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EKI Energy Services (BOM:543284) Beneish M-Score : -0.73 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is EKI Energy Services 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 -0.73 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:543284' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.41   Med: -0.73   Max: 8.85
Current: -0.73

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of EKI Energy Services was 8.85. The lowest was -2.41. And the median was -0.73.


EKI Energy Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for EKI Energy Services'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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EKI Energy Services Beneish M-Score Chart

EKI Energy Services Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.68 -1.10 8.85 -2.41 -0.73

EKI Energy Services Quarterly Data
Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Sep20 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 -2.41 - - - -0.73

Competitive Comparison of EKI Energy Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Consulting Services subindustry, EKI Energy Services'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.


EKI Energy Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where EKI Energy Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.



EKI Energy Services 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 EKI Energy Services 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 * 6.7242+0.528 * -1.9971+0.404 * 2.2303+0.892 * 0.2047+0.115 * 0.8033
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.439674-0.327 * 0.4203
=-0.73

* 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 ₹476 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,634 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹-387 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹3,623 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹6,627 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹78 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹443 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹35 Mil.
Net Income was ₹-1,261 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹1,652 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹346 Mil.
Revenue was ₹12,864 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3,774 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹7,042 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹8,883 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹83 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹40 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹304 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,278 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹246 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)
=(476.34 / 2633.922) / (345.995 / 12864.465)
=0.180848 / 0.026895
=6.7242

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)
=(3773.533 / 12864.465) / (-386.873 / 2633.922)
=0.29333 / -0.146881
=-1.9971

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 - (3623.089 + 78.247) / 6627.04) / (1 - (7041.823 + 83.067) / 8883.323)
=0.44148 / 0.197948
=2.2303

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
=2633.922 / 12864.465
=0.2047

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))
=(39.762 / (39.762 + 83.067)) / (52.814 / (52.814 + 78.247))
=0.323718 / 0.402973
=0.8033

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 / 2633.922) / (303.878 / 12864.465)
=0 / 0.023622
=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)
=((35.373 + 442.504) / 6627.04) / ((245.593 + 1278.392) / 8883.323)
=0.07211 / 0.171556
=0.4203

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
=(-1261.278 - 0 - 1652.456) / 6627.04
=-0.439674

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.

EKI Energy Services has a M-score of -0.73 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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EKI Energy Services (BOM:543284) Business Description

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903, B-1 9th Floor, NRK Business Park, Scheme 54 PU4, Indore, MP, IND, 452010
EKI Energy Services Ltd is engaged in the business of carbon credits trading, Business excellence advisory services and training services, and Electrical Safety Audits. The company offer services to various clients in the government and private sectors like power generation, waste management, clean development mechanism, airports and many more industries. The company has two reportable segments which are Trading & Other Segment: where the carbon credits are purchased from various vendors and are sold to customers as well as manufacturing and allied activities are undertaken and Generation Segment: where the carbon credits are issued from the projects implemented, developed and owned by the company.

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