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Ekennis Software Service (BOM:543475) Beneish M-Score : 0.16 (As of Mar. 02, 2025)


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What is Ekennis Software Service 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 0.16 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:543475' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.51   Med: -1.05   Max: 0.16
Current: 0.16

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ekennis Software Service was 0.16. The lowest was -3.51. And the median was -1.05.


Ekennis Software Service Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ekennis Software Service'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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Ekennis Software Service Beneish M-Score Chart

Ekennis Software Service Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.05 -3.51 0.16

Ekennis Software Service Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - -3.51 - 0.16 -

Competitive Comparison of Ekennis Software Service's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Ekennis Software Service'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.


Ekennis Software Service's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Ekennis Software Service's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ekennis Software Service's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Ekennis Software Service 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 Ekennis Software Service 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 * 4.5915+0.528 * 0.8492+0.404 * 0.6403+0.892 * 0.4427+0.115 * 0.64
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9661+4.679 * -0.010152-0.327 * 0.5718
=0.16

* 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 ₹7.00 Mil.
Revenue was ₹28.02 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹14.72 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹38.74 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹56.94 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹16.29 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹2.19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹2.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹4.87 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.00 Mil.
Net Income was ₹0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹0.58 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹3.45 Mil.
Revenue was ₹63.29 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹28.24 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹40.74 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹61.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹17.28 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1.42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹6.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹8.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0.71 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)
=(7.002 / 28.015) / (3.445 / 63.287)
=0.249938 / 0.054435
=4.5915

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)
=(28.243 / 63.287) / (14.722 / 28.015)
=0.446269 / 0.525504
=0.8492

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 - (38.736 + 16.286) / 56.936) / (1 - (40.743 + 17.282) / 61.24)
=0.033617 / 0.052498
=0.6403

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
=28.015 / 63.287
=0.4427

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))
=(1.418 / (1.418 + 17.282)) / (2.189 / (2.189 + 16.286))
=0.075829 / 0.118484
=0.64

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)
=(2.77 / 28.015) / (6.477 / 63.287)
=0.098876 / 0.102343
=0.9661

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 + 4.872) / 56.936) / ((0.708 + 8.457) / 61.24)
=0.08557 / 0.149657
=0.5718

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
=(0.003 - 0 - 0.581) / 56.936
=-0.010152

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.

Ekennis Software Service has a M-score of 0.16 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ekennis Software Service Business Description

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No. 1&2 Second Floor, Neeladri Circle, Electronic City Phase-1, Dodathogur Village, Bangalore, KA, IND, 560100
Ekennis Software Service Ltd operates in the Information technology and Printing Industry. The company is into delivering IT software training and consultancy services, alongside its printing, designing, and packaging business operated under the brand name MyPerfectPack. The company has two business segments Manpower Supply Services and Printing & Packaging. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Manpower Supply Services.

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