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Clara Industries (BOM:543435) Beneish M-Score : 0.45 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Clara Industries 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 0.45 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:543435' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45   Med: 0.45   Max: 0.45
Current: 0.45

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Clara Industries was 0.45. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 0.45.


Clara Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clara Industries'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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Clara Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Clara Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.45

Clara Industries Semi-Annual Data
Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 0.45 -

Competitive Comparison of Clara Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Clara Industries'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.


Clara Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Clara Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Clara Industries 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 Clara Industries 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 * 1.021+0.528 * 0.9198+0.404 * 1.92+0.892 * 1.114+0.115 * 0.3541
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2623+4.679 * 0.502247-0.327 * 0.2499
=0.45

* 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 ₹82.4 Mil.
Revenue was ₹126.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹70.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹389.3 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹458.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹68.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹9.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹45.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1.0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹42.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-188.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹72.5 Mil.
Revenue was ₹113.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹58.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹136.1 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹157.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹21.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹62.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1.0 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)
=(82.444 / 126.813) / (72.483 / 113.832)
=0.650123 / 0.636754
=1.021

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)
=(58.448 / 113.832) / (70.793 / 126.813)
=0.513458 / 0.558247
=0.9198

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 - (389.26 + 68.704) / 457.986) / (1 - (136.132 + 21.054) / 157.19)
=4.8E-5 / 2.5E-5
=1.92

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
=126.813 / 113.832
=1.114

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))
=(0.957 / (0.957 + 21.054)) / (9.617 / (9.617 + 68.704))
=0.043478 / 0.12279
=0.3541

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)
=(0.606 / 126.813) / (0.431 / 113.832)
=0.004779 / 0.003786
=1.2623

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)
=((0.96 + 45.443) / 457.986) / ((0.96 + 62.765) / 157.19)
=0.10132 / 0.405401
=0.2499

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
=(41.967 - 0 - -188.055) / 457.986
=0.502247

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.

Clara Industries has a M-score of 0.45 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Clara Industries Business Description

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Address
127/1, Gram Simbhalka Junardar Paragna, Tehsil and District Saharanpur, Saharanpur, UP, IND, 247001
Clara Industries Ltd is engaged in the business of provide manufacturing of LDPE, HDPE, PP, BOPP, adhesive tapes and its related products & activities and manufacturers and traders of plastic bags, industrial packaging self adhesive tapes. printing and plain multilayered flexible packaging. manufacturer of pp plastic mats, twine and ropes.

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