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Kalyani Cast Tech (BOM:544023) Beneish M-Score : 4.85 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Kalyani Cast Tech 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 4.85 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

BOM:544023' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.74   Med: 1.06   Max: 4.85
Current: 4.85

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kalyani Cast Tech was 4.85. The lowest was -2.74. And the median was 1.06.


Kalyani Cast Tech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kalyani Cast Tech'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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Kalyani Cast Tech Beneish M-Score Chart

Kalyani Cast Tech Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.74 4.85

Kalyani Cast Tech Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.74 - 4.85 -

Competitive Comparison of Kalyani Cast Tech's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Kalyani Cast Tech'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.


Kalyani Cast Tech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kalyani Cast Tech's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Kalyani Cast Tech 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 Kalyani Cast Tech 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 * 6.7132+0.528 * 1.2447+0.404 * 0.6619+0.892 * 1.4946+0.115 * 1.066
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4644+4.679 * 0.295505-0.327 * 0.5186
=4.85

* 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 ₹163 Mil.
Revenue was ₹945 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹195 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹569 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹646 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹70 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹13 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹136 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹0 Mil.
Net Income was ₹96 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹-95 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹16 Mil.
Revenue was ₹632 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹162 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹181 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹243 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹58 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹19 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹79 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹20 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)
=(162.564 / 944.738) / (16.202 / 632.091)
=0.172073 / 0.025632
=6.7132

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)
=(162.117 / 632.091) / (194.676 / 944.738)
=0.256477 / 0.206063
=1.2447

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 - (569.011 + 70.07) / 646.017) / (1 - (181.311 + 57.761) / 243.014)
=0.010737 / 0.016221
=0.6619

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
=944.738 / 632.091
=1.4946

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))
=(7.103 / (7.103 + 57.761)) / (8.022 / (8.022 + 70.07))
=0.109506 / 0.102725
=1.066

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)
=(13.04 / 944.738) / (18.788 / 632.091)
=0.013803 / 0.029724
=0.4644

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 + 136.497) / 646.017) / ((20.337 + 78.679) / 243.014)
=0.21129 / 0.40745
=0.5186

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
=(95.938 - 0 - -94.963) / 646.017
=0.295505

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.

Kalyani Cast Tech has a M-score of 4.85 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Kalyani Cast Tech Business Description

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B-144, DDA Shed Phase-1, Okhla Industrial Area, 2nd Floor, South Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, IND, 110020
Kalyani Cast Tech Ltd is a cargo container manufacturing company. It manufactures a wide product range of castings, including finished components, and are specialist in various types of cargo containers such as ISO containers 20', 25', 40', 42', and other special containers including dwarf containers, cuboid containers, special containers for parcel cargo and containers for two & three wheelers. It has a diverse client base such as Indian railways, companies engaged in the mining industry, cement Industry, chemicals and fertilizer and power plants.

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