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Tata Technologies (BOM:544028) Beneish M-Score : -2.33 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Tata 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BOM:544028' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.33   Med: -1.98   Max: -1.54
Current: -2.33

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tata Technologies was -1.54. The lowest was -2.33. And the median was -1.98.


Tata Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tata 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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Tata Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Tata Technologies Annual Data
Trend Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -1.54

Tata Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 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 - -1.54 -1.65 -2.31 -2.33

Competitive Comparison of Tata Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Tata 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.


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

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

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


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Tata 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 Tata 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 * 0.6367+0.528 * 0.9677+0.404 * 1.0465+0.892 * 0.9929+0.115 * 0.8513
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.109993-0.327 * 1.0155
=-2.33

* 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 ₹14,127 Mil.
Revenue was 13173.8 + 12964.5 + 12689.7 + 12970.6 = ₹51,799 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3402.4 + 3548 + 3392.9 + 4458.7 = ₹14,802 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹41,601 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹58,669 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹2,971 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,190 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹24,164 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,011 Mil.
Net Income was 1686.4 + 1574.1 + 1620.3 + 1572.4 = ₹6,453 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 ₹22,347 Mil.
Revenue was 12894.5 + 12691.7 + 12575.3 + 14008 = ₹52,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3321.4 + 3203.6 + 3604.2 + 4297.5 = ₹14,427 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹36,450 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹51,424 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹3,166 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹1,019 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹20,466 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹2,128 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)
=(14127.1 / 51798.6) / (22347.01 / 52169.5)
=0.272731 / 0.428354
=0.6367

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)
=(14426.7 / 52169.5) / (14802 / 51798.6)
=0.276535 / 0.285761
=0.9677

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 - (41601.1 + 2970.5) / 58669.3) / (1 - (36450.34 + 3166.11) / 51424.17)
=0.240291 / 0.229614
=1.0465

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
=51798.6 / 52169.5
=0.9929

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))
=(1019.28 / (1019.28 + 3166.11)) / (1190.2 / (1190.2 + 2970.5))
=0.243533 / 0.286058
=0.8513

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 / 51798.6) / (0 / 52169.5)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((2011.4 + 24164.2) / 58669.3) / ((2128.28 + 20465.56) / 51424.17)
=0.446155 / 0.439362
=1.0155

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
=(6453.2 - 0 - 0) / 58669.3
=0.109993

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.

Tata Technologies has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tata Technologies Business Description

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Tata Technologies Ltd is an engineering services company offering product development and digital solutions, including turnkey solutions, to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their tier-1 suppliers. It has deep domain expertise in the automotive industry and leverages this expertise to serve its clients in adjacent industries. The company's reportable segments are; Services, and Technology Solutions. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Services segment which includes providing outsourced engineering and designing services and digital transformation services to manufacturing clients. It generates revenue from India, North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and other regions.

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