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Markolines Pavement Technologies (BOM:543364) Beneish M-Score : -1.24 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is Markolines Pavement Technologies 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 -1.24 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:543364' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.16   Med: -1.28   Max: 0.61
Current: -1.24

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Markolines Pavement Technologies was 0.61. The lowest was -2.16. And the median was -1.28.


Markolines Pavement Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Markolines Pavement Technologies'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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Markolines Pavement Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Markolines Pavement Technologies Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.16 -1.31 0.61 -1.24

Markolines Pavement Technologies Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.31 - 0.61 - -1.24

Competitive Comparison of Markolines Pavement Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Infrastructure Operations subindustry, Markolines Pavement Technologies'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.


Markolines Pavement Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Markolines Pavement Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Markolines Pavement Technologies's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Markolines Pavement Technologies 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 Markolines Pavement Technologies 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 * 1.535+0.528 * 1.3125+0.404 * 0.8429+0.892 * 1.1138+0.115 * 0.6733
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.098077-0.327 * 1.1467
=-1.24

* 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 ₹1,301 Mil.
Revenue was ₹3,473 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,377 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,234 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹2,644 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹291 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹50 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,417 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹205 Mil.
Net Income was ₹170 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-89 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹761 Mil.
Revenue was ₹3,118 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹2,801 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,573 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,880 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹207 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹857 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹149 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)
=(1300.798 / 3472.944) / (760.793 / 3118.002)
=0.374552 / 0.244
=1.535

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)
=(2801.271 / 3118.002) / (2377.179 / 3472.944)
=0.898419 / 0.684485
=1.3125

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 - (2234.404 + 291.289) / 2643.945) / (1 - (1573.492 + 206.686) / 1879.927)
=0.044726 / 0.05306
=0.8429

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
=3472.944 / 3118.002
=1.1138

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))
=(22.617 / (22.617 + 206.686)) / (49.996 / (49.996 + 291.289))
=0.098634 / 0.146493
=0.6733

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 / 3472.944) / (40.327 / 3118.002)
=0 / 0.012934
=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)
=((204.7 + 1416.887) / 2643.945) / ((148.971 + 856.538) / 1879.927)
=0.613321 / 0.534866
=1.1467

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
=(169.838 - 0 - -89.472) / 2643.945
=0.098077

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.

Markolines Pavement Technologies has a M-score of -1.24 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Markolines Pavement Technologies (BOM:543364) Business Description

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Shree Nand Dham, 6th Floor, Wing-A, Sector-11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, MH, IND, 400614
Markolines Pavement Technologies Ltd is a highway operation and maintenance service providing company. Its operations are mainly divided into-Highway Operations which include toll operations, route patrolling, and incident management; the Highway Maintenance division includes routine maintenance, preventive maintenance, and major maintenance and repairs and whereas the specialized Maintenance Services include micro surfacing, Base Stabilization and cold in-place recycling.

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