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Updater Services (BOM:543996) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Updater Services 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:543996' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.54   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.91
Current: -2.37

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Updater Services was -1.91. The lowest was -2.54. And the median was -2.37.


Updater Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Updater Services'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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Updater Services Beneish M-Score Chart

Updater Services Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.91 -2.54 -2.37

Updater Services Quarterly Data
Mar20 Mar21 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 -2.54 - - - -2.37

Competitive Comparison of Updater Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Updater Services'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.


Updater Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Updater Services 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 Updater Services 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 * 0.9579+0.528 * 0.871+0.404 * 0.83+0.892 * 1.1646+0.115 * 0.8387
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.022604-0.327 * 0.7322
=-2.37

* 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 ₹5,536 Mil.
Revenue was ₹24,444 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹23,424 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹9,862 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹15,348 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,167 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹540 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹5,636 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹326 Mil.
Net Income was ₹679 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹1,026 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹4,962 Mil.
Revenue was ₹20,989 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹17,520 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹7,018 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹12,169 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹1,026 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹370 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹386 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹5,992 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹463 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)
=(5535.9 / 24443.63) / (4962.43 / 20988.87)
=0.226476 / 0.236431
=0.9579

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)
=(17519.61 / 20988.87) / (23424.01 / 24443.63)
=0.83471 / 0.958287
=0.871

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 - (9862.29 + 1166.62) / 15348) / (1 - (7017.51 + 1025.99) / 12169.47)
=0.281411 / 0.339043
=0.83

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
=24443.63 / 20988.87
=1.1646

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))
=(370.4 / (370.4 + 1025.99)) / (539.6 / (539.6 + 1166.62))
=0.265255 / 0.316255
=0.8387

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 / 24443.63) / (385.6 / 20988.87)
=0 / 0.018372
=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)
=((325.57 + 5636.11) / 15348) / ((463.48 + 5992.18) / 12169.47)
=0.388434 / 0.53048
=0.7322

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
=(679.46 - 0 - 1026.39) / 15348
=-0.022604

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.

Updater Services has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Updater Services (BOM:543996) Business Description

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No. 2/302-A, UDS Salai, Off Old Mahabalipuram Road, Thoraipakkam, Chennai, TN, IND, 600097
Updater Services Ltd is a company offering d integrated business services platform in India offering integrated facilities management (IFM) services and business support services (BSS) to our clients, with a pan-India presence. It operates in the Business-to-Business (B2B) services space offering a spectrum of business services, which are broadly classified into the two following segments which are IFM & Other Services Segment and BSS Segment.

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