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Archean Chemical Industries (BOM:543657) Beneish M-Score : -0.27 (As of Jun. 14, 2024)


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What is Archean Chemical 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 -0.27 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:543657' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.97   Med: -1.12   Max: -0.27
Current: -0.27

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Archean Chemical Industries was -0.27. The lowest was -1.97. And the median was -1.12.


Archean Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Archean Chemical 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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Archean Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Archean Chemical Industries Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.97 -0.27

Archean Chemical Industries Quarterly Data
Mar20 Mar21 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.97 -1.50 - - -0.27

Competitive Comparison of Archean Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Archean Chemical 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.


Archean Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Archean Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Archean Chemical 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 Archean Chemical 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 * 1.4574+0.528 * 1.07+0.404 * 3.2433+0.892 * 0.9058+0.115 * 1.0251
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.155155-0.327 * 0.9215
=-0.27

* 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 ₹1,572 Mil.
Revenue was 2577.683 + 4126.261 + 2904.645 + 3430.938 = ₹13,040 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2656.774 + 3656.723 + 2716.971 + 3132.317 = ₹12,163 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹7,262 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹20,559 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹12,058 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹703 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,349 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹906 Mil.
Net Income was 575.928 + 1015.279 + 660.006 + 938.562 = ₹3,190 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₹0 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹1,190 Mil.
Revenue was 3808.827 + 3649.228 + 2934.946 + 4002.737 = ₹14,396 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4059.47 + 3713.644 + 2641.785 + 3953.535 = ₹14,368 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹5,767 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹17,554 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹11,461 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹686 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹1,699 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹1,724 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹365 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)
=(1571.546 / 13039.527) / (1190.466 / 14395.738)
=0.120522 / 0.082696
=1.4574

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)
=(14368.434 / 14395.738) / (12162.785 / 13039.527)
=0.998103 / 0.932763
=1.07

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 - (7261.595 + 12057.847) / 20558.643) / (1 - (5767.198 + 11460.891) / 17554.334)
=0.060276 / 0.018585
=3.2433

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
=13039.527 / 14395.738
=0.9058

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))
=(686.334 / (686.334 + 11460.891)) / (703.371 / (703.371 + 12057.847))
=0.056501 / 0.055118
=1.0251

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 / 13039.527) / (1699.07 / 14395.738)
=0 / 0.118026
=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)
=((905.849 + 1348.713) / 20558.643) / ((365 + 1724.111) / 17554.334)
=0.109665 / 0.119008
=0.9215

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
=(3189.775 - 0 - 0) / 20558.643
=0.155155

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.

Archean Chemical Industries has a M-score of -0.27 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Archean Chemical Industries (BOM:543657) Business Description

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No. 2, North Crescent Road, T Nagar, Chennai, TN, IND, 600 017
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd exporter of bromine and industrial salt. It is a specialty marine chemical manufacturer in India and is focused on producing and exporting bromine, industrial salt, and sulphate of potash to customers around the world.

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