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Protean eGov Technologies (BOM:544021) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 14, 2025)


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What is Protean eGov Technologies 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.

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

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Protean eGov Technologies was -1.67. The lowest was -2.02. And the median was -1.85.


Protean eGov Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Protean eGov Technologies'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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Protean eGov Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Protean eGov Technologies Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.67

Protean eGov Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar21 Mar22 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.67 -2.02 - -

Competitive Comparison of Protean eGov Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Protean eGov Technologies'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.


Protean eGov Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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Protean eGov Technologies 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 Protean eGov Technologies 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹1,981 Mil.
Revenue was 2023.1 + 2197 + 1965.4 + 2159.6 = ₹8,345 Mil.
Gross Profit was 397 + 527.9 + 483.6 + 1906.3 = ₹3,315 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹4,692 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹12,557 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹654 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹306 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,730 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹123 Mil.
Net Income was 229.3 + 280.4 + 210.9 + 170.7 = ₹891 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 ₹0 Mil.
Revenue was 2038.6 + 2356.9 + 2204.1 + 2206.1 = ₹8,806 Mil.
Gross Profit was 449.7 + 579.5 + 528.6 + 1546.7 = ₹3,105 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹0 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹213 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 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)
=(1980.8 / 8345.1) / (0 / 8805.7)
=0.237361 / 0
=

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)
=(3104.5 / 8805.7) / (3314.8 / 8345.1)
=0.352556 / 0.397215
=

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 - (4691.8 + 653.8) / 12556.5) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 0)
=0.574276 /
=

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
=8345.1 / 8805.7
=

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))
=(212.7 / (212.7 + 0)) / (306.2 / (306.2 + 653.8))
=1 / 0.318958
=

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 / 8345.1) / (0 / 8805.7)
=0 / 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)
=((122.9 + 2729.6) / 12556.5) / ((0 + 0) / 0)
=0.227173 /
=

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
=(891.3 - 0 - 0) / 12556.5
=0.070983

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.


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Protean eGov Technologies Business Description

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Senapati Bapat Marg, Times Tower, 1st Floor, Kamala Mills Compound, Lower Parel, Mumbai, MH, IND, 400013
Protean eGov Technologies Ltd is engaged in providing Information Technology (IT) enabled e-Governance services. It works on tax modernization, open digital ecosystems, and social security-related projects. It offers citizen services, e-governance solutions, system integration, business process re-engineering, data center co-location, and IT consulting services for citizens, corporations, and the government. Some of the projects that the company works on include the acceptance and processing of PAN applications, e-KYC, GST verification, PAN verification, and others. Geographically, the company currently offers its services only in India.

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