Harish Textile Engineers (BOM:542682) Beneish M-Score: -1.82 (As of Aug. 10, 2026)

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BOM:542682 Harish Textile Engineers Ltd BOM:542682
76 GF Score
Price ₹70.84
GF Value ₹66.31
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Harish Textile Engineers Beneish M-Score?

Harish Textile Engineers BOM:542682 +1.71% 76 Beneish M-Score is -1.82 as of Aug. 10, 2026. GuruFocus rates BOM:542682 with a GF Score™ of 76/100 and a GF Value™ of ₹66.31 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,906 Industrial Products companies, Harish Textile Engineers ranks worse than 83.38% 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 -1.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:542682' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.4   Max: 0.12
Current: -1.82

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Harish Textile Engineers was 0.12. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.40.


Harish Textile Engineers Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Harish Textile Engineers'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.

Harish Textile Engineers Beneish M-Score Chart

Harish Textile Engineers 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 -2.46 -2.85 -2.91 -3.05 -1.82

Harish Textile Engineers 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 -3.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1.82

BOM:542682 vs GEV, ETN, PH: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Harish Textile Engineers'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.


Harish Textile Engineers Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Harish Textile Engineers's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Harish Textile Engineers's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Harish Textile Engineers 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 Harish Textile Engineers 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 * 1.055+0.528 * 0.8993+0.404 * 2.3938+0.892 * 1.049+0.115 * 0.7521
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.022973-0.327 * 0.9303
=-1.82

* 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 ₹303 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,385 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹556 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹478 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹804 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹221 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹643 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹4 Mil.
Net Income was ₹55 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹74 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹274 Mil.
Revenue was ₹1,320 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹477 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹433 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹762 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹288 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹111 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹647 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹12 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)
=(302.855 / 1384.917) / (273.672 / 1320.274)
=0.218681 / 0.207284
=1.055

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)
=(476.569 / 1320.274) / (555.868 / 1384.917)
=0.360962 / 0.401373
=0.8993

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 - (478.136 + 220.647) / 804.332) / (1 - (432.581 + 287.623) / 761.974)
=0.131226 / 0.054818
=2.3938

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
=1384.917 / 1320.274
=1.049

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))
=(16.794 / (16.794 + 287.623)) / (17.466 / (17.466 + 220.647))
=0.055168 / 0.073352
=0.7521

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 / 1384.917) / (110.792 / 1320.274)
=0 / 0.083916
=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)
=((3.56 + 643.062) / 804.332) / ((11.948 + 646.505) / 761.974)
=0.803924 / 0.864141
=0.9303

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
=(55.38 - 0 - 73.858) / 804.332
=-0.022973

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.

Harish Textile Engineers has a M-score of -1.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.82 mean?
Harish Textile Engineers (BOM:542682) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.82 as of Aug. 10, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Harish Textile Engineers and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Harish Textile Engineers ranks #2423 out of 2906 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 83.4%.
Is Harish Textile Engineers' Beneish M-Score too high?
Harish Textile Engineers' current Beneish M-Score is -1.82. Based on the distribution chart, Harish Textile Engineers ranks #2423 out of 2906 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Harish Textile Engineers has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Harish Textile Engineers' Beneish M-Score compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Harish Textile Engineers ranks #2423 out of 2906 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Harish Textile Engineers 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products 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 Harish Textile Engineers and its competitors. Harish Textile Engineers's current Beneish M-Score is -1.82. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Harish Textile Engineers stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Harish Textile Engineers (BOM:542682) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₹66.31, compared to a current price of ₹70.84 — trading 6.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.82. Harish Textile Engineers' overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 2 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 Harish Textile Engineers (BOM:542682), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.82 as of Aug. 10, 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 Harish Textile Engineers (BOM:542682) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Harish Textile Engineers stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ₹70.84 is trading 6.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of ₹66.31. GuruFocus considers Harish Textile Engineers to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for BOM:542682:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.82
  • GF Value™: ₹66.31 vs. price of ₹70.84 (6.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BOM:542682 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Harish Textile Engineers Business Description

Address 19, Parsi Panchayat Road, 2nd Floor, Andheri (East), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400069
Harish Textile Engineers Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of textile processing and finishing machinery, the production of non-woven fabrics, and the production of polyester staple fiber. Its segments include Textile Engineering, Non-Woven and PSF. It offers products such as Stenter, Rotary Printing, Jigger, Dyeing Padder, Coater, Scouring, Curing, Relax Dryer, fabrics for automotive interiors, shoe liners, and various other products. The company generates key revenue from the Non-Woven segment.
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