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National Highways Infra Trust (BOM:543385) Beneish M-Score : 4.94 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is National Highways Infra Trust 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 4.94 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for National Highways Infra Trust's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:543385' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.74   Med: 2.03   Max: 5.81
Current: 4.94

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of National Highways Infra Trust was 5.81. The lowest was -1.74. And the median was 2.03.


National Highways Infra Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Highways Infra Trust'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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National Highways Infra Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

National Highways Infra Trust Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - - 5.81

National Highways Infra Trust Quarterly Data
Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.74 -0.89 5.81 4.94

Competitive Comparison of National Highways Infra Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, National Highways Infra Trust'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.


National Highways Infra Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, National Highways Infra Trust's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Highways Infra Trust's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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National Highways Infra Trust 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 National Highways Infra Trust 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 * 8.763+0.528 * 0.8529+0.404 * 1.0017+0.892 * 1.5115+0.115 * 1.027
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2354+4.679 * -0.007079-0.327 * 1.6143
=4.94

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹470 Mil.
Revenue was 5667.697 + 0 + 2359.134 + 2358.21 = ₹10,385 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5517.523 + 0 + 2261.865 + 2268.8 = ₹10,048 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹5,571 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹277,161 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹102 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2,961 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹88 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹9,618 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹119,900 Mil.
Net Income was 744.969 + 0 + 739.141 + 826.114 = ₹2,310 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 2040.909 + 2231.397 = ₹4,272 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹35 Mil.
Revenue was 2177.134 + 1939.039 + 1380.98 + 1373.741 = ₹6,871 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1134.064 + 1898.907 + 1319.725 + 1317.385 = ₹5,670 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹2,312 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹104,916 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,756 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹248 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,154 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹29,216 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)
=(469.679 / 10385.041) / (35.46 / 6870.894)
=0.045226 / 0.005161
=8.763

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)
=(5670.081 / 6870.894) / (10048.188 / 10385.041)
=0.825232 / 0.967564
=0.8529

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 - (5570.911 + 101.642) / 277160.613) / (1 - (2311.566 + 12.517) / 104915.52)
=0.979533 / 0.977848
=1.0017

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
=10385.041 / 6870.894
=1.5115

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))
=(1756.063 / (1756.063 + 12.517)) / (2961.114 / (2961.114 + 101.642))
=0.992923 / 0.966814
=1.027

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)
=(88.246 / 10385.041) / (247.996 / 6870.894)
=0.008497 / 0.036094
=0.2354

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)
=((119900.15 + 9618.34) / 277160.613) / ((29215.833 + 1154.35) / 104915.52)
=0.467305 / 0.289473
=1.6143

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
=(2310.224 - 0 - 4272.306) / 277160.613
=-0.007079

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.

National Highways Infra Trust has a M-score of 4.94 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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National Highways Infra Trust Business Description

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G-5 & 6, Sector-10, Dwarka, New Delhi, IND, 110 075
National Highways Infra Trust is an infrastructure investment trust established for making investments in special purpose vehicles. Its projects include the Abu Road Project, Swaroopganj Project, Kota & Chittorgarh Bypass Project, Kurnool Highway Project, and Belgaum Project.

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