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Dilip Buildcon (BOM:540047) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of Apr. 15, 2025)


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What is Dilip Buildcon 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 -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:540047' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.01   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.19
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dilip Buildcon was -2.19. The lowest was -3.01. And the median was -2.62.


Dilip Buildcon Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dilip Buildcon'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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Dilip Buildcon Beneish M-Score Chart

Dilip Buildcon 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 -2.19 -2.70 -2.73 -3.01 -2.79

Dilip Buildcon 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 - -2.79 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Dilip Buildcon's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Dilip Buildcon'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.


Dilip Buildcon's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Dilip Buildcon's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Dilip Buildcon 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 Dilip Buildcon 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 * 0.851+0.528 * 0.7418+0.404 * 1.1524+0.892 * 1.1358+0.115 * 1.083
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8565+4.679 * -0.052645-0.327 * 1.0085
=-2.79

* 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 ₹32,454 Mil.
Revenue was ₹117,365 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹16,762 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹89,887 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹166,467 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹43,411 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹3,788 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹219 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹67,930 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹50,549 Mil.
Net Income was ₹1,940 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹10,704 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹33,575 Mil.
Revenue was ₹103,331 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹10,947 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹85,830 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹154,393 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹41,867 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹3,985 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹225 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹69,294 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹39,669 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)
=(32454.06 / 117364.634) / (33575.29 / 103331.303)
=0.276523 / 0.324929
=0.851

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)
=(10946.988 / 103331.303) / (16762.147 / 117364.634)
=0.105941 / 0.142821
=0.7418

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 - (89886.72 + 43410.715) / 166467.239) / (1 - (85830.095 + 41866.832) / 154393.377)
=0.199257 / 0.172912
=1.1524

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
=117364.634 / 103331.303
=1.1358

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))
=(3984.973 / (3984.973 + 41866.832)) / (3787.695 / (3787.695 + 43410.715))
=0.08691 / 0.08025
=1.083

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)
=(218.554 / 117364.634) / (224.649 / 103331.303)
=0.001862 / 0.002174
=0.8565

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)
=((50548.689 + 67930.159) / 166467.239) / ((39669.234 + 69293.942) / 154393.377)
=0.711725 / 0.70575
=1.0085

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
=(1940.349 - 0 - 10704.083) / 166467.239
=-0.052645

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.

Dilip Buildcon has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dilip Buildcon Business Description

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Kolar Road, Plot No. 5, Inside Govind Narayan Singh Gate, Janki Nagar, Chuna Bhatti, Bhopal, MP, IND, 462 016
Dilip Buildcon Ltd operates as a road construction company in India. It develops infrastructure facilities on an engineering, procurement, and construction basis and takes contracts from the government, other parties, and special-purpose vehicles. The Group has two business Segments: EPC Projects: Construction /Development of Infrastructure Project; Road Infrastructure Maintenance & Toll operations: Maintenance of Road Infrastructure & Toll Operations governed by the Concession agreements entered with the principals. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the EPC projects segment.

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