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AAVAS Financiers (BOM:541988) Beneish M-Score : 2.95 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is AAVAS Financiers 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 2.95 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:541988' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.82   Med: -0.84   Max: 386.71
Current: 2.95

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AAVAS Financiers was 386.71. The lowest was -1.82. And the median was -0.84.


AAVAS Financiers Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AAVAS Financiers'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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AAVAS Financiers Beneish M-Score Chart

AAVAS Financiers 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 -1.47 -1.30 -1.82 -1.43 2.95

AAVAS Financiers Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.43 - - - 2.95

Competitive Comparison of AAVAS Financiers's Beneish M-Score

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, AAVAS Financiers'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.


AAVAS Financiers's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, AAVAS Financiers's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AAVAS Financiers 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 AAVAS Financiers 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 * 6.0683+0.528 * 1.0959+0.404 * 0.0487+0.892 * 1.2587+0.115 * 1.0085
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.149962-0.327 * 1.0024
=2.95

* 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 ₹140,166 Mil.
Revenue was ₹18,218 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹6,299 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹158,281 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹165,195 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹854 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹327 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹309 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹123,983 Mil.
Net Income was ₹4,907 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-19,866 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹18,351 Mil.
Revenue was ₹14,473 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹5,485 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹32,315 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹134,096 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹742 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹287 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹323 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,052 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹98,599 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)
=(140165.861 / 18217.642) / (18350.677 / 14473.236)
=7.693963 / 1.267904
=6.0683

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)
=(5484.828 / 14473.236) / (6299.4 / 18217.642)
=0.378963 / 0.345786
=1.0959

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 - (158280.802 + 853.838) / 165194.536) / (1 - (32315.382 + 742.054) / 134096.091)
=0.036683 / 0.753479
=0.0487

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
=18217.642 / 14473.236
=1.2587

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))
=(287.205 / (287.205 + 742.054)) / (326.598 / (326.598 + 853.838))
=0.279041 / 0.276676
=1.0085

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 / 18217.642) / (323.247 / 14473.236)
=0 / 0.022334
=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)
=((123983.071 + 309.394) / 165194.536) / ((98598.575 + 2051.587) / 134096.091)
=0.752401 / 0.750582
=1.0024

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
=(4906.942 - 0 - -19865.913) / 165194.536
=0.149962

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.

AAVAS Financiers has a M-score of 2.95 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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AAVAS Financiers (BOM:541988) Business Description

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Mansarover Industrial Area, 201-202, 2nd Floor, Southend Square, Jaipur, RJ, IND, 302 020
AAVAS Financiers Ltd is a housing finance company. The company provides housing loans to customers belonging to the low and middle-income and self-employed segments in suburban and rural India. Its only operating segment is Lending to borrowers. The company's product portfolio includes home loans, land purchases and construction, home improvement loans, home equity, micro, small, and medium enterprise loan, and others. It offers customers loans for the purchase or construction of residential properties and the extension and repair of existing housing units.

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