=(2.771 / (2.771 + 2.491)) / (2.222 / (2.222 + 2.026))
=0.526606 / 0.52307
=1.0068

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)
=(1.05 / 2856.801) / (1.028 / 2783.171)
=0.000368 / 0.000369
=0.9973

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)
=((0 + 9493.686) / 164492.38) / ((1500 + 5884.66) / 124162.319)
=0.057715 / 0.059476
=0.9704

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
=(1664.576 - 0 - -309.238) / 164492.38
=0.011999

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.

Pilani Investment and Industries has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pilani Investment and Industries Business Description

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9/1, R. N. Mukherjee Road, Birla Building, 11th Floor, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700001
Pilani Investment and Industries Corp Ltd is a non-banking financial company. The company is engaged in activities of the holding company. Holding companies of the company are Century Textiles and Industries Limited, Grasim Industries, Kesoram Industries Limited, UltraTech Cement Ltd. and Aditya Birla Capital Limited. The company also has interest in mutual funds, and rental properties. The business operates under business segment that is Investment and Related Activities. The company operates only in India.

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