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CreditAccess Grameen (BOM:541770) Beneish M-Score : -1.09 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is CreditAccess Grameen 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:541770' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.12   Med: -1.09   Max: 0.32
Current: -1.09

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CreditAccess Grameen was 0.32. The lowest was -2.12. And the median was -1.09.


CreditAccess Grameen Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CreditAccess Grameen'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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CreditAccess Grameen Beneish M-Score Chart

CreditAccess Grameen 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 -1.03 -2.12 -1.44 -1.39 -1.09

CreditAccess Grameen 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 - -1.09 - - -

Competitive Comparison of CreditAccess Grameen's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, CreditAccess Grameen'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.


CreditAccess Grameen's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, CreditAccess Grameen's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



CreditAccess Grameen 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 CreditAccess Grameen 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 * 0.9299+0.528 * 0.9482+0.404 * 0.9265+0.892 * 1.4877+0.115 * 1.146
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6713+4.679 * 0.21423-0.327 * 1.0078
=-1.09

* 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 ₹152,476 Mil.
Revenue was ₹49,050 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹28,034 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹180,683 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹288,462 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,213 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹512 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹461 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹101,953 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹119,705 Mil.
Net Income was ₹14,459 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-47,338 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹110,219 Mil.
Revenue was ₹32,970 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹17,867 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹130,459 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹218,581 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹968 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹498 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹462 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹83,135 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹83,527 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)
=(152475.9 / 49049.7) / (110219.3 / 32969.8)
=3.1086 / 3.343038
=0.9299

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)
=(17867.3 / 32969.8) / (28033.7 / 49049.7)
=0.541929 / 0.571537
=0.9482

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 - (180682.9 + 1213.4) / 288461.6) / (1 - (130458.5 + 968.2) / 218581)
=0.369426 / 0.398728
=0.9265

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
=49049.7 / 32969.8
=1.4877

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))
=(498.4 / (498.4 + 968.2)) / (511.5 / (511.5 + 1213.4))
=0.339834 / 0.296539
=1.146

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)
=(461.3 / 49049.7) / (461.9 / 32969.8)
=0.009405 / 0.01401
=0.6713

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)
=((119704.8 + 101953) / 288461.6) / ((83526.6 + 83134.7) / 218581)
=0.768414 / 0.762469
=1.0078

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
=(14459.3 - 0 - -47337.8) / 288461.6
=0.21423

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.

CreditAccess Grameen has a M-score of -1.09 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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CreditAccess Grameen Business Description

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No. 49, 46th Cross, 8th Block, Jayanagar, Next to Rajalakshmi Kalayana Mantap, Bengaluru, KA, IND, 560070
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd provides financial and non-financial products and services. The company is engaged in providing microfinance services to women who are enrolled as members and organized as Joint Liability Groups. The only operating segment of the company is lending to members. Geographically, it operates only in India. The company's financial product includes Income generation loans, Home improvement loans, Emergency loans, Family welfare loans, Gruha Vikas loans, Grameen Swarna loans, Grameen Vikas loans, Life insurance, and others.

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