Vivid Mercantile (BOM:542046) Beneish M-Score: -170.54 (As of Jul. 04, 2026)


BOM:542046 Vivid Mercantile Ltd BOM:542046
72 GF Score
Price ₹7.30
GF Value ₹23.28
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Vivid Mercantile Beneish M-Score?

Vivid Mercantile BOM:542046 +2.38% 72 Beneish M-Score is -170.54 as of Jul. 04, 2026. GuruFocus rates BOM:542046 with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹23.28 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,021 Business Services companies, Vivid Mercantile ranks better than 99.9% 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -170.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:542046' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -170.54   Med: -3.39   Max: 6.64
Current: -170.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vivid Mercantile was 6.64. The lowest was -170.54. And the median was -3.39.


Vivid Mercantile Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Vivid Mercantile'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.

Vivid Mercantile Beneish M-Score Chart

Vivid Mercantile 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 -4.77 -3.39 6.64 0.00 -170.54

Vivid Mercantile Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 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 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -170.54

BOM:542046 vs CTAS, CPRT, ULS: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Vivid Mercantile'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.


Vivid Mercantile Beneish M-Score vs Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Vivid Mercantile's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Vivid Mercantile 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 Vivid Mercantile 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 * 0.3661+0.528 * -0.2805+0.404 * -413.5+0.892 * 3.4217+0.115 * 0.9462
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.242085-0.327 * 2.6301
=-170.54

* 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 ₹94.8 Mil.
Revenue was ₹469.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹124.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹708.5 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹711.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹0.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹137.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.7 Mil.
Net Income was ₹107.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹280.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹75.6 Mil.
Revenue was ₹137.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹-10.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹589.6 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹592.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹0.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹43.6 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)
=(94.757 / 469.106) / (75.647 / 137.099)
=0.201995 / 0.551769
=0.3661

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)
=(-10.204 / 137.099) / (124.471 / 469.106)
=-0.074428 / 0.265337
=-0.2805

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 - (708.522 + 2.239) / 711.349) / (1 - (589.646 + 2.325) / 591.97)
=0.000827 / -2.0E-6
=-413.5

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
=469.106 / 137.099
=3.4217

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))
=(0.099 / (0.099 + 2.325)) / (0.101 / (0.101 + 2.239))
=0.040842 / 0.043162
=0.9462

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 / 469.106) / (1.374 / 137.099)
=0 / 0.010022
=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)
=((0.7 + 137.193) / 711.349) / ((0 + 43.63) / 591.97)
=0.193847 / 0.073703
=2.6301

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
=(107.88 - 0 - 280.087) / 711.349
=-0.242085

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.

Vivid Mercantile has a M-score of -170.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -170.54 mean?
Vivid Mercantile (BOM:542046) has a Beneish M-Score of -170.54 as of Jul. 04, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Vivid Mercantile and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Vivid Mercantile ranks #1 out of 1021 companies in the Business Services industry, placing it in the top 0.099999999999994%.
Is Vivid Mercantile's Beneish M-Score too high?
Vivid Mercantile's current Beneish M-Score is -170.54. Based on the distribution chart, Vivid Mercantile ranks #1 out of 1021 companies in the Business Services industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Vivid Mercantile has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vivid Mercantile's Beneish M-Score compare to CTAS and CPRT?
According to the Business Services industry distribution chart, Vivid Mercantile ranks #1 out of 1021 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Vivid Mercantile in the top 0% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 Business Services company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Business Services 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 Vivid Mercantile and its competitors. Vivid Mercantile's current Beneish M-Score is -170.54. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vivid Mercantile stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vivid Mercantile (BOM:542046) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹23.28, compared to a current price of ₹7.30 — trading 68.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -170.54. Vivid Mercantile's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Vivid Mercantile (BOM:542046), the current Beneish M-Score is -170.54 as of Jul. 04, 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 Vivid Mercantile (BOM:542046) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vivid Mercantile stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₹7.30 is trading 68.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₹23.28. GuruFocus considers Vivid Mercantile to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BOM:542046:

  • Beneish M-Score: -170.54
  • GF Value™: ₹23.28 vs. price of ₹7.30 (68.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:542046 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Vivid Mercantile Business Description

Address Basement Medicare Centre, Behind M. J. Library, Opposite Stock Exchange, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad, GJ, IND, 380006
Vivid Mercantile Ltd is engaged in the business of printing, trading of general merchandise, and real estate. It main focus is in real estate sector that include development and sale of land, residential properties including identification and acquisition of land, development of land & infrastructure, acquisition of development rights of projects, marketing of projects/land.
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