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Maiden Forgings (BOM:543874) Beneish M-Score : -1.76 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Maiden Forgings 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 -1.76 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:543874' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.76
Current: -1.76

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Maiden Forgings was -1.76. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.37.


Maiden Forgings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Maiden Forgings'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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Maiden Forgings Beneish M-Score Chart

Maiden Forgings Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.37 -2.89 -1.76

Maiden Forgings Semi-Annual Data
Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.89 - -1.76 -

Competitive Comparison of Maiden Forgings's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Maiden Forgings'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.


Maiden Forgings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Maiden Forgings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Maiden Forgings 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 Maiden Forgings 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 * 0.8353+0.528 * 1.025+0.404 * 1.1654+0.892 * 1.0692+0.115 * 0.8165
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0369+4.679 * 0.146076-0.327 * 0.7684
=-1.76

* 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 ₹228 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,361 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹296 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹1,120 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,486 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹294 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹44 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹618 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹152 Mil.
Net Income was ₹97 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-120 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹256 Mil.
Revenue was ₹2,208 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹284 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹923 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹1,268 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹292 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹683 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹172 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)
=(228.477 / 2360.954) / (255.832 / 2208.196)
=0.096773 / 0.115856
=0.8353

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)
=(283.52 / 2208.196) / (295.75 / 2360.954)
=0.128394 / 0.125267
=1.025

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 - (1120.138 + 293.787) / 1486.114) / (1 - (923.163 + 292.079) / 1268.098)
=0.048576 / 0.041681
=1.1654

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
=2360.954 / 2208.196
=1.0692

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))
=(35.141 / (35.141 + 292.079)) / (44.496 / (44.496 + 293.787))
=0.107393 / 0.131535
=0.8165

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)
=(33.056 / 2360.954) / (29.817 / 2208.196)
=0.014001 / 0.013503
=1.0369

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)
=((152.179 + 617.89) / 1486.114) / ((171.766 + 683.421) / 1268.098)
=0.518176 / 0.674386
=0.7684

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
=(97.201 - 0 - -119.885) / 1486.114
=0.146076

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.

Maiden Forgings has a M-score of -1.76 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Maiden Forgings Business Description

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E 201 Kavi Nagar Industrial Area, Ghaziabad, UP, IND, 201002
Maiden Forgings Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and selling ferrous metal products including steel bright bars, wires, profiles, ground bars and nails (collated & loose).

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