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AA Plus Tradelink (BOM:543319) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Mar. 02, 2025)


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What is AA Plus Tradelink 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.

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AA Plus Tradelink was -0.46. The lowest was -2.44. And the median was -0.83.


AA Plus Tradelink Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AA Plus Tradelink'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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AA Plus Tradelink Beneish M-Score Chart

AA Plus Tradelink Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.88 -0.77 -0.46 -2.44 -

AA Plus Tradelink Semi-Annual Data
Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.44 - - -

Competitive Comparison of AA Plus Tradelink's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, AA Plus Tradelink'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.


AA Plus Tradelink's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AA Plus Tradelink's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AA Plus Tradelink's Beneish M-Score falls into.



AA Plus Tradelink 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 AA Plus Tradelink 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 ₹238.7 Mil.
Revenue was ₹199.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹6.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹267.4 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹267.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹0.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹0.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹133.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹5.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-1.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹152.1 Mil.
Revenue was ₹163.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹3.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹154.3 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹154.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹0.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹25.1 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)
=(238.7 / 199.5) / (152.078 / 163.2)
=1.196491 / 0.93185
=

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)
=(3.6 / 163.2) / (6.6 / 199.5)
=0.022059 / 0.033083
=

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 - (267.4 + 0.3) / 267.8) / (1 - (154.25 + 0.162) / 154.412)
=0.000373 / 0
=

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
=199.5 / 163.2
=

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 / (0 + 0.162)) / (0.3 / (0.3 + 0.3))
=0 / 0.5
=

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 / 199.5) / (0 / 163.2)
=0 / 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 + 133.4) / 267.8) / ((0 + 25.074) / 154.412)
=0.498133 / 0.162384
=

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
=(5.1 - 0 - -1.8) / 267.8
=0.025765

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.


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AA Plus Tradelink Business Description

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Jambli Gali, Gomati Bhuvan, Near Jain Temple, B-702, Divine Jalpa, Borivali (West), Mumbai, MH, IND, 400092
AA Plus Tradelink Ltd is engaged in the trading of products made of iron & steel, aluminium, graphite, and other alloy products. It offers a diversified range of products such as aluminium bars, Aluminium Scrap, Aluminium Powder, G I pipes, Graphite Flakes, Graphite Powder, Graphite Rods and others. The Company's Business activity falls in Single Primary segment which is Trading in Industrial.

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