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Deccan Health Care (BOM:542248) Beneish M-Score : -2.41 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Deccan Health Care 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 -2.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:542248' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.41   Med: -2.17   Max: 0.8
Current: -2.41

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Deccan Health Care was 0.80. The lowest was -2.41. And the median was -2.17.


Deccan Health Care Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Deccan Health Care'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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Deccan Health Care Beneish M-Score Chart

Deccan Health Care Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
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Deccan Health Care Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Deccan Health Care's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Deccan Health Care'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.


Deccan Health Care's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Deccan Health Care's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Deccan Health Care's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Deccan Health Care 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 Deccan Health Care 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 * 0.7184+0.528 * 1.037+0.404 * 1.0285+0.892 * 1.1473+0.115 * 0.9452
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.010279-0.327 * 0.6093
=-2.41

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹100.4 Mil.
Revenue was 204.288 + 188.208 + 131.855 + 159.682 = ₹684.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70.681 + 74.562 + 44.348 + 28.089 = ₹217.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹936.6 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,131.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹150.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹14.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹111.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹10.1 Mil.
Net Income was 1.443 + 5.285 + 3.624 + 1.282 = ₹11.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹121.8 Mil.
Revenue was 153.431 + 171.945 + 112.231 + 158.592 = ₹596.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.155 + 68.517 + 57.568 + 34.508 = ₹196.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹823.1 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,024.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹161.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹14.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹165.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹14.4 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)
=(100.369 / 684.033) / (121.774 / 596.199)
=0.146731 / 0.204251
=0.7184

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)
=(196.748 / 596.199) / (217.68 / 684.033)
=0.330004 / 0.31823
=1.037

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 - (936.637 + 150.211) / 1131.829) / (1 - (823.148 + 161.359) / 1024.077)
=0.039742 / 0.03864
=1.0285

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
=684.033 / 596.199
=1.1473

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))
=(14.649 / (14.649 + 161.359)) / (14.503 / (14.503 + 150.211))
=0.083229 / 0.08805
=0.9452

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 / 684.033) / (0 / 596.199)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((10.129 + 110.998) / 1131.829) / ((14.422 + 165.443) / 1024.077)
=0.107019 / 0.175636
=0.6093

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
=(11.634 - 0 - 0) / 1131.829
=0.010279

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.

Deccan Health Care has a M-score of -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Deccan Health Care Business Description

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House No. 6-3-348/4, Dwarakapuri Colony, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, TG, IND, 500082
Deccan Health Care Ltd is into developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of healthcare products including nutraceutical, cosmeceutical, and ayurveda products ( Fast Moving Consumer Health Products). Its products are Nutraceutical Food Products and other supplements and medicines. The Company is operating into a single segment of manufacturing of nutraceutical products. The company operates in India as well as exports its products to other countries and the maximum of its revenue comes from India.

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