Ganges securities (BOM:540647) Beneish M-Score: -1.31 (As of Jun. 29, 2026)


BOM:540647 Ganges securities Ltd BOM:540647
73 GF Score
Price ₹120.20
GF Value ₹139.94
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Ganges securities Beneish M-Score?

Ganges securities BOM:540647 -0.83% 73 Beneish M-Score is -1.31 as of Jun. 29, 2026. GuruFocus rates BOM:540647 with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹139.94 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,848 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Ganges securities ranks worse than 89.02% 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 -1.31 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:540647' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.5   Max: 86.58
Current: -1.31

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ganges securities was 86.58. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.50.


Ganges securities Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ganges securities'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.

Ganges securities Beneish M-Score Chart

Ganges securities 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 -3.24 86.58 -2.50 -2.88 -1.31

Ganges securities 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 -2.88 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.31

BOM:540647 vs KHC, GIS: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ganges securities'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.


Ganges securities Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ganges securities's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Ganges securities 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 Ganges securities 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 * 1.9575+0.528 * 1.0575+0.404 * 1.0179+0.892 * 0.9507+0.115 * 1.3753
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.033347-0.327 * 0.2841
=-1.31

* 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 ₹158.2 Mil.
Revenue was ₹361.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹320.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹250.7 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹5,808.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹144.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹7.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹10.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹26.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹220.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹85.0 Mil.
Revenue was ₹379.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹357.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹481.9 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹7,324.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹136.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹10.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹10.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹47.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 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)
=(158.225 / 361.09) / (85.023 / 379.826)
=0.438187 / 0.223847
=1.9575

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)
=(357.012 / 379.826) / (320.946 / 361.09)
=0.939936 / 0.888826
=1.0575

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 - (250.717 + 144.716) / 5808.023) / (1 - (481.865 + 136.886) / 7324.699)
=0.931916 / 0.915525
=1.0179

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
=361.09 / 379.826
=0.9507

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))
=(10.435 / (10.435 + 136.886)) / (7.858 / (7.858 + 144.716))
=0.070832 / 0.051503
=1.3753

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 / 361.09) / (10.84 / 379.826)
=0 / 0.028539
=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)
=((0 + 10.616) / 5808.023) / ((0 + 47.128) / 7324.699)
=0.001828 / 0.006434
=0.2841

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
=(26.897 - 0 - 220.577) / 5808.023
=-0.033347

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.

Ganges securities has a M-score of -1.31 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.31 mean?
Ganges securities (BOM:540647) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.31 as of Jun. 29, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Ganges securities and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Ganges securities ranks #1645 out of 1848 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 89%.
Is Ganges securities' Beneish M-Score too high?
Ganges securities' current Beneish M-Score is -1.31. Based on the distribution chart, Ganges securities ranks #1645 out of 1848 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Ganges securities has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ganges securities' Beneish M-Score compare to KHC and GIS?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Ganges securities ranks #1645 out of 1848 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Ganges securities 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Ganges securities and its competitors. Ganges securities's current Beneish M-Score is -1.31. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ganges securities stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ganges securities (BOM:540647) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹139.94, compared to a current price of ₹120.20 — trading 14.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.31. Ganges securities' overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 6 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 Ganges securities (BOM:540647), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.31 as of Jun. 29, 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 Ganges securities (BOM:540647) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ganges securities stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹120.20 is trading 14.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹139.94. GuruFocus considers Ganges securities to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BOM:540647:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.31
  • GF Value™: ₹139.94 vs. price of ₹120.20 (14.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:540647 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Ganges securities Business Description

Other Exchanges GANGESSECU:India
Address 9/1, R.N. Mukherjee Road, Birla Building, 5th Floor, Kolkata, WB, IND, 700001
Ganges securities Ltd is involved in the Tea manufacturing business. It operates in two segments: Investing Business which consists of interest income from inter-corporate deposits and bank deposits and dividend income from investment in shares and securities. The tea business that derives the majority of its revenue consists of the business of manufacturing tea.
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