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CMS Info Systems (BOM:543441) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is CMS Info Systems 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:543441' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.71   Med: -2.49   Max: -2.4
Current: -2.4

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CMS Info Systems was -2.40. The lowest was -2.71. And the median was -2.49.


CMS Info Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CMS Info Systems'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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CMS Info Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

CMS Info Systems Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.52 -2.46 -2.71 -2.40

CMS Info Systems Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of CMS Info Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, CMS Info Systems'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.


CMS Info Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where CMS Info Systems's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CMS Info Systems 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 CMS Info Systems 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 * 1.1253+0.528 * 1.0465+0.404 * 0.9002+0.892 * 1.1828+0.115 * 0.8636
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9597+4.679 * -0.034889-0.327 * 1.039
=-2.40

* 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 ₹7,811 Mil.
Revenue was ₹22,647 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹19,815 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹16,181 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹26,585 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹6,425 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,502 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1,064 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹5,516 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,281 Mil.
Net Income was ₹3,471 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹4,399 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹5,869 Mil.
Revenue was ₹19,147 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹17,533 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹10,782 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹21,012 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹6,736 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,318 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹937 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹3,642 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹1,528 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)
=(7810.83 / 22646.77) / (5868.56 / 19147.3)
=0.344898 / 0.306495
=1.1253

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)
=(17532.56 / 19147.3) / (19815.46 / 22646.77)
=0.915667 / 0.87498
=1.0465

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 - (16181.26 + 6424.51) / 26585.24) / (1 - (10782.2 + 6736.15) / 21012.26)
=0.149687 / 0.16628
=0.9002

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
=22646.77 / 19147.3
=1.1828

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))
=(1318.18 / (1318.18 + 6736.15)) / (1502.14 / (1502.14 + 6424.51))
=0.163661 / 0.189505
=0.8636

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)
=(1063.76 / 22646.77) / (937.17 / 19147.3)
=0.046972 / 0.048945
=0.9597

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)
=((1281.14 + 5515.7) / 26585.24) / ((1528.03 + 3642.42) / 21012.26)
=0.255662 / 0.246068
=1.039

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
=(3471.41 - 0 - 4398.93) / 26585.24
=-0.034889

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.

CMS Info Systems has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CMS Info Systems Business Description

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Off Western Express Highway, Grand Hyatt Mumbai, Lobby level, Santacruz East, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400055
CMS Info Systems Ltd is engaged in the business of providing ATM and Cash Management services, supply, installation and maintenance of ATM and cash deposit machines, and also engaged in card trading and personalization services. Its reportable segments are; Cash Management services; Managed services; and Card services. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Cash Management services segment which provides ATM cash management services, Retail cash management services, Cash in transit services for banks, and other related services.

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