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Fairchem Organics (BOM:543252) Beneish M-Score : -2.92 (As of Apr. 19, 2025)


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What is Fairchem Organics 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 -2.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:543252' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.46
Current: -2.92

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fairchem Organics was -1.46. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.33.


Fairchem Organics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fairchem Organics'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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Fairchem Organics Beneish M-Score Chart

Fairchem Organics Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.46 -2.33 -2.92

Fairchem Organics Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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Competitive Comparison of Fairchem Organics's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Fairchem Organics'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.


Fairchem Organics's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Fairchem Organics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Fairchem Organics 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 Fairchem Organics 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 * 0.9511+0.528 * 0.96+0.404 * 0.9701+0.892 * 0.9566+0.115 * 0.9178
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2154+4.679 * -0.101643-0.327 * 0.3998
=-2.92

* 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 ₹572 Mil.
Revenue was ₹6,183 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,129 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,329 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,343 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,988 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹118 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹261 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹405 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹745 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹628 Mil.
Revenue was ₹6,463 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹1,133 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,486 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹3,424 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,910 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹82 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹101 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹668 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹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)
=(571.661 / 6183.073) / (628.314 / 6463.38)
=0.092456 / 0.097211
=0.9511

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)
=(1133.054 / 6463.38) / (1129.125 / 6183.073)
=0.175304 / 0.182616
=0.96

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 - (1328.525 + 1987.789) / 3343.094) / (1 - (1485.727 + 1910.077) / 3424.08)
=0.008011 / 0.008258
=0.9701

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
=6183.073 / 6463.38
=0.9566

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))
=(81.519 / (81.519 + 1910.077)) / (92.784 / (92.784 + 1987.789))
=0.040931 / 0.044595
=0.9178

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)
=(117.686 / 6183.073) / (101.224 / 6463.38)
=0.019034 / 0.015661
=1.2154

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 + 260.652) / 3343.094) / ((0 + 667.75) / 3424.08)
=0.077967 / 0.195016
=0.3998

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
=(405.003 - 0 - 744.805) / 3343.094
=-0.101643

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.

Fairchem Organics has a M-score of -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fairchem Organics Business Description

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253/P and 312, Chekhala, Sanand-Kadi Highway, Taluka Sanand, Ahmedabad, GJ, IND, 382 115
Fairchem Organics Ltd is a manufacturer of specialty chemical products. Its product category includes Aroma Chemicals; Nutraceuticals and Oleochemicals. Some of them include Alpha Damascone; Amber Fleur; Gamma Methyl Ionone; Tetrahydromyrcenol; Natural Concentrated Sterols; Distilled Fatty Acid and others.

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